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The Sudan government today announced that they would no longer honor the cease-fire agreement signed with rebel groups last year. The move is in response to an attack by Darfurian rebel group JEM (Justice and Equality Movement) on the Sudanese capital of Khartoum, which we have been covering in our blog"We will deal swiftly with anyone who bears ( Read more... )

Thursday afternoon, the House of Representatives approved an additional $334 million for the UNAMID peacekeeping operation, the hybrid UN-AU peacekeeping force in Darfur. As many regular GI-Net readers know, the UNAMID operation has been plagued with a lack of resources and funding - this bill is a huge step toward fixing this problem. Even better ( Read more... )

This week, the Genocide Intervention Network was honored to be nominated by the NetSquared community as a 2008 Featured Project for our proposal to upgrade and extend the DarfurScores.org website:


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Ask your representative to co-sponsor House Resolution 1011.

With the humanitarian crisis stemming from Darfur continuing to destabilize not only Sudan, but the surrounding region, including Chad and the Central African Republic, it has become increasingly urgent that the international community develop, fund, and implement a "comprehensive ( Read more... )

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Great news! Late last night, the United States Senate unanimously passed the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act (PDF). It was a tough fight and opposition to the bill was only overcome after thousands of Americans from all 50 states called and e-mailed their Senators ( Read more... )

Don't miss "Darfur Now," the new documentary featuring "Hotel Rwanda" star Don Cheadle, and the Genocide Intervention Network's own Adam Sterling, director of the Sudan Divestment Task Force! Coming to select theaters on Nov. 2 and 9, 2007.

"This film is a great example of a film that can make a difference," said Angelina Jolie. Learn more about ( Read more... )

Thanks in part to your phone call, on Tuesday the House of Representatives passed the Darfur Accountability and Divestment Act (DADA) 418 to 1! Later that day, the United Nations Security Council unanimously passed a resolution authorizing the deployment of an UN-African Union hybrid force of up to 26,000 peacekeepers to Darfur.

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Darfur must be a priority for the next president! Watch the video question below, submitted by anti-genocide activist Danielle, asking each of the candidates to personally divest from companies funding the Darfur genocide.

Then share the video with your friends. The more people who watch the video before 7PM (Eastern) tonight, the more likely the ( Read more... )