Stop the Genocide in Darfur!
US Congressional Committee Passes Darfur Accountability and Divestment Act that will now be up for voting in the general congress. Help stop the genocide in Darfur, Darfur: An Unforgivable Hell on Earth needs your help and cooperation this Monday, 30th of July, 2007 to call your US representatives to urge them to vote for the passage of H.R. 180.
The Darfur Accountability and Divestment Act. H.R. 180 would require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a list of companies whose business activities in Sudan directly support the Sudanese Government. The measure also authorizes divestment by state and local governments and bans the federal government from contracting with companies on the Treasury list.
Help pass H.R. 180 and Call 1-800-436-6243 or visit the Anti-Genocide Hotline to urge your representative to co-sponsor the Genocide Accountability Act (H.R.2489).
Individuals who participated in the Rwandan and Bosnian genocides that have been identified by the US Justice Department and some of whom are living in the United States under false pretenses are able to escape prosecution.
Under current law, these individuals cannot be arrested or prosecuted, because they are not U.S. nationals and the genocides they perpetrated did not take place in the United States. The Genocide Accountability Act would close a legal loophole that prevents the United States from prosecuting individuals who are guilty of perpetrating genocide in foreign countries. The laws on torture, material support for terrorism, terrorism financing, hostage taking, and many other federal crimes allow for the United States to hold foreign nationals accountable. Take a stand and be counted… you can also visit this site for Ten Things you can do to Stop Genocide.
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I actually did a seminar on the condition of obstetric fistula (a hole develops between the woman's vagina and rectum or between the bladder and vagina after severe or failed childbirth, when adequate medical care is not available)in sub-saharan countries (ghana, ethiopia, nigeria etc). and a major cause of it, besides poverty, early chilbirth and prolonged labor, is war: the civil wars that rage in these countries. the women are usually raped, battered and left to die after the miklitia are done with them, sometimes enduring months of tortures and relentless sexual abuse. It's a sad, sad thing that these sort of things happen even until now. I've watched a documentary on CNN about Darfur as well. I think it was on Anderson 360.
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Feel free to post a feedback. More power to your crusade or our crusade.
mschumey, thanks for the tag.
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I will try and reciprocate, give me some time as I am swamped with other things right now.
Nina, thanks for the comment.
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