[Shadow_Group] FW: Help Stop Atrocities in Sudan

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     November 23, 2004 

      Arms Trade Fuels A Human Rights Catastrophe in Darfur, Sudan

      Dear Kelly,


            <http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/ctt.asp?u=232175&l=10901>Every casualty of the crisis in Sudan has a name and a story. This short movie<http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/ctt.asp?u=232175&l=10901> displays more than 3,200 names collected by Amnesty of people killed in Darfur, Sudan. »

           
      Over 70,000 people are believed to have lost their lives since the conflict in Darfur, Sudan erupted in February 2003. 

      All sides of the conflict have committed abuses, however the Sudanese government and its allies have committed the preponderance of violations. It is essential that the supply of weapons be stopped. Please take action to extend the United Nations arms embargo to include the government of Sudan:
      http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/action/index.asp?step=2&item=11270<http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/ctt.asp?u=232175&l=10950>

      "It is a travesty that governments have sold weapons to Sudan despite widespread reports of serious human rights abuses by the security forces," stated Dr. William F. Schulz, Executive Director of Amnesty International USA (AIUSA). "By allowing arms and other military equipment to be sent to Sudan without guarantees that they would not be used to commit such violations, foreign governments have knowingly signaled their willingness to be complicit in torture, rape and murder."

      Amnesty International is recommending that the United Nations (UN) Security Council impose a mandatory arms embargo- accompanied by rigorous UN monitoring both inside and outside Sudan-to halt exports of arms likely to be used to commit human rights violations. The embargo should remain in effect until safeguards exist to protect civilians from grave human rights abuses.

      Learn more:
      Press release<http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/ctt.asp?u=232175&l=10951> | Flash animation<http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/ctt.asp?u=232175&l=10901> | Sudan: Full coverage<http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/ctt.asp?u=232175&l=10952>

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      Rosa Del Angel
      Amnesty International USA
      Online Action Center<http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/ctt.asp?u=232175&l=10953>





      
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