President Bashir, accused of crimes against humanity and genocide in Darfur, is the first Head of State ever to be indicted by a permanent international judicial body. This is a time to celebrate -- and a time to spread the word about the importance of this critical step toward an era in which no one, not even the most powerful government officials, are above the law.But this is no time to be comp...

  Take Action Write your own, modify or simply send this sample Letter to the Editor (LTE) to your local newspaper, urging President Bush to help stop the violence in Darfur. SAMPLE LETTER TO THE EDITOR (LTE) Dear Editor, Recently, President Bush said that, “For too long, the people of Darfur have suffered at the hands of a government that is complicit in the...

How did we get here?: Part of the problem is that since 1994 Congress has capped U.S. payments to 25% of a mission’s cost, even though successive administrations have committed to paying more. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair Joe Biden (D-DE) has introduced a bill (S. 392) to address this problem, but so far only 3 other Senators have joined him in supporting the legislation – Senato...

Take Action Write your own, modify or simply send this sample Letter to the Editor (LTE) to your local newspaper, urging President Bush to make good on his promise to help stop the violence in Darfur. SAMPLE LETTER TO THE EDITOR (LTE) Dear Editor, During his recent speech at the U.S. Holocaust Me...

What is UNEPS? A United Nations Emergency Peace Service (UNEPS) is a permanent emergency response service designed to complement, not replace, existing peace and humanitarian operations. It would comprise of 15,000 or more police, military and judicial experts, engineers, and relief professionals who would be sent to areas in need of immediate attention, like Darfur, Sudan. UNEPS would prov...

Yesterday marked a significant step toward providing justice and accountability for the people of Darfur. ICC chief prosecutor, Luis Moreno Ocampo, issued a summons for Ahmad Muhammad Harun, former Minister of State for the Interior of the Government of Sudan, and Ali Kushayb, a Janjaweed militia leader in Darfur, to appear before the Court. These are the first two indivduals to be identified ...

Find out how your Member of Congress voted on Darfur legislation at http://DarfurScores.org. Use Citizens for Global Solutions' recommendations on the Darfur page as talking points when you call or write your representative. Make your call or letter as personal as possible -- a personal, handwritten note goes a long way! -- and clearly state your concern and how you think the ...

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