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Help Save The People Of Darfur, Sudan: Sign The Petitions

The conflict in Darfur, Sudan, has led to some of the worst human rights abuses imaginable, including systematic and widespread murder, rape, abduction and displacement. Hundreds of thousands of civilians have been killed by both deliberate and indiscriminate attacks, and over 2.5 million civilians have been displaced. Though violence persists, the UN Security Council has mandated what may be an effective peacekeeping operation to guarantee security for the people of Darfur.

The conflict raging in Darfur continues to take its largest toll on civilians in the region. Over 250,000 Darfuris have become refugees in Chad, and more than 2 million are internally displaced in Sudan. Humanitarian aid agencies have a difficult time assisting both groups due to ongoing insecurity that endangers their personnel and prevents them access to the people who need help. The spread of the conflict into Chad has also uprooted over 170,000 Chadians who remain vulnerable to attacks by armed groups, prompting the need for an effective security presence in Eastern Chad, as well as Darfur.

Since February 2003, armed actors in Darfur, including Sudanese government forces, the pro-government Janjawid militia and rebel groups have used rape, displacement, and mass murder as weapons of war. Women and girls, especially those who have been displaced from their communities, have been subject to acts of sexual violence and other brutal assaults. Many women and girls that survive this violence suffer long-term mental and physical illness, social stigmatization and significant economic hardship.

Have you signed any Darfur petitions? If not, don't worry! I've got you covered. Below I have a few online petitions that are worth signing. I have the organization that created the petition listed. Next to the name of the organization, I have the name of the petition. Below each petition link is a brief description of the petition.

Make A Difference Today. Sign one, some, or even all the petitions. It only take one minute or two. This minute could change and save a person's life. Let's get involved and become active. You may think this issue isn't affecting you today but no one knows what tomorrow may bring. Help bring an end to the genocide in Darfur, Sudan.

DARFUR PETITIONS

Save Darfur - The House of Representatives Must Act

Petition urging your representative to support an official Congressional letter to Chinese President Hu telling him that his indifference toward Darfur is unacceptable and China must act immediately

Save Darfur - Federal Contracts Ban

Petition asking President Bush to implement the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act and make sure U.S. tax dollars do not reward foreign companies that help fund genocide

Save Darfur – Helicopters for Darfur

Petition urging President Bush to work to secure the 24 helicopters necessary for the UNAMID to make the peacekeeping mission for Darfur a successful one

Amnesty International USA - InstantKarma

Petition urging heads of state, including President Bush, to live up to their own promises on Darfur by creating a timeline and benchmarks to get U.N. peacekeepers on the ground and to provide financial support for the mission and humanitarian operations - Funds and visibility generated from the Instant Karma CD and related material will allow Amnesty to respond even more effectively to the changing situation in Darfur, helping the organization push for decisive action to end the violence. More than 50 musical artists, including U2, Green Day, Ben Harper, and Aerosmith, have joined this international effort that combines John Lennon music, technology, and human rights activism

Globe for Darfur – Don’t Look Away

Petition urging authorities to demand that the Sudanese government, armed groups, and the Janjawid militia halt attacks against civilians and humanitarian agencies; also to ensure that UN peacekeepers are deployed expeditiously and fully

Human Rights First - Act to End Chinese Arms Transfers to Sudan

Petition urging the government of China to immediately halt all arms sales to Sudan and support the extension of the United Nations Security Council arms embargo on Darfur to all of Sudan

Physicians for Human Rights - Protect Women and Girls from Sexual Violence in Darfur

Petition asking President Bush to help protect the women and girls of Darfur from sexual violence

Investors Against Genocide –Take Action against Problem Investment Companies

Petition sending a message to companies that have largei nvestments in PetroChina, the worst of the major oil companies funding genocide in Darfur

Darfur Genocide - Demand Peace and Justice in Darfur - "A New Sudan"

Petition lobbying national governments, the African Union and the UN, and raise the call for "A New Sudan" in the media

Darfur Consortium – China’s Role in the Darfur Crisis

Petition that criticizes China’s role in the Darfur crisis to date - By signing the petition one encourages “all non-governmental, intergovernmental, citizens’ and grassroots organizations seized with the Darfur matter continue to make their voices heard and act in concert to assist the people of Darfur to quickly realize their dream of hope and peace

Our Pledge - SECURE JUSTICE for Darfur

Petition requesting that President Bush supports the International Criminal Court's case on Darfur by providing important declassified intelligence to the ICC's prosecutors

Human Rights First - Urge China to Help Darfur's Displaced People

Petition asking China to pressure Khartoum to immediately stop forcibly displacing the people of Darfur, and allow aid workers to help these internally displaced persons, or IDPs, wherever they are located