Lobbyist for Sudan Quits After Citizen Pressure
Lobbyist for Sudan Quits After Citizen Pressure
February 8, 2006Genocidal Regime of Sudan No Longer Has Personal Lobbyist to United States
Genocide Intervention Network Marks Key Victory of Anti-Genocide Constituency
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 2006 — The Genocide Intervention Network today announces a significant victory of the emerging anti-genocide constituency, the resignation of the lobbyist for the genocidal government of Sudan. Thousands of members of the Genocide Intervention Network urged U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to fire Sudan’s lobbyist in light of the ongoing crisis in Sudan that has been declared a genocide by both President Bush and the U.S. Congress. Pressure from GI-Net members and many other individuals and organizations in the Darfur activist community led to the lobbyist’s departure. “We commend those concerned Americans who insist that the United States continue to be firm with Sudan as long as the genocide continues,
The Genocide Intervention Network is working to build the first permanent anti-genocide constituency in the United States, mobilizing the political will to stop genocide when it occurs. Accessible online at www.GenocideIntervention.net, GI-Net empowers individuals with tools to stop genocide through education, fundraising for civilian protection and advocacy efforts.
Contact: Ivan Boothe, Director of Communications, Genocide Intervention Network (202) 557-1636,