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Breaking: President Bush Signs the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act!
[From the Genocide Intervention Network. More on this later. Congratulations and thanks everyone for calling the White House about SADA. And Happy New Year!]
Today, U.S. President George W. Bush signed the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act into law. In a statement from Crawford, Texas, the President stated, “My administration will continue its efforts to bring about significant improvements in the conditions in Sudan through sanctions against the government of Sudan and high-level diplomatic engagement and by supporting the deployment of peacekeepers in Darfur.”
This robust new Darfur legislation authorizes state and local governments to divest from companies that support the Khartoum government at the expense of marginalized populations in Sudan and prohibit federal contracts with those companies.
“Concerned Americans from across the country pressed Congress and the President to pass this robust measure. The only way the Sudanese government will back down is if we keep up the pressure,” stated Mark Hanis, executive director of the Genocide Intervention Network.
Help keep the pressure on Sudan, visit the Sudan Divestment Task Force to ensure that your university, city, state, country, and personal investments are not supporting genocide in Darfur!
Thank you for your support! It would not have been possible to pass the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act without your contributions and tireless grassroots efforts. You helped pass important legislation!