November 13th, 2008 - Nikki Serapio  Permalink   View & Add Comments

The time for multilateral sanctions is now.

It’s time for the Darfur movement to make sure strong sanctions are imposed against the Sudanese government.

The key policy recommendation from ENOUGH, the Save Darfur Coalition, and the Genocide Intervention Network’s recent, must-read open letter to President-elect Obama:

“The new president should work through or with selected members of the U.N. Security Council to bring a larger collection of nations on board with targeted sanctions against those most responsible for violence in Sudan. If the Security Council fails to pass these broader sanctions, then the new administration should build an international coalition to bring this pressure. Along with the ICC, these instruments can create much higher legal, financial, and political costs to those who are responsible for violence against civilians. If efforts to pass targeted sanctions through the Security Council fall short, a concerted effort should be made to work with the European Union to jointly apply U.S.-EU sanctions. In addition, the possibility of capital market sanctions for oil companies contracting with the Sudanese government should be explored.”

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