Right now, Sudan is hell on Earth. A genocidal army has raped and massacred thousands. There's evidence of child soldiers fighting and dying, and mass graves dot the desert. Now Darfur's capital is under attack, with 800,000 terrified refugees trapped inside -- they're calling it a "killbox."These unspeakable atrocities can only happen because there's a near-total information blackout. Sudan has shuttered the internet, arrested local reporters, and blocked foreign journalists -- meaning very little media coverage, or pressure on governments to act. But a small team of war-crimes investigators is breaking through, using a cutting-edge combination of satellite imagery and witness accounts to document the shocking violence. The project has already led to major news stories and government intervention, helping to trigger sanctions on the worst warlords. With the attack in Darfur underway, this work is needed like never before -- but it urgently needs funding to continue. If enough of us chip in, we can power this life-saving project, run campaigns to protect civilians in war and fund massive media outreach, ensuring governments, journalists and war-crimes prosecutors have access to the evidence and testimony they need to galvanise urgent action. Let's stand in solidarity with terrified families caught in the crossfire -- please donate what you can now to help end Sudan's silent scream:
| Dear friends, | | Right now, Sudan is hell on Earth.
A genocidal army has raped and massacred thousands. There's evidence of child soldiers fighting and dying, and mass graves dot the desert.
Now Darfur's capital is under attack, with 800,000 terrified refugees trapped inside -- they're calling it a "killbox."
These unspeakable atrocities can only happen because there's a near-total information blackout. Sudan has shuttered the internet, arrested local reporters, and blocked foreign journalists -- meaning very little media coverage, or pressure on governments to act.
But a small team of war-crimes investigators is breaking through, using a cutting-edge combination of satellite imagery and witness accounts to document the shocking violence. The project has already led to major news stories and government intervention, helping to trigger sanctions on the worst warlords.
With the attack in Darfur underway, this work is needed like never before -- but it urgently needs funding to continue.
If enough of us chip in, we can power this life-saving project, run campaigns to protect civilians in war and fund massive media outreach, ensuring governments, journalists and war-crimes prosecutors have access to the evidence and testimony they need to galvanise urgent action.
Let's stand in solidarity with terrified families caught in the crossfire -- please donate what you can now to help end Sudan's silent scream: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | The war in Sudan has created one of the worst humanitarian crises on Earth -- and getting attention on it is only the first step. There's no guarantee it will be enough. But this strategy has worked before. In 2004, a massive public awareness campaign pushed an unfolding genocide in Darfur to the top of the world's agenda, saving lives. But 300,000 people died then -- we can't let that happen again. If we raise enough we can:
- Fund "eye in the sky" satellite monitoring to track troops in real time and use the data to protect civilians by alerting media and governments;
- Power a multi-month media operation to expose the foreign actors fuelling these atrocities and get coverage of Sudan's plight around the world;
- Pile pressure on governments everywhere with advocacy tours in key capitals, while galvanising urgent action at the UN, from the Security Council to humanitarian teams;
- Build an emergency response fund to power urgent campaigns to protect civilians caught up in war as soon as they are needed.
This is our chance to have a direct impact in the face of abject horror -- funding proven action that could help prevent genocide and save lives. If we all join, even chipping in a tiny amount will make a huge difference. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Avaaz has helped break the silence around civilian slaughters in Syria, Yemen, and Ukraine. Now we must do it for Sudan, so we can truly say: never again.
With endless hope and determination,
Camille, Bert, Kaitlin, Will, John, Marigona, Shayna, Mike and the whole team at Avaaz
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