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Congresswoman Barbara Lee Calls on Khartoum Government to Halt Support of Violence in Darfur and Northern Uganda
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA), member of the Congressional Human Rights Coalition, issued the following statement today:
“I stand in solidarity with the Darfur Union and the people struggling for survival in Darfur. The Khartoum government has not been an honest broker in the ongoing peace talks, as is evident in the genocide occurring in Darfur and their continued support of violence in Northern Uganda.”
“The United States, the European Union, African Union, and others in the international community must make Darfur a priority and act immediately to stop the atrocities taking place. If the international community stands by and allows the slaughter of innocent people, we will not have learned our lesson from the Rwandan genocide where 1 million people were killed in 100 days.”
“I join Members of Congress and community activists in calling on the Khartoum government to stop these atrocities and honestly work for peace in the Sudan. And lastly, I call upon the President to withhold any normalization of relations with Sudan. We must do what is necessary to bring an end to this conflict and to bring security to the long-suffering people of Darfur. Our challenge as a nation supporting global leadership and supporting democracy, freedom, and humanity depends on it.”
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“I stand in solidarity with the Darfur Union and the people struggling for survival in Darfur. The Khartoum government has not been an honest broker in the ongoing peace talks, as is evident in the genocide occurring in Darfur and their continued support of violence in Northern Uganda.”
“The United States, the European Union, African Union, and others in the international community must make Darfur a priority and act immediately to stop the atrocities taking place. If the international community stands by and allows the slaughter of innocent people, we will not have learned our lesson from the Rwandan genocide where 1 million people were killed in 100 days.”
“I join Members of Congress and community activists in calling on the Khartoum government to stop these atrocities and honestly work for peace in the Sudan. And lastly, I call upon the President to withhold any normalization of relations with Sudan. We must do what is necessary to bring an end to this conflict and to bring security to the long-suffering people of Darfur. Our challenge as a nation supporting global leadership and supporting democracy, freedom, and humanity depends on it.”
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