Obama Administration Announces New Sudan Strategy
by ERICA LIEPMANN, Causecast Associate Editor
Advocates around the world have been pushing for a strong stand against the Sudanese government for human rights abuses and the ongoing conflict in the Darfur region.
Monday, President Obama released his new strategy, explaining how his administration will address the Sudanese government and put pressure on President Omar Hassan al-Bashir to enact change for the Sudanese people.
From the New York Times:
Laying out the basic outlines of his Sudan policy, President Obama said Monday that he would renew “tough sanctions” against the Khartoum government and increase pressure if it failed to improve the dire situation in Darfur — but he also held out the possibility of incentives if Sudan cooperated.
“As the United States and our international partners meet our responsibility to act, the government of Sudan must meet its responsibilities to take concrete steps in a new direction,” Mr. Obama said in a statement released by the White House.
The strategy, worked out after months of intensive debate, is meant to build pressure on Sudan to end the abuses that have left millions of people dead or displaced in its vast Darfur region. It places a greater emphasis on incentives than the Bush administration policy, but officials were quick to stress that there were also additional punishments on the table.
So far, the strategy is receiving hesitant praise from Sudan activists like the Enough Project‘s John Prendergast, who also continues to stress the need for swift and effective implementation of the strategy’s ideas.
Here’s what John Prendergast had to say:
The Obama administration’s attention to the conflict in Sudan is a step in the right direction, but without pressure from the American people and the international community, these could just become hollow words. If you want to get involved, find out how you can take action for Sudan today!
Photo by SEIU International.
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