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Protect Darfur Women and Their Daughters from Abuse and Genocide

Target: President Bush and the UN Secretary-General
Sponsored by: Save Darfur Coalition
Right now there is a terrible government-sponsored genocide taking place in Darfur, Sudan. Over 2.5 million people have already been driven from their homes and hundreds of thousands more have been brutally murdered by the Janjaweed, a government-sponsored militia.

Darfuri women and girls are under constant threat of rape and physical assault by the Janjaweed. Girls as young as eight risk being raped and attacked when they leave their homes or refugee camps to gather firewood and food. Hungry families face a terrible choice each day - do they send out their husbands and sons who may be killed, or their mothers and daughters, who may be raped and beaten? This is a choice no one should ever have to make!

Please join the Save Darfur Coalition in speaking up for these women and girls who have no voice. Sign the petition asking the UN Secretary-General and President Bush to take immediate steps to stop the genocide.
deadline: 12-4-2007
goal: 100,000
 

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Dear [Decision Maker]

Everyday, the 2.5 million people chased from their homes in Darfur face the threat of starvation, disease, and rape, while the few lucky enough to remain in their homes risk displacement, torture, and murder. Therefore, we call on you to do the following:

- Push for the immediate deployment of the already-authorized UN peacekeeping force.

- Strengthen the understaffed African Union force already in Darfur until the UN force can be deployed.

- Increase humanitarian aid and ensure access for delivery.

- Establish a no-fly zone.

[Your comment here]

Sincerely,
[Your name here]
[Your address here]
We signed the “Protect Darfur Women and Their Daughters from Abuse and Genocide” petition!
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11:50 am PDT, Apr 23, Nicole Bradley byrne, Ireland
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10:51 am PDT, Apr 23, Carly Wise, New York
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7:14 am PDT, Apr 22, Nora Freyman, Missouri
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5:08 pm PDT, Apr 21, Jason Dyba, Tennessee
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2:36 pm PDT, Apr 20, Tiffany Tribbey, Arkansas
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6:49 pm PDT, Apr 17, Vanessa Garvy, Illinois
This violence must be stopped as soon as possible.
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3:41 am PDT, Apr 17, Angeline Balsitis, California
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6:54 pm PDT, Apr 15, Vale Vale, Italy
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8:55 pm PDT, Apr 14, Sarah Smallwood, Texas
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10:43 pm PDT, Apr 5, Shawn Williamson, California
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8:11 pm PDT, Apr 5, Lisa Buttrum, Tennessee
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12:41 pm PDT, Apr 4, Deborah Cooper, United Kingdom
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1:17 pm PDT, Apr 1, Ezara Miclette, Connecticut
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6:31 am PDT, Apr 1, Judyta Dymkowska, Poland
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9:19 pm PDT, Mar 31, Ricky F., Ohio
Get off you oil-driven asses and put an end to these atrocious acts against humanity. I care not that Sudan proclaims itself a sovereign nation, any leadership which would allow things of this nature to occur deserve to be overthrown indignantly.
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9:08 pm PDT, Mar 30, Amber Kelsey, Texas
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2:12 pm PDT, Mar 30, Mandi Finn Aitkin, Canada
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2:51 am PDT, Mar 30, Avril Kettle, United Kingdom
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7:51 am PDT, Mar 29, Name not displayed, Canada
If this kind of brutality can happen there, it can happen anywhere-non of us are safe-this needs to stop now to these unfortunate people--we need to make a stand for justice!!
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9:47 am PDT, Mar 27, Judy Nguyen, New York
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