Have you signed any Darfur petitions? If not, don’t worry! I’ve got you covered. Below I have a few online petitions that are worth signing. I have the organization that created the petition listed. Next to the name of the organization I have the name of the petition. Below each link is a brief description of the petition.
Make A Difference Today. Sign one, some, or even all the petitions. It only take one minute or two. This minute could change and save a person’s life. Let’s get involved and become active. You may think this issue isn’t affecting you today but no one knows what tomorrow may bring. Help bring an end to the genocide in Darfur, Sudan.
Save Durfur – Protect the People of Darfur
Petition urging the President to use this opportunity to immediately get peacekeepers to Darfur
Save Darfur – The House of Representatives Must Act
Petition urging your representative to support an official Congressional letter to Chinese President Hu telling him that his indifference toward Darfur is unacceptable and China must act immediately
Save Darfur – Federal Contracts Ban
Petition asking President Bush to implement the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act and make sure U.S. tax dollars do not reward foreign companies that help fund genocide
Save Darfur – Helicopters for Darfur
Petition urging President Bush to work to secure the 24 helicopters necessary for the UNAMID to make the peacekeeping mission for Darfur a successful one
Amnesty International USA – InstantKarma
Petition urging heads of state, including President Bush, to live up to their own promises on Darfur by creating a timeline and benchmarks to get U.N. peacekeepers on the ground and to provide financial support for the mission and humanitarian operations – Funds and visibility generated from the Instant Karma CD and related material will allow Amnesty to respond even more effectively to the changing situation in Darfur, helping the organization push for decisive action to end the violence. More than 50 musical artists, including U2, Green Day, Ben Harper, and Aerosmith, have joined this international effort that combines John Lennon music, technology, and human rights activism
Globe for Darfur – Don’t Look Away
Petition urging authorities to demand that the Sudanese government, armed groups, and the Janjawid militia halt attacks against civilians and humanitarian agencies; also to ensure that UN peacekeepers are deployed expeditiously and fully
Human Rights First – Act to End Chinese Arms Transfers to Sudan
Petition urging the government of China to immediately halt all arms sales to Sudan and support the extension of the United Nations Security Council arms embargo on Darfur to all of Sudan
Physicians for Human Rights – Protect Women and Girls from Sexual Violence in Darfur
Petition asking President Bush to help protect the women and girls of Darfur from sexual violence
Investors Against Genocide –Take Action against Problem Investment Companies
Petition sending a message to companies that have largei nvestments in PetroChina, the worst of the major oil companies funding genocide in Darfur
Globe For Darfur – Sound the Alarm over Rape and Sexual Violence in Darfur
Petition asking government officials to protect women from rape, support and help African peacekeepers already in Darfur, allow aid agencies to reach victims of rape, and bring to court those accused of rape and sexual assaults in Darfur
Eyes On Darfur – Protect the Villages
Petition urging the Sudanese President to take all necessary steps to prevent attacks on the civilians and villages of Darfur, Sudan
Our Pledge – SECURE JUSTICE for Darfur
Petition requesting that President Bush supports the International Criminal Court’s case on Darfur by providing important declassified intelligence to the ICC’s prosecutors
Human Rights First – Urge China to Help Darfur’s Displaced People
Petition asking China to pressure Khartoum to immediately stop forcibly displacing the people of Darfur, and allow aid workers to help these internally displaced persons, or IDPs, wherever they are located
Our Pledge – Protect Darfur – Punish the Perpetrators and Help End the Genocide Now
Petition to the members of Congress asking them to deliver a message to President, requesting that he lead international community in imposing targeted multilateral sanctions against the Sudanese government’s senior leaders
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May 23, 2008 at 2:50 am
Thanks for linking to one of our petitions, and thanks for your good work! Keep it up. -Best, Nikki (OurPledge.org)