The House of Representatives Must Act

Sudanese President Bashir has appointed a world-infamous war criminal who helped orchestrate the genocide in Darfur as a senior adviser on ethnic affairs. Bashir's brash and consistent defiance of the U.N. won't stop - as long as he has China to protect him.

Leaders in Congress are gathering support for an official letter to Chinese President Hu telling him that his indifference toward Darfur is unacceptable and China must act immediately. To read the Congressional letter to China, click here

Fill out the form below to tell your representative to sign on to this bipartisan letter and send a strong message to China.

Subject:

Dear [Decision Maker],

(Edit Letter Below)

The genocide in Darfur has dragged on for five years now. And Sudanese President Bashir shows no sign of ending it. Just last week, Bashir appointed Musa Hilal, the militia leader accused of orchestrating some of the worst atrocities of the genocide, as his senior adviser on ethnic affairs.

Bashir would not be able to get away with such outrageous affronts to the international community if China were not protecting him.

Representative Hoyer is circulating a sign-on letter in the House of Representatives asking President Hu of China to use his influence over Sudan and bring an end, once and for all, to the genocide in Darfur.

I urge you to sign on to this letter and pressure China to work to end genocide.

China helped persuade the Sudanese government to initially accept the hybrid U.N.-A.U. peacekeeping force for Darfur, but China's resolve was short-lived.

China can and must persuade Bashir to stop rewarding genocidal masterminds such as Hilal, to allow peacekeepers to move freely in Darfur, and to finally let the people of Darfur live in peace and security.

Millions of lives in Darfur hang in the balance, and they're waiting for our help.

Sincerely,
[Your name]
[Your address]

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