| Dear friends, | | You wouldn't know it from the news, but Sudan is sliding into the jaws of genocide.
Over 27 towns have been massacred in recent weeks. Thousands were slaughtered as death went door to door: families murdered, bodies rotting outside, and mass graves appearing on satellite imagery. Now there's evidence of child soldiers being used, and killed.
It's already being called a genocide. But as journalists are hunted down or blocked from the country, mass atrocities are hidden from the news, and the world does almost nothing.
Over 300,000 people died in the Darfur genocide 20 years ago. We cannot let it happen again. Here's what we can do.
Avaaz has identified a "sleeping network" of Sudanese journalists, ready to report from the frontlines. They can drag hidden horrors into the light -- but first they need funding to operate in a literal war zone. We can provide it, along with photographers, fact-checkers, and targeted political pressure to shatter the silence. You'd also be supporting Avaaz campaigns on human rights.
This isn't about "making a donation" -- it's about funding action to prevent genocide. Together we can amplify Sudan's silent scream, waking world leaders before it's too late.
Another community could be under imminent attack. But now millions of us know. Let's do something about it! Donate what you can now: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | This is a chance to have direct impact in the face of horror. The scale of Sudan's crisis is staggering -- but by pooling our donations, we can have an out-sized impact, pressuring world leaders to act. This could unlock far more than we'd achieve on our own: billions in life-saving aid, urgent peace-keeping missions, and sanctions on mass-murder weapons. Sudan is at the heart of many Avaaz campaigns: from tackling hate speech and disinformation on social media, to fighting global inequality and the accelerating climate crisis. So while funding concrete action to prevent genocide, your donation will also power Avaaz campaigns on human rights and democracy. If we raise enough we could:- Fund independent journalists to file photos, footage, and first-hand reports from Darfur and across Sudan;
- Support fact-checking organisations to verify news reports, tackle disinformation, and enable international coverage of mass atrocities;
- Power hard-hitting advocacy and media campaigns to drive political action on the looming genocide and the wider civil war; and
- Launch a specialist Human Rights Action Team to track emerging threats, and mobilise millions across the planet to defend democracy and our fundamental rights.
I refuse to live in a world where genocide can just slip by -- where "never again" becomes "again and again". Parents are being executed, their children orphaned in a war zone, as Sudan slides into darkness. Let's sound the sirens of genocide NOW: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | When acts of bloodcurdling violence are kept in the dark, warlords win -- their crimes shielded from international scrutiny and action. But brought to light, survivors have a shot at justice and peace. We've proudly supported journalists on the ground before in war zones from Syria to Yemen to Ukraine, and we can help break the blackout again -- this time in Sudan. So we can truly say, never again.
With endless hope and fierce determination, always,
Mike, Camille, Kaitlin, Abdelrahman, Adela, Bert, and the whole team at Avaaz
PS. This might be your first donation to our movement ever. But what a first donation! Did you know that Avaaz relies entirely on small donations from members like you? That's why we're fully independent, nimble and effective. Join the over 1 million people who've donated to make Avaaz a real force for good in the world.
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Note: The photo we're using shows Adam Abdel, a young boy from central Darfur. He was badly burned when the Sudanese government dropped a bomb outside his home, in Burgu, Sudan, February 12, 2015. That violence is still ongoing -- and all signs are now pointing towards genocide. But due to the extreme danger and restrictions that journalists are facing, we are relying on older images to portray the violence unfolding today. As Darfur edges towards genocide again, reporters must be able to document mass atrocities so the bloodshed can be stopped -- and those responsible held to account. Image credit: Adriane Ohanesian | | | | | | |
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