Tell U.S. Envoy to Sudan Scott Gration: No More Arms to Sudan!

The Obama Administration recently announced its long-delayed policy on Sudan, which talks about combining "pressures and incentives" to meet its goals. During his first seven months as U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan, J. Scott Gration has privileged a policy of engagement with the Sudanese goverment, talking about how "gold stars and smiley faces" are the key to change in Sudan. He has derided sanctions as ineffective, but the reality is that there are sanctions in place that are not being enforced.

An upcoming report by the U.N. Panel of Experts is expected to provide more solid evidence of numerous violations of the arms embargo – illegal sales of arms and ammunition that have been left unpunished. This presents an opportunity for the U.S. to assert real pressure as part of its new Sudan policy – by ensuring discussion and action at the United Nations to enforce the embargo and stop the flow of arms fueling the crisis in Darfur.

Ask U.S. Envoy Gration to stop criticizing an untested system and impose consequences on those putting arms in the hands of war criminals. Write him today to ask that he make the arms issue a priority now.

Dear Special Envoy Gration,

We urge you to make the arms issue in Sudan an immediate priority – and to work with the U.N. Sanctions Committee to enforce the already existing embargo so that those supplying arms and ammunition to war criminals do not go unpunished. 

As the Sudan Sanctions Committee discusses the latest report of the Panel of Experts, which details numerous and flagrant violations of the embargo in the past year, we ask you to ensure that the Sudanese government and its suppliers are held accountable for their disregard of this international law. 

The U.S. should seek to enforce the embargo as an effective tool to bring pressure to bear on Khartoum and its allies.

0-25 of 3135 signatures

Number	Date	Name
3135	July 19, 2010	SHAKEERAH LONG
3134	June 29, 2010	nanette gonzalez
3133	June 26, 2010	Anonymous
3132	June 15, 2010	Marilyn Bernstein
3131	June 05, 2010	vinod kashyap
3130	May 10, 2010	Rhonda Maness
3129	May 09, 2010	Marla de Vries
3128	May 08, 2010	Christine Kim
3127	April 15, 2010	Ana Magalhaes
3126	March 23, 2010	Marilyn Bernstein
3125	March 22, 2010	Cher Beilfuss
3124	March 21, 2010	Ameena Fauq
3123	March 06, 2010	Barbara Mottl
3122	February 27, 2010	Anonymous
3121	February 23, 2010	Marilyn Bernstein
3120	February 19, 2010	Megan Langreck
3119	February 19, 2010	Emily Enberg
3118	February 18, 2010	Jamie Hagen
3117	February 18, 2010	Jan-Paul Alon
3116	February 12, 2010	kate mc grath
3115	February 09, 2010	Norbert Mueller
3114	February 04, 2010	Francisco Anta
3113	January 31, 2010	Angelo Feldkamp
3112	January 28, 2010	Ellen Adler
3111	January 28, 2010	Vu Nguyen

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