After 18 months of brutal civil war, the suffering in Sudan has reached incalculable levels, Pamela: 400,000 people are starving as famine spreads, and horrific satellite imagery has captured the bloody remnants of mass killings.[1]
While the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) is investigated for its role in potential war crimes, it continues to receive weapons from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) — the same government that the United States is arming with billions of dollars in weapons deals.[2]
The Emirati government is complicit in the suffering in Sudan, and the U.S. has an obligation to hold its allies accountable. One way to leverage that influence? Lucrative U.S. arms sales, which Congress holds the keys to.
Senator Chris Van Hollen and Representative Sara Jacobs reintroduced legislation earlier this year that would prohibit U.S. arms sales to the UAE government so long as it supports the RSF in Sudan. As the largest humanitarian crisis of our time rages on, it's our job to put pressure on lawmakers to do their part to end the suffering — that starts by urging them to pass the Stand Up for Sudan Act.
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Just months ago, the Trump administration approved a sale of $1.4 billion worth of helicopters and F-16 fighter jet parts to the UAE government, continuing a disturbing practice that hurts innocent people and puts the world at risk.[3] Every new sale sends a clear signal to human rights-abusing governments that there won't be any accountability for their deadly and destabilizing actions.
The bombs and bullets sold in our name have had devastating consequences: they're used by oppressive governments to kill their own people, have been sold on the black market in Yemen, wound up in the hands of the Taliban, and created incomprehensible levels of suffering in Gaza.
Enough is enough. The U.S. government can't keep arming entire regions of the world and expect peaceful outcomes. It's time to take human rights abuses seriously and hold our allies accountable.
It can be easy to feel powerless in moments like this, Pamela. But here's the one thing we can guarantee: The horrific violence and suffering we're witnessing will only continue if people like us do nothing.
Headlines capturing the latest atrocities at the hands of the RSF in Sudan's North Darfur state seem to have gotten the attention of DC lawmakers. Now, it's on us to create political momentum for them to take action.
Will you send a message to your elected officials urging them to pass the Stand Up for Sudan Act?
Thank you for working for peace,
The Win Without War team
1. NPR, "Nearly 400,000 people are starving in Sudan, a new report finds"
2. NBC News, "Paramilitary forces may be committing war crimes in Sudan, world court warns as famine fears grow"
3. The Hill "State Department approves $1.4B helicopters, F-16 parts sale to UAE"
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