[ [link removed] ]Pramila Jayapal
John,
This week we recognize the one-year mark of a brutal and cruel war in
Sudan, and I wanted to share a few thoughts with you.
In 2020, I visited Sudan as part of a Congressional delegation to meet
with the new President after the Sudanese people inspired the entire world
when they rose up and demanded an end to the dictatorship of President
Omar al Bashir and a transition to democracy.
I met many of the leaders of the peaceful nonviolent movement, and seeing
their courage and resilience continued to give me hope. It breaks my heart
to see the country plunged back into chaos and widespread suffering.
Too many of the Sudanese people have been displaced from their homes, and
face not only the violence and cruelty of war, but also critical shortages
of food, water, medicine, and electricity.
For decades, brutal military dictatorships have denied the Sudanese people
their basic human rights. And since the start of the current conflict
between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF)
more than 12,000 people have been killed, 6 million have been internally
displaced, and 1.5 million have fled the country as refugees.
Human rights groups have documented extremely high rates of sexual
violence against women and girls in the region. Estimates also forecast
that as many as 250,000 children and pregnant women could die of
malnutrition in the coming months and only 30 percent of hospitals in
Sudan are functioning.
I have been in close touch with the U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan and urged
the White House to utilize every tool in its toolbox — including sanctions
for those involved in furthering this violence — to push for successful
peace talks that implement the Sudanese people’s vision of civilian
democracy and towards funding immediate humanitarian assistance from all
our global partners.
We cannot turn a blind eye to the loss of life and suffering of the
Sudanese people and their clear desire for a constitutional transition. I
hope all of us can become engaged in protecting innocent Sudanese
civilians and work hard to ensure that all Americans understand the human
consequences of what is happening in Sudan.
In solidarity,
Pramila Jayapal
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