They want us to forget about her

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They want us to forget about her

	Help us stop the horrific bombing of civilians in southern Sudan
	One of many victims: 11 year old Nafeesa was hit by shrapnel from a long-range rocket

She was so badly torn apart by the bomb that her neighbours had to gather up the body parts.

 

Dear Tracy,

Khadija’s 90-year-old neighbour was blown apart by a bomb dropped from a Sudanese warplane that attacked the refugee camp where she was living. But some of the most powerful voices in the world want us to forget her.

   

Amnesty International is demanding the United Nations take action to stop to the attacks on civilians in southern Sudan.   Please support our call to action by making a donation today .

 

Khadija was one of the lucky survivors that I spoke to when I visited southern Sudan on a fact-finding mission for Amnesty International to investigate the terrible human rights abuses against more than 300,000 men, women and children in that war-torn region.

At every turn, I was asked “Why?  Why doesn’t anyone care about us? Why doesn’t someone just stop the planes?”

That is exactly what we tried to do last week at the United Nations in New York. Together with a team of Amnesty International campaigners, I presented our eyewitness report on the illegal bombings, indiscriminate killings, and widespread human rights abuses that are happening unchecked in southern Sudan.  

The key to ending the bombings is for the UN Security Council to break the global stalemate that's preventing action. But the Security Council is being blocked by Russia and China - the same countries who are preventing efforts to end the civil war in Syria.

   

“Many would like us to forget about this crisis”. That’s what we were told by UN officials and experts and at the offices of Security Council members.

   

But we’re determined not to abandon the people of southern Sudan. Amnesty International will continue to press for action to protect the people of southern Sudan. I hope you will stand with us by making a donation to support our vital work to protect people at risk.

   

Together, with your financial support, we can continue to demand an end to the killings by:

 

• Telling the world through our eyewitness accounts of the horrific killings happening right now in southern Sudan
• Increasing the pressure on UN decision-makers to take action to stop the attacks on civilians
• Stepping up our campaign to end the use of indiscriminate weapons -- like warplane bombs -- that destroy the lives of so many innocent civilians

 

If you believe, like I do, that the world cannot afford to stand idly by while helpless civilians are targeted for attack by military warplanes, please make a contribution today. 

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Alex Neve
Secretary General, Amnesty International Canada
P.S.:  Our research mission documented irrefutable evidence of violations of human rights and international humanitarian law. I shared my eye-witness experience while in South Sudan, and need your help now as the real work begins in bringing this harrowing testimony to decision-makers, backed by clear solutions, and the voices of Amnesty International supporters like you.

Please make a generous gift to help us mobilize to stop the bombing and saves lives.