Momentum builds in Washington around Sudan sanctions

Momentum builds in Washington around Sudan sanctions

The NewsCongress is moving to put more pressure on Sudan’s warring factions, as the three-year war perpetuates one of the globe’s worst humanitarian crises.The House Foreign Affairs Committee advanced legislation on Tuesday to authorize sanctions on the parties involved in the war, while the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee led a group in introducing similar legislation a day later. Both proposals have bipartisan support.Sen. J…

House Panel Advances Sudan Sanctions Bill

The House Foreign Affairs Committee voted 34-5 June 9 to approve a bill that would impose sanctions against those who commit "genocide, war crimes or crimes against humanity" in Sudan. Supporters of the U.S. Engagement in...

US senators push Sudan peace bill

from RAJI BASHIR in Khartoum, Sudan Sudan Bureau KHARTOUM, (CAJ News) – A BIPARTISAN group of senior United States senators has introduced legislation aimed at increasing pressure on the warring parties in Sudan and their foreign backers, as the conflict continues to fuel what is widely regarded as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. Senators Jeanne Shaheen, Jim Risch, Chris Coons and John Cornyn have introduced the Preventing External Aggres…