From Sudan Tribune
February 7, 2009 (WASHINGTON) – Student protesters marched around the US State Department on Friday calling for stronger intervention in Darfur.
Student protesters demonstrating in front of the US State Department (ST) The protest was part of a campaign called “Darfur from Day One” organized by three main activist groups.
The ten students held signs saying “Protect Muhajiriya,” a reference to a South Darfur town of 30,000 residents targeted by Sudanese warplanes since a rebel incursion on January 15.
Humanitarian aid officials say that the recent hostilities in South Darfur displaced 30,000 people in Muhajaria and Shearia localities. The total number of Darfuris displaced in the conflict is about 3 million, including those who have fled across the border to Chad.
“President Obama, Secretary Clinton, and Ambassador Rice have shown that they can talk a big game on Darfur. Yet, they appear to be failing what is clearly Khartoum’s first test of their resolve,” said Sean Redding, a student activist spokesperson.
