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Benjamin B. Collins ’06, co-founder of another genocide awareness group, the Darfur Action Coalition, stressed the need for a “broader group that can talk to the Harvard Corporation directly.” He created a petition protesting Harvard’s investment at www.harvarddivest.com that contains over 800 signatures...
Harvard will sell its shares of PetroChina after months of pressure regarding PetroChina’s alleged ties to ongoing genocide in the Darfur region in Sudan, the University announced today...
...Divestment is not a step that Harvard takes lightly, but I believe there is a compelling case for action in these special circumstances, in light of the terrible situation unfolding in Darfur and the leading role played by PetroChina's parent company in the Sudanese oil industry, which is so important to the Sudanese regime,” Summers...
...ongoing Darfur genocide is a terrible humanitarian crisis. The “Janjawid,” armed men on horses, sponsored by the Sudanese government, have targeted mainly members of the Fur, Masalit, and Zaghawa ethnic groups and other agro-pastoralist groups living in Darfur. The crimes done to humanity are enormous—roughly 1.2 million people have been displaced, women’s rights are being severely violated, and estimates for the death toll are over...
...United Nations spokesman estimated on Monday that over 180,000 have died in the conflict in the Darfur region in the past two years...