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William Hague, Lib Dems support call for divestment |
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 In a parliamentary debate on Darfur, Tuesday 5 June, shadow Foreign Secretary William Hague backed calls for targeted UK divestment from companies operating in Sudan whose investment enables the government to continue atrocities in the troubled region. Speaking to the house Mr Hague said, 'We believe that the time has come for the UK to make a formal policy of encouraging companies with financial ties with the Sudanese Government, or government-related projects, to reconsider those links'.
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Divestment the best way to pressure Sudan, says Canadian MP |
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Canadian News
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Paul Dewar, Member of Parliament (Ottawa Centre) discusses how Canada can do more to help the people of Darfur - by supporting divestment from targeted companies operating in Sudan. Dewar is Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for the Prevention of Genocide. |
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South African Campaign Launched |
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South African News
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Friday, 8th June - Shikaya, an education for human rights and democracy organisation based in Cape Town South Africa, has launched the South African Sudan Divestment Campaign. |
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Tutu supports targeted sanctions |
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South African News
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Nobel Peace Prize laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu told European Union lawmakers during a hearing on Darfur that sanctions such as those used against South Africa during apartheid should be imposed on the Sudanese government, reported Reuters. |
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Rolls Royce Withdraws Because of Darfur |
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The Aegis Trust's Darfur Divestment campaign has been informed by Rolls Royce that the company is withdrawing from Sudan. Rolls Royce has been supplying diesel engines and support for the oil sector in Sudan. The oil sector has boomed since oil was found in Sudan, allowing Khartoum's to spend its oil revenues on its military campaign in Darfur and on paying the Janjaweed. The Darfur Divestment campaign had been pushing for British companies which provide revenue for the Khartoum government to end their operations while the mass killings in Darfur continue. |
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Fidelity out of Sudan in the news
Divestment campaign targets mutual funds, and the nation's largest mutual fund company is the first target, says Fortune's Marc Gunther...
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