KEY HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE HOLDS HEARING ON THE DARFUR ACCOUNTABILITY ACT

ArmRadio.am
21.03.2007 10:25

On Capitol Hill, a key House Subcommittee held a hearing on the Darfur
Accountability and Divestment Act (H. R. 180). The bill, spearheaded by
Representative Barbara Lee (D-CA), prohibits US government contracts
with companies that conduct business operations in Sudan, with the
purpose of exerting economic pressure against the government of the
Republic of Sudan for its human rights abuses and participation in
the crime of genocide.

The Armenian Assembly of America submitted testimony for the record
in support of current efforts to bring legitimate pressure on
the government, to affect change in its domestic and international
conduct, toward addressing the dire humanitarian situation in Darfur,
and preventing future violence in that region.

The Assembly’s testimony said in part, "Armenian-Americans, as
descendants of the survivors of the Armenian Genocide, cannot remain
indifferent to the suffering of the people of Darfur. Inaction is
not an acceptable course of action."