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Article

20 Dec 2007

Author:
Amnesty International USA

Human Rights Groups and Investors Push Wall Street to Use Influence in Sudan to End War Against Civilians in Darfur

A coalition of leading human rights organizations and socially responsible investment companies have jointly announced the filing of shareholder resolutions with six major banks and financial firms [Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch, T. Rowe Price, Wells Fargo and JP Morgan Chase] with the goal of engaging Wall Street to push Sudan to end the violence in Darfur and accept full deployment of U.N. peacekeepers…In total, the coalition is calling on more than 40 top firms with holdings in these Sudan-linked companies [China National Petroleum Corporation, Petronas, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, Sinopec Corporation] to use their influence as major investors to pressure the Sudanese government... [also refers to La Mancha Resources]