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...coordinators of the pro-divestment movement hailed Stanford’s announcement as a victory. Colin Thomas-Jensen of the International Crisis Group wrote in an e-mail to The Crimson that Stanford’s move would have a “substantial impact” on the divestment debate at the nine-school University of California, which has reported that its owns $66 million of stock in companies that conduct business with Sudan...
Human rights activists hope that divestment campaigns can draw international attention towards Darfur, says Colin Thomas-Jensen of the International Crisis Group...
Divestment activists have begun to look beyond college campuses and towards “the logical next step—state pension funds,” according to Thomas-Jensen...
Colin S. Thomas-Jensen, media and advocacy assistant for Africa at the ICG, said that in an age of globalization many universities may unknowingly be linked to Sudan through their investments in hedge funds and mutual funds. According to the ICG, divestment from these holdings serves as a symbolic condemnation of the Sudanese regime...
...Harvard’s decision to divest that was the impetus for this initiative,” said Thomas-Jensen. “As an advocacy group, we first saw it as an opportunity to get the ball rolling to make an economic dent in the regime. Second, we saw it as an opportunity to encourage universities to make a public statement about what is occurring in Darfur...