Word: sudan
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...move comes amid increasing violence in the Darfur region of Sudan, where militias linked to the country’s government have slaughtered thousands of civilians in what the U.S. Congress and State Department have called a genocide. And it comes after more than 1,200 students, faculty, staff and alumni signed an online petition urging the University to sell its Sinopec stake...
Tatneft’s current involvement in Sudan is “unclear,” but the company “has not denied reports of involvement in Sudan after divestment by other universities,” according to a Yale Law School report published in December...
Tatneft submitted a statement to the SEC last July 14 stating that “we participate or intend to participate in projects in...Sudan, where both we and Russia have strong historical ties, subject to compliance with applicable international sanctions regimes...
...economist, and James R. Houghton ’58, the chairman of the glass and fiber-optic company Corning—recommended divestment. In a statement today, the Committee on Shareholder Responsibility said that Sinopec is a partner in a venture that will significantly increase oil production in southeastern Sudan in the coming months...
Last month Yale divested from seven firms with Sudan ties, including PetroChina, Sinopec, and five other stocks that are not listed in Harvard’s SEC filings. “Not that anyone is keeping score or anything, but Yale 7, Harvard 2,” Sabine J. Ronc ’07, co-founder of the Harvard Darfur Action Group, wrote in an e-mail today. “We know we can do better,” Ronc added...