Thursday, February 22, 2007

Pressure on Sudan

Wisconsin would rid its pension fund of investments in foreign companies working with Sudan under a bill legislators introduced Wednesday to help end violence in Darfur.

The measure reflects a growing movement among states to divest from Sudan as ethnic violence in the east African nation continues. California, Connecticut, Illinois and Maine have passed similar legislation, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.

You can read more at the linked article.

posted by Adam Lang at 1:47 PM

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