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Conflict-Free in Canada
Posted by Rachel Finn on May 3, 2013
Gold traders weigh gold at mines on small scales, but miners earn very little fr

The conflict-free movement is gaining momentum worldwide, with the newest development happening in Canada.  In March 2013, New Democrat Foreign Affairs Critic Paul Dewar introduced a comprehensive conflict-free mineral bill to the Canadian Parliament.  Bill C-486 requires companies to regularly report how they obtain their supply of minerals such as gold, tin, tungsten, and tantalum from Central Africa, particularly Congo.

HuffPo Op-ed: On Our Watch
Posted by John Prendergast on May 2, 2013
Refugee children in Djabal Refugee Camp, Chad

As we gather to mark April as Genocide Awareness month, to recognize atrocities across the world and throughout history, it's important not just to recognize the past, but to learn from it.

Congo Security Update: M23, the United Nations, and the U.S. Government in the Kivus
Posted by Timo Mueller on Apr 29, 2013
UN and Government Forces Secure DRC Town against Rebel Attacks

Rumors circulated last week that the M23 rebel group reportedly signed an agreement with eleven other armed groups on April 21, 2013. The groups are said to include FAP-Nyatura, FDC, FPC-AP, FPD, Mai-Mai Cheka, MPA, M26, PARECO Lafontaine, PRM, URDC, and Vutura. They allegedly agreed on mutual defense – an armed attack against any one of them would be considered an attack against them all – in response to an attack by the forthcoming United Nations Foreign Intervention Brigade, or FIB.

Politico Op-ed: Amid Congo's horror, courage and hope
Posted by Enough Team on Apr 26, 2013
Robin Wright in eastern Congo, July 2011

I learned about the conflict in Congo because Javier Bardem was under the weather. Javier was supposed to join John Prendergast, co-founder of the Enough Project, at a screening of "The Greatest Silence," a film showcasing the use of rape as a weapon of war by militias in Congo, but he was too sick to attend. 

Policy Alert: Reintegrating Warlords into Congo's Army?
Posted by Enough Team on Apr 26, 2013
M23 soldiers leaving Goma in December 2012.

After months of deliberations in Kampala, Uganda, the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the M23 rebel group are moving closer toward a deal that would provide amnesty and reintegration for all rebels, no matter the abuses they committed.