Author: Enough Team

This week marks the start of Enough’s RAISE Hope for Congo campaign’s three-month “Congo Challenge.” RAISE Hope is asking you to Take the Congo Challenge this spring. Once you sign up for the Congo Challenge, RAISE Hope will send you a “menu of actions” each month that you can take to make an impact and to contribute to RAISE Hope’s effort to protect and empower Congolese women and girls. Whether you have 5 minutes or 5 hours, there’s an option for you: In March, RAISE Hope will ask you to help us RAISE Awareness and recruit new activists to the ...

At 9:00am EST, Wednesday, March 4, 2009, please join the Enough Project for a global press conference to discuss the International Criminal Court’s decision in the case of Omar al-Bashir, President of Sudan. The ICC prosecutor has applied for an arrest warrant for Mr. Bashir on charges of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. The Court has announced its intention to rule from The Hague, Netherlands, on March 4 ...

A disturbing analysis from the United Nations highlights the intense insecurity throughout Congo's North Kivu province. AFP recently reported findings from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, or OCHA, which documented 7 attacks on relief convoys in North Kivu between February 14 and 24. Citing these attacks, OCHA spokeswoman Elisabeth Byrs noted, "This increase in insecurity could force humanitarian agencies to reduce their operation or limit them...Should this happen, it could have disastrous consequences for the population." Much uncertainty remains in eastern Congo, despite the end of the joint Congolese-Rwandan military operation. And, as Byrs emphasized, ...

The Enough Project’s Darfur Christian Action campaign today launched a new study guide designed to introduce Roman Catholics to Not on Our Watch: The Mission to End Genocide in Darfur and Beyond by Enough Project Co-chair John Prendergast and actor/activist Don Cheadle ...

Here at Enough, we often swap emails with interesting articles and feature stories that we come across in our favorite publications and websites. We wanted to share some of these stories with you as part of our effort to keep you up to date on what you need to know in the world of anti-genocide and crimes against humanity work. The Economist offers an unflinching portrait of the horrific and widespread sexual violence that routinely occurs in conflicts around the world. Last week, Human Rights Watch released “There is No Protection,” a report narrating the human rights challenges facing the ...

Congo/Women, Portraits of War: The Democratic Republic of the Congo is an international photography exhibition and educational campaign to raise awareness of the widespread sexual violence facing women and girls in the Congo. The exhibition features powerful life-size photographs that convey the strength and courage of Congolese women, with accompanying essays that describe the impact of the crisis from a range of perspectives. An advocacy partnership with the RAISE Hope for Congo campaign of the Enough Project at the Center for American Progress provides tools to demand action and involvement from activists all over the globe ...

The precarious peace between northern and southern Sudan stands at a crucial crossroads. Intended by its architects as the cornerstone of peace in a country fractured by conflict, the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, or CPA, has been hamstrung by the National Congress Party’s intransigence, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement’s growing pains, and the international community’s neglect ...

The precarious peace between northern and southern Sudan stands at a crucial crossroads. Intended by its architects as the cornerstone of peace in a country fractured by conflict, the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, or CPA, has been hamstrung by the National Congress Party’s intransigence, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement’s growing pains, and the international community’s neglect ...

Here at Enough, we often swap emails with interesting articles and feature stories that we come across in our favorite publications. We wanted to share some of these stories with you as part of our effort to keep you up to date on what you need to know in the world of anti-genocide and crimes against humanity work. Please give us feedback on this new feature by commenting below. Congo-based journalist Michael Kavanagh wrote a moving tribute to Alison Des Forges, the Rwanda expert and longtime Human Rights Watch researcher, who died last week in a plane crash. Some people ...

Join Children Mending Hearts for an event honoring International Medical Corps for their dedication in supporting the women and children victimized by war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...