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July/August Monthly Update — Eastern Congo

July/August Monthly Update -- Eastern Congo
The euphoria of the elections last year in the Congo has been followed by disappointments. Since January, the eastern Kivu provinces have seen some of the worst violence of the past 10 years as militias clash among themselves and with the national army. The national government has not shown the leadership necessary to deal with the violence. Meanwhile, the army remains the worst human rights abuser in the country, and has contributed to rather than helped to mitigate insecurity in eastern Congo. The focus of the international community has drifted since the successful elections. Severe violence in western Congo in ...

July/August Monthly Update — Northern Uganda

July/August Monthly Update -- Northern Uganda
Finally, after 11 months, the Juba peace talks are beginning to deal with the core issues of a conflict that has plagued Uganda for more than 20 years. After being in recess for most of May, talks resumed on May 31 to tackle the thorny issue of reconciliation and accountability. The Ugandan government is offering the Lord's Resistance Army a "soft landing" -- protection from prosecution by the International Criminal Court, which has issued arrest warrants against four top LRA commanders, in exchange for submission to local traditional reconciliations ceremonies. Hoping to avoid arrest and accountability, the LRA is arguing ...

How to Protect Civilians in Eastern Chad (Activist Brief)

How to Protect Civilians in Eastern Chad (Activist Brief)
Half a million internally displaced persons, refugees, and other conflict-affected civilians are vulnerable to the steadily escalating violence in eastern Chad. The regional contagion that is Darfur -- which is fueling instability throughout the region -- requires a comprehensive strategy, of which a crucial component is protecting civilians in neighboring countries ...

Press Release: Khartoum Bombs and the World Debates

ENOUGH analyses the no-fly zone question and applies a “balance of consequences” test. It concludes that a militarily-enforced stand-alone no-fly zone would have unintended repercussions: the regime would likely ground all aid flights and use any international attack as a rallying cry throughout the Arab and Muslim worlds, the rebels would likely increase attacks, and the proxy war between Sudan and neighboring Chad – which would likely host the aircraft to be used in a no-fly zone, would further deteriorate, spurring new rounds of cross-border attacks ...

Khartoum Bombs and the World Debates: How to Confront Aerial Attacks in Darfur (Activist Brief)

Khartoum Bombs and the World Debates: How to Confront Aerial Attacks in Darfur (Activist Brief)
Military enforcement of a stand alone no-fly zone is not a policy panacea for ending the death and destruction in Darfur, and would likely make matters worse. The focus instead must center on increasing pressure on all parties to move forward in the peace process and on the government, in particular, to facilitate the unconditional and rapid deployment of the hybrid force ...

Press Release: Peacekeeping for Protection and Peace in Darfur

The international community must move swiftly to protect the people of Darfur, says the ENOUGH Project in a strategy briefing released today ...

Peacekeeping for Protection and Peace in Darfur: Requirements for the Success of the U.N./A.U. Hybrid Mission

Peacekeeping for Protection and Peace in Darfur:  Requirements for the Success of the U.N./A.U. Hybrid Mission
Several critical factors will determine whether the proposed peacekeeping mission will achieve success and finally fulfill the international community’s responsibility to protect civilians in Darfur: mandate, management, manpower, mobility, methodology, and money.<br /> ...

Press Release: An Axis of Peace for Darfur

In a strategy briefing released today, the ENOUGH Project calls for a new multilateral peace and protection initiative for Darfur from the three countries with the most leverage in Sudan: the U.S., France, and China ...

Press Release: The Answer to the Lord’s Resistance Army

In a strategy paper released today, ENOUGH calls for strong U.S. leadership in a coordinated international push to end Africa's longest-running war: the 20-year conflict in northern Uganda ...

The Answer to the Lord’s Resistance Army (Activist Brief)

The Answer to the Lord's Resistance Army (Activist Brief)
Absent political pressure from concerned American citizens and credible leadership and clear demands from the U.S. Congress, it is unlikely that the Bush administration will significantly step up its involvement in support of peace in northern Uganda ...