Oregon At The Forefront Of Sustainable Conflict Mineral Procurement
On June 7, 2019, Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed S.B. 471, making Oregon the third state in the country to pass such a policy with regard to the State’s purchase of electronic products which may contain conflict minerals ...
George Clooney and John Prendergast in Politico: How Congress Can Help Stop the Killing in Sudan
Clooney and Prendergast write, "the U.S. Congress and Executive Branch—along with the African Union and European Union—have a second chance to create serious consequences for serious crimes and to invest in high-level diplomacy to bring civilian rule to Sudan." ...
Enough Project Condemns Military Attack on Civilian Protesters in Khartoum
Today, in a violent offensive action, Sudanese security forces attacked peaceful protesters in the capital Khartoum, killing at least 13 people, according to the latest reports from eyewitnesses. The Enough Project condemns in the strongest terms this cowardly attack by security forces against peaceful protesters demanding a civilian government in Sudan. The ruling Transitional Military Council bears the full responsibility and must be held accountable for this massacre ...
Applications Open for Next School Year: Enough Project’s Student Upstander Program
The Enough Project’s Student Upstander program is designed to develop a network of committed student activists on campuses across the country to draw on the power of student leadership to support peace in East and Central Africa. Apply for the 2019-2020 academic year now ...
Covert Capital: Illicit Finance in DR Congo
On May 22, 2019, the Enough Project co-hosted an event with the Atlantic Council titled “Covert Capital: Illicit Finance in DR Congo.” The panelists discuss how Kabila and his allies manipulated the DRC’s financial sector and what it means for embattled President Félix Tshisekedi and the Congolese people ...
Secretive International Network Attempted to Take Over a Quarter of DR Congo’s Banking Sector
The Sentry’s latest report reveals activities of investment bank linked to former President Joseph Kabila ...
New DR Congo Investigative Report: Covert Capital
A new investigation by Enough's partner, The Sentry, has uncovered how family members and allies of former President Joseph Kabila attempted to acquire a stake in three commercial banks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, accounting for more than one quarter of Congo’s $5 billion banking sector ...
A Bipartisan, Bicameral Group of 92 Lawmakers Urge Support For Civilian-Led Transitional Government in Sudan
Bipartisan, bicameral group of 92 members of Congress have written to Treasury Secretary Mnuchin and Secretary of State Pompeo calling for a range of specific actions to support a transition to civilian authority in Sudan that reflects the will of the Sudanese people ...
Sudan: Protestors and Transitional Military Council Avert “Tiananmen” Moment in Khartoum
Today's news from Khartoum indicate a lowering of the tension in the standoff between the Transitional Military Council (TMC) and the Coalition of Freedom and Change, a coalition of professional and civil society organizations and opposition parties, and the major force behind the popular uprising in Sudan. This followed two days of heightened tensions during which the two parties appeared headed toward confrontation, stoked by threats from a military commander ...
New Report: Strategies for Cleaning Up Corruption in Post-Election DR Congo
In a new report released today, The Sentry highlights the pervasive role of profiteers and financiers in the perpetration of atrocities, pointing to critical omissions in the ways those crimes are prosecuted ...
