30th African Union Summit: Spotlight on Corruption Welcome
The 30th Assembly of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union from January 28-29 will focus on: "Winning the Fight against Corruption: A Sustainable Path to Africa’s Transformation." ...
Enough’s 5 Recommended Reads | January 25, 2018
Enough's 5 Recommended Reads is a biweekly series featuring important stories you may have missed. To align with the 30th African Union Summit's (January 22-29, 2018) focus on corruption, this installation highlights products related to Enough's work on violent kleptocracy. ...
African Union and IGAD Urged to Clamp Down on Spoilers Undermining South Sudan’s Peace Process
New Report Details How Repeated Failure by Regional Bodies to Follow Words with Action Fuels War in South Sudan ...
The Hill Op-ed: Sudan’s New Cold War Gambit
Note: This op-ed originally appeared in The Hill and was written by the Enough Project’s Founding Director John Prendergast and Senior Policy Advisor Omer Ismail ...
U.S. Announces First Sanctions Under Global Magnitsky Act, Naming Individuals in South Sudan, Congo, and Other Countries
Enough Project lauds first critical step toward justice and accountability for corrupt officials who target human rights defenders, journalists Washington, DC – Today, the United States announced its first set of sanctions under the Global Magnitsky Act. Individuals named include Benjamin Bol Mel of South Sudan, and Dan Gertler related to activities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The Enough Project actively supported the passage of Global Magnitsky, and along with other concerned organizations has advocated for implementation of the law since it was adopted. Experts at Enough and its investigative initiative The Sentry are available for further comment, analysis, and interviews. John Prendergast, Founding ...
Justice for Atrocities Against Children in Congo Advances at Both Local and International Levels
Two landmark decisions advancing justice in the Democratic Republic of Congo came down last week ...
U.S. Sanctions LRA Ivory Traffickers: Important Step, but More Comprehensive Approach Needed, Say Experts
Enough Project praises this step and calls for broader actions on ivory trafficking networks, corrupt officials in South Sudan, Sudan, and Uganda in order to impact Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army and “rampant” poaching of endangered elephants in the region Washington, DC -- This week, the U.S. placed targeted sanctions on two key figures involved in the illegal trafficking of ivory for Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). After the United States and African Union disappointingly pulled out its counter-LRA mission in April 2017, the sanctions are an important step that must be built on significantly. A more comprehensive approach to counter both the ...
New Report: “Radical Intolerance: Sudan’s Religious Oppression and Embrace of Extremist Groups”
In this new report, author Dr. Suliman Baldo, Enough Project Senior Advisor, examines the Sudanese government’s persecution of Christians and many others in Sudan ...
New Report Spotlights Sudan’s Oppression of Religious Minorities and Embrace of Extremist Groups
Continued religious persecution against Christians and other religious minorities, and ties with violent extremist groups, raises critical questions about the Khartoum regime’s role and true interests as a U.S. counterterrorism partner ...
Enough’s 5 Recommended Reads | Conflict Minerals Special Edition | December 7
Enough's 5 Recommended Reads is a biweekly series featuring important stories you may have missed. This week's special edition features information about conflict minerals from throughout 2017. ...
