Ridding Central Africa of Joseph Kony
Enough's Sasha Lezhnev testifies to Congress on the current state of the LRA ...
In Remarks at UNGA, President Obama Highlights Issue of Corruption
In his remarks at the U.N. General Assembly, President Obama highlighted the issue of corruption and its detrimental effects on governance and development. The President’s remarks underscore the need for leaders to serve their people rather than to use government as a means for personal enrichment ...
Friday Deadline for SEC to Appeal Latest Conflict Minerals Court Ruling
On the heels of a disappointing decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals affirming that one part of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Conflict Minerals Rule is unconstitutional, the SEC and other parties can appeal for a review. The deadline is Friday, October 2 ...
South Sudan’s Oil Sector Facing Challenges: Journalist
In a recent piece, journalist Richard Nield writes about the challenges facing South Sudan's oil sector with September being the first month since independence that the government tendered just one cargo ...
Important Step for Justice as German Court Convicts FDLR Leaders
Almost 15 years since the start of the FDLR's deadly campaign in Congo, leaders of the militia have been held to account for their crimes ...
Challenge to “Conflict Minerals” Court Ruling is Essential
The Enough Project highlighted today the significance of a looming deadline this Friday, October 2, for appeal of a court ruling on U.S. corporate “conflict minerals” reporting. On the heels of a disappointing decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals affirming that one part of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) requirement is unconstitutional, the SEC and other parties can petition for a review. Conflict minerals experts at the Enough Project are available to media for comment and interviews ...
“Double Down” on U.S. Counter-LRA Mission
September 30, 2015 (Washington DC) – The Enough Project’s Sasha Lezhnev testified to Congress today on the current state of Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), and urged continuing U.S. support for efforts to end the group’s nearly three decades-long reign of atrocities ...
Human Rights Attorney: UK Govt Complicit in Abuses in Sudan
The United Kingdom government is complicit in human rights abuses in Sudan according to human rights attorney Ali Agab Nour ...
Crisis in the Central African Republic is Growing
The worst violence in almost a year has flared in the last several days in the capital of the Central African Republic, and clashes in Bangui have left at least 42 people dead ...
New Early Warning Project from the USHMM
Earlier this week, the Simon Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum publicly launched a new tool to forecast the countries at highest risk for state-led mass killings, which aims to "empower officials and advocates to take preventive action and adopt strategies to avert future atrocities.” ...
