Right to the Truth: What is it and Why Does it Matter?
In recognition of one of the newest universal human rights, March 24 was proclaimed in 2010 to be the International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims. First litigated in a case against Ecuador for failing to provide truth and justice for the family of a victim, the understanding of the right to truth has expanded over time as belonging not only to members of victims’ families, but to all members of society. While not a substitute for justice, truth is essential to ensuring lasting peace in conflict-affected communities ...
Feeling the Movement – A Reflection on the Lemkin Summit
Ohio University student and STAND Campaigns Coordinator Luke Kubacki reflects on his experience at the Lemkin Summit: A National Gathering of the Next Generation of Human Rights Defenders in February 2015 ...
Breaking: ICC “Terminator” Trial to Scene of the Crime?
March 19, 2015 --- Today, judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) made an historic recommendation to start the war crimes trial of Bosco Ntaganda in the Democratic Republic of Congo. If approved, this would be the first ICC trial to start outside the court’s headquarters in The Hague, Netherlands ...
John Prendergast Testifies before the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission
On March 4, John Prendergast testified before Congress at a hearing held by the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission: “Human Rights Violations in Sudan,” about the need to create leverage over the government of Khartoum to support human rights in Sudan ...
New Report: Fool’s Gold – The Case for Scrutinizing Sudan’s Conflict Gold Trade
Gold coming from Sudan is conflict-affected, high-risk, and helping to destabilize the country’s main conflict-zones of Darfur, Blue Nile and South Kordofan, according to a new Enough Project report by Policy Analyst Akshaya Kumar. Fool's Gold: The Case for Scrutinizing Sudan's Conflict Gold Trade provides an overview of conflict-affected gold in Sudan and offers policy recommendations, including urgent action by the United States, the United Nations, and the international gold industry ...
Sudan Gold Brief
Gold coming from Sudan is conflict-affected, high-risk, and helping to destabilize the country’s main conflict-zones of Darfur, Blue Nile and South Kordofan. This brief, which stems from our new report Fool's Gold: The Case for Scrutinizing Sudan's Conflict Gold Trade, provides an overview of conflict-affected gold in Sudan and offers policy recommendations ...
New Report: Gold from Sudan Fuels Atrocities, Requires Industry Red-Flags and New Sanctions
March 4, 2015 --- Gold coming from Sudan is conflict-affected, high-risk, and helping to destabilize the country’s main conflict-zones of Darfur, Blue Nile and South Kordofan, according to a new report published today by the Enough Project ...
7 Groups That Agree With the UN’s Decision to Impose Sanctions on Spoilers in South Sudan
Today, the U.N. Security Council unanimously passed a resolution that creates a targeted sanctions regime on spoilers of peace in South Sudan. This Storify combines some immediate responses from groups and bodies including the Enough Project, Human Rights Watch, the African and European Unions, and more ...
Groups call on Secretary Kerry to appoint New Special Envoy for Great Lakes Region and DRC
Twenty-three organizations and individuals who both work in and advocate for stability, peace, and prosperity in the DRC and the entire Great Lakes Region of Africa signed a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry asking him to appoint a new, high-level Special Envoy to continue the great work of Senator Feingold and seize advantage of the momentum that has been generated through U.S. engagement in this region of the world. To break stride and look away now would be a huge blow for security, peace, and stability in this region that has seen little of each for a long ...
Coalition Sign-On for Appointment of New Special Envoy for Great Lakes Region and DRC
Today, 22 organizations and individuals who both work in and advocate for stability, peace, and prosperity in the DRC and the entire Great Lakes Region of Africa signed a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry asking him to appoint a new, high-level Special Envoy to continue the great work of Senator Feingold and seize advantage of the momentum that has been generated through U.S. engagement in this region of the world ...
