The Internet as a ‘Miracle Solution’ for Congo
According to a new report by Freedom House, only 1.7 percent of Congolese accessed the Internet in 2012 ...
Dreams Deferred in Abyei: Interactive Timeline
Abyei, a resource-rich area on the Sudan-South Sudan border, is a flashpoint for violent conflict between the Sudans. This interactive timeline traces key events in the area from the 2004 Abyei Protocol to the present day ...
New Report: Expectations for Companies’ Conflict Minerals Reporting
Today, the Enough Project along with the Responsible Sourcing Network released a report,"Expectations for Companies' Conflict Minerals Reporting", that articulates key reporting components that are important to socially responsible investors and rights groups who have been advocates for a clean minerals trade ...
Five Stories You May Have Missed This Week
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A weekly roundup of must-read stories, posted every Friday ...
UN Security Council Issues Sudans Statements, Addresses Violence in Jonglei
On August 23, the U.N. Security Council issued a presidential statement addressing the ongoing situations in Sudan and South Sudan, breaking nearly a yearlong silence on the issue ...
Report: The Economics of Ethnic Cleansing in Darfur
This year, the resurgence of violence by the Janjaweed militias in Darfur has displaced over 300,000 people. A new report by the Enough Project, “The Economics of Ethnic Cleansing in Darfur,” examines the patterns of recent violence and confirms the Sudanese government’s economic and security incentives for sponsoring violence and instability in Darfur ...
Women and Congo: When We Are Together, We Are Strong
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Congolese human rights activist Neema Namadamu and her fellow Maman Shujaa (‘Hero Women’ in Swahili) work to show the resilience and importance of women in Congo who live in an environment that is violently oppressive to women ...
Activists Bring One Million Bones to the National Mall
On June 8, thousands of volunteers clad in white placed one million handcrafted clay and paper mache bones on the National Mall in Washington, D.C ...
Satellite Imagery Confirms Troops in the Demilitarized Zone in the Sudans
A new report by the Satellite Sentinel Project, or SSP, reveals that Sudan and South Sudan have troops in at least 14 locations within their contested border zone in violation of September 2012 agreements to demilitarize the border region ...