Lessons From Darfur: Is The U.N. Setting A New Example In Libya?
Drawing comparisons across foreign policy issues has limited use, of course, because there is so much variation from one situation to the next and thus, they illicit different responses. But in recent years, as a growing consensus has formed around the idea that the international community does indeed have a “responsibility to protect,” an important question has remained: Can we actually get our acts together and effectively protect civilians? ...
PBS NewsHour Profiles Satellite Sentinel Project
In a segment on PBS NewsHour last night, Tom Bearden reported on the Satellite Sentinel Project’s use of imagery from space to track and document the deliberate razing of villages in the Abyei region of Sudan. PBS NewsHour visited DigitalGlobe's satellite control room and analysis center in Colorado and sat down with the Enough Project’s Jonathan Hutson to discuss the significance of having private satellite companies monitor violence in Sudan in real-time ...
In Sudan, Post-Referendum Political Tensions Hit New High
Two months into the post-referendum period, and just four months until Sudan splits, the list of contentious issues the North and South need to work through isn’t getting any shorter. Rather, presidential level talks mediated by the African Union high-level panel were called off this week as the southern ruling party unveiled a collection of documents it says prove the National Congress Party is backing of southern militias ...
International Response to Libya: Lessons from Sudan Advocacy Allow for Faster Action
Just a week after Qaddafi’s crackdown on protestors in Libya, the U.N. Security Council authorized sanctions against the regime and referred the “Brother Leader” to the International Criminal Court. Mobilizing within “weeks” to deploy pressures is lightning speed, as people familiar with the international community’s efforts to quell the Sudanese government attacks on civilians in Darfur know well ...
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‘Today’ Show Highlights Enough Footage of Villages Burning in Abyei
On NBC's "Today" show yesterday morning, Ann Curry drew attention to the razing of two villages in the Abyei region of Sudan, shown in a video obtained by Enough ...
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Kenyan Official Probing Congo Gold Trade Killed
A Kenyan official investigating a large gold smuggling operation from eastern Congo was killed over the weekend in Nairobi, a chilling reminder that smugglers dealing in conflict minerals in Africa’s Great Lakes region are not going to go down without a fight ...
At a Screening Near You: Human Rights Films Not to Miss
It’s that time of year when films seem to come up often in conversation – who’s seen what; what movie or actor has been under-appreciated or over-rated. Three new human rights-related films are making the rounds and come highly recommended ...
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