Duke Students Appeal to ‘Favorite Dukie,’ Apple CEO Tim Cook, for Conflict-Free iPhone
"As students from your alma mater, Duke University, we're writing to you -- our favorite Duke alum -- to join our cause for conflict-free electronics. The time is ripe for change," wrote Duke studuent leaders Stefani Jones and Sanjay Kishore in this letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook ...
How Our Cell Phones Link Us to Congo’s Sexual Violence Epidemic
Actress and activist Robin Wright wrote this oped that originally appeared on the action-oriented website TakePart to inspired advocates to join the movement demanding conflict-free electronics from Congo. Wright recently traveled to the war-torn eastern region of Congo with a team from the Enough Project, who also produced her video trip diaries ...
Threat of Renewed Ethnic Conflict in Eastern Congo Rises Ahead of Vote Count
The announcement of legislative election results expected this Friday, January 13, may spark renewed ethnic violence in eastern Congo. Allegations of intentional destruction and falsification of ballots in favor of the presidential majority have intensified the already tense electoral climate in North Kivu ...
Congolese Rape Survivor Shares her Story: “Tell Them We Need Peace”
This is an Enough Moment about a mother and rape survivor in eastern Congo, whose name has been changed to protect her identity. She describes the violent attack against her family in 2005 that claimed the life of her late husband, and how she has slowly pieced her life back together. She longs to share her story with Congo’s President Kabila, and to tell him to bring peace to Congo ...
From ‘Dragon Tattoo’ to Congo: Combatting the Scourge of Violence Against Women
Actress and activist Robin Wright recently traveled to eastern Congo with the Enough Project. Her op-ed reflecting on the trip and what advocates can do to promote peace originally appeared on the homepage of Huffington Post, along with her video trip diaries ...
NBC’s ‘Rock Center’ Hosts Satellite Sentinel Project Co-founder George Clooney
Satellite Sentinel Project’s Co-founder George Clooney appeared on NBC’s “Rock Center” with Brian Williams on January 9 to talk about celebrity, privacy, and his “other passion,” the Satellite Sentinel Project ...
Fresh FDLR Attacks in Congo Highlight Complexity of Protecting Civilians
Eight years after the official end to the war in Congo, violence endures in the eastern portion of the country as the region remains overrun with rebel groups leaving civilians to bear the brunt of weak civilian protection measures. A horrific example of this is the latest round of attacks on civilians by the FDLR rebel group took place on January 2 and 3 in a remote area of eastern Congo’s South Kivu province ...
Darfur: The Doha Peace Process, December 2010-present
This week's post in the series Enough 101 looks at the history of the Darfur conflict from late 2010 to present, building off of last week's post that covered 2003 to 2006 ...
Invitation to L.A. Award Ceremony Honoring Global Women’s Ambassador Melanne Verveer
Jewish World Watch, Enough's longtime partner in the fight against genocide and mass atrocities, will host its fifth annual "I Witness" award ceremony this week. Executive Director Fred Kramer wrote this guest post inviting readers to the event, which will honor renowned women's rights advocate Ambassador Melanne Verveer ...
For Durable Solutions to Recent South Sudan Violence, Four Issues Are Key: Enough Project
As reports continue to emerge concerning the aftermath of a recent resurgence of inter-communal violence between the Lou-Nuer and Murle communities of Jonglei state, the government of the Republic of South Sudan, supported by the international community, must redouble its efforts to address the more systemic causes of this and other such instances of inter-communal violence throughout the new nation, the Enough Project said. Without robust government intervention, violence between the communities and attacks on civilians will continue ...
