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U.N. Report: ‘Condemnation is Insufficient’ for South Kordofan Atrocities

U.N. Report: 'Condemnation is Insufficient' for South Kordofan Atrocities
In the most comprehensive cataloguing of gross human rights violations committed in the conflict so far, a June UNMIS human rights report seen by Enough provides gruesome details of brazen executions of civilians, intimidation and assault of U.N. personnel, and forced returns and displacement of populations, all acts that may constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity ...

Enough Project in the News on Sudan

Enough Project in the News on Sudan
The independence of South Sudan has been a historical event not only for the country but for all of Africa. It has attracted worldwide media attention, and even some featuring our very own Enough Team, including Co-founder John Prendergast and Co-captain of the Darfur Dream Team Luol Deng, who have been on the ground in Juba. The following is an overview of recent, select media coverage that mention the Enough Project in Sudan ...

Chicagoans Walk with Darfur and Celebrate South Sudan Independence

Chicagoans Walk with Darfur and Celebrate South Sudan Independence
On Saturday, July 9, more than 160 students, activists, and Sudanese community members gathered at Diversey Harbor in Chicago, IL to raise funds to support Darfuri refugee education and celebrate the independence of South Sudan. The students of Youth United for Darfur, the Chicagoland coalition of high schools and colleges working together for peace and education for the people of Darfur, organized the inaugural Walk with Darfur, which raised over $1,000 to support our Darfur Dream Team Sister Schools Program’s efforts at Ali Dinar A school in Djabal refugee camp in eastern Chad ...

Reflecting on Role of Local Media, as Congolese Journalist Gunned Down

Reflecting on Role of Local Media, as Congolese Journalist Gunned Down
Amid the militia fighting, struggle over resources, and mass displacement of civilians in eastern Congo, there are many heroes whose names we in the West rarely hear. They are the teachers, the nurses, aid workers, and advocates who work thanklessly for peace in the midst of communities that have been ravaged by violence. Among some of the bravest on the front lines of the conflict are those who write the headlines and read the radio dispatches: the Congolese journalists, many of whom display both moral and physical courage in shining a light on the atrocities and gross human rights violations ...

South Sudan Celebrates Independence

South Sudan
After decades of war and struggle, South Sudan became the world's newest nation on July 9, 2011. After the celebrations, the country faces major obstacles and much must be done to bring a permanent peace between both Sudans ...

Satellite Sentinel Project Documents New Eyewitness Reports and Visual Evidence of Mass Graves in Sudan

The Satellite Sentinel Project (SSP) has revealed visual evidence of mass graves in South Kordofan, which corroborates new eyewitness reports, obtained by SSP, of systematic killings and mass burials in this conflict-torn region of Sudan. The evidence found by SSP is consistent with allegations that the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and northern militias have engaged in a campaign of killing civilians ...

Luol Deng Reflects on Basketball, South Sudan

South Sudan
Chicago Bulls star Luol Deng, back in his native South Sudan for the country's independence, reflects on his life, basketball and his country, after giving a clinic to young players ...

Luol Deng – Hoops in the World’s Newest Nation

Chicago Bulls star Luol Deng, a native of South Sudan, is back in Juba to set up a basketball clinic for young South Sudanese and to celebrate independence of the world's newest nation. A day before the momentous event, Deng joins a practice game with young members of the NBA Africa basketball camp in Juba ...

Report: Shift Needed in U.S. Policy Toward Sudan

Report: Shift Needed in U.S. Policy Toward Sudan
While the Republic of South Sudan celebrates independence as the world’s newest nation, the rest of Sudan remains a chronically unstable state that threatens peace in both Sudans and the region, said the Enough Project in a new report, “Rethinking Sudan After Southern Secession.” ...

At Progressive Conference, Considering Obama’s Record

At Progressive Conference, Considering Obama’s Record
At the Campus Progress annual conference recently, a reporter asked me about my opinion of President Obama’s record. I told her, "I think there are some, not broken promises, but the realities of Washington sort of hit a lot of people hard, especially young people who have lofty goals and big dreams, and it's hard to face reality sometimes." In part, I was thinking about some of the shortcomings in the Obama administration's response to conflict in Sudan and Congo and the problem of the LRA ...