Senate Introduces the Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act
On February 11, the Senators Cardin (D-MD) and Tillis (R-NC), along with thirteen other Senators, introduced the Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2016, S. 2551. This legislation aims to help prevent acts of genocide and mass atrocities, which threaten national and international security, by enhancing United States civilian capacities to prevent and mitigate such crises ...
South Sudan’s Central Bank Demands Accountability for U.S. Dollar Auction
Soon after South Sudan devalued its currency in December 2015, the central bank authorized the auction of U.S dollars to commercial banks to offset the cost of devaluation which had caused the South Sudanese pound to lose its value by 84 percent. Millions of dollars were auctioned to the commercial banks as a result of this move ...
New Brief: Addressing South Sudan’s Economic and Fiscal Crisis
As conditions for ordinary South Sudanese people continue to deteriorate, government mismanagement is combining with economic and political crises to create a “toxic situation,” according to a newly released Enough Project brief. The brief, Addressing South Sudan’s Economic and Fiscal Crisis, calls for action by the international community, and also for commitment by the warring parties to put the needs of the people ahead of their own ...
Boom Town: What happened when Wall Street reform came to Congo’s frontier mining towns
On February 11, Enough published a new piece on the impact Dodd-Frank Section 1502 has had on some of Congo's mining communities, based on field interviews from a recent trip to eastern Congo ...
South Sudan Mismanagement Fuels “Toxic” Crisis
As conditions for ordinary South Sudanese people continue to deteriorate, government mismanagement is combining with economic and political crises to create a “toxic situation,” according to a newly published briefing report by the Enough Project ...
Addressing South Sudan’s Economic and Fiscal Crisis
As conditions for ordinary South Sudanese people continue to deteriorate, government mismanagement is combining with economic and political crises to create a “toxic situation,” according to a Enough Project brief. The brief, Addressing South Sudan’s Economic and Fiscal Crisis, calls for action by the international community, and also for commitment by the warring parties to put the needs of the people ahead of their own ...
Advocates Take Action in D.C. for 2nd Lemkin Summit
From January 30-February 1, approximately 140 activists and student leaders in the anti-atrocity movement came to D.C. to network with one another, develop their advocacy skills, and engage with experts on new approaches and non-traditional tools to end and prevent mass atrocities in places such as the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan, and Sudan ...
Bishop Criticizes Intolerance for Free Speech in South Sudan
In a homily delivered this month, Auxiliary Bishop Santo Laku Pio of the Catholic Archdiocese of Juba said there is increasing intolerance for speaking out against atrocities meted out on civilians in South Sudan. The bishop’s statement underscores a growing repression of free expression in South Sudan ...
Russia Blocks U.N. Security Council Action on Conflict-Affected Gold in Darfur
In the UN Security Council, Russia blocked U.S. and U.K. efforts to address conflict-affected gold in Darfur. Russia’s blocking action came despite findings from the Sudan Sanctions Committee’s Panel of Experts that link illegal exploitation and trafficking of gold and other minerals to violence and instability in Darfur ...
Russia Blocks Security Council Sanctions on Darfur Gold
In the UN Security Council today, Russia blocked U.S. and U.K. efforts to address conflict-affected gold in Darfur. Russia’s blocking action came despite findings from the Sudan Sanctions Committee’s Panel of Experts that link illegal exploitation and trafficking of gold and other minerals to violence and instability in Darfur ...
