Open Letter on U.S. Engagement in South Sudan’s Peace Process
In an open letter to Secretary of State John Kerry, Ambassador Susan Rice, and Ambassador Samantha Power, Enough Project Founding Director John Prendergast supports the U.S. Government's ongoing efforts and proposes specific steps for enhancing engagement toward the current South Sudan peace process ...
John Prendergast Testifies before the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission
On March 4, John Prendergast testified before Congress at a hearing held by the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission: “Human Rights Violations in Sudan,” about the need to create leverage over the government of Khartoum to support human rights in Sudan ...
Students Take Action in D.C. as part of The Lemkin Summit: A National Gathering of the Next Generation of Human Rights Defenders
At the end of February, 110 student leaders in the anti-atrocity movement joined Enough Project and partners in D.C. for The Lemkin Summit: A National Gathering of the Next Generation of Human Rights Defenders. Following a weekend of trainings, panels, and networking to develop their advocacy and movement-building skills, the students headed to Capitol Hill to raise awareness and increase support for combating some of the worst human rights atrocities today ...
Will There Ever Be Peace In South Sudan?
Editor's Note: This op-ed was written by Justine Fleischner and Akshaya Kumar and originally appeared in The Daily Beast as "Will There Ever Be Peace In South Sudan?" on February 7th, 2015 ...
ThinkProgress: 7 Things You Need To Know About The Changes To U.S. Sanctions On Sudan
Editor's Note: This op-ed was written by Akshaya Kumar and originally appeared in ThinkProgress as "7 Things You Need To Know About The Changes To U.S. Sanctions On Sudan" on February 20, 2015 ...
New Report: Fool’s Gold – The Case for Scrutinizing Sudan’s Conflict Gold Trade
Gold coming from Sudan is conflict-affected, high-risk, and helping to destabilize the country’s main conflict-zones of Darfur, Blue Nile and South Kordofan, according to a new Enough Project report by Policy Analyst Akshaya Kumar. Fool's Gold: The Case for Scrutinizing Sudan's Conflict Gold Trade provides an overview of conflict-affected gold in Sudan and offers policy recommendations, including urgent action by the United States, the United Nations, and the international gold industry ...
New Report: Gold from Sudan Fuels Atrocities, Requires Industry Red-Flags and New Sanctions
March 4, 2015 --- Gold coming from Sudan is conflict-affected, high-risk, and helping to destabilize the country’s main conflict-zones of Darfur, Blue Nile and South Kordofan, according to a new report published today by the Enough Project ...
Sudan Gold Brief
Gold coming from Sudan is conflict-affected, high-risk, and helping to destabilize the country’s main conflict-zones of Darfur, Blue Nile and South Kordofan. This brief, which stems from our new report Fool's Gold: The Case for Scrutinizing Sudan's Conflict Gold Trade, provides an overview of conflict-affected gold in Sudan and offers policy recommendations ...
Fool’s Gold: The Case for Scrutinizing Sudan’s Conflict Gold Trade
Gold coming from Sudan is conflict-affected, high-risk, and helping to destabilize the country’s main conflict-zones of Darfur, Blue Nile and South Kordofan, according to this new Enough Project report. "Fool's Gold: The Case for Scrutinizing Sudan's Conflict Gold Trade" details how civilians living in communities near these Sudanese gold mining sites have suffered killings, mass rape, and the torching of their homes and fields at the hands of armed groups, including the Sudanese army and government-backed tribal militias. The report also calls for urgent action by the United States, the United Nations, and the international gold industry to red-flag and ...
Testimony of John Prendergast – Human Rights Violations in Sudan
Testimony of John Prendergast, Founding Director of the Enough Project, before the United States Congress Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission hearing on “Human Rights Violations in Sudan,” given on March 4, 2015 ...
