Democratic Republic of Congo Content
Map Highlights Environmental and Natural Resource Crimes in Africa
A new map in a Bloomberg BNA International Environment Reporter article by Wachira Kigotho shows the different types of environmental and natural resource crimes in different parts of Africa that are contributing to migration flows from the continent ...
California Passes Ban on Ivory Sales
In a positive development, the AB 96 bill passed in the California state legislature and thereafter was signed into action by Governor Jerry Brown on Sunday, October 4, 2015, closing loopholes in illicit ivory sales. The Enough Project joins the Wildlife Conservation Society and the 96 Elephants campaign in praising Governor Jerry Brown for signing the legislation and making a significant contribution to combating the illicit ivory trade ...
LRA Abductions Increase Over Past 3 Months
The Resolve LRA Crisis Initiative and Invisible Children have released an updated LRA Crisis Tracker report, The State of the LRA [September 2015 Update]. The report details a significant increase in LRA abductions in 2015, totaling 417 Congolese civilians from January through August ...
SEC & Amnesty Petition for Review of Recent Conflict Minerals Rule Decision
In a promising development, on Friday, October 2 the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Amnesty International both filed petitions for a review of the most recent court decision on the SEC’s Conflict Minerals Rule ...
Kony in Congress: Enough, Friends of Minzoto, Resolve LRA Crisis Initiative Testify on the LRA
In a moving day on Capitol Hill, a prominent Congolese activist and two LRA experts testified in Congress about the need for continued U.S. support to help end the horrific atrocities of the Lord's Resistance Army in central Africa ...
Foreign Policy Op-ed: The Imperfect Trial of Congo’s ‘Terminator’
As Bosco Ntaganda faces charges of war crimes at the Hague, those watching from Congo debate what comes next for their country ...
Friday Deadline for SEC to Appeal Latest Conflict Minerals Court Ruling
On the heels of a disappointing decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals affirming that one part of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Conflict Minerals Rule is unconstitutional, the SEC and other parties can appeal for a review. The deadline is Friday, October 2 ...
Child Soldiers Prevention Act a Tool to Leverage U.S. Foreign Aid to End Use of Child Soldiers
In conflict zones from Somalia to South Sudan, government armies and rebel groups are using child soldiers. In a new CNN op-ed, Rachel Stohl and Jo Becker argue that the Child Soldiers Prevention Act gives the White House a potentially powerful tool in the effort to end the recruitment and exploitation of children as soldiers ...
Important Step for Justice as German Court Convicts FDLR Leaders
Almost 15 years since the start of the FDLR's deadly campaign in Congo, leaders of the militia have been held to account for their crimes ...
Testimony of Sasha Lezhnev – Ridding Central Africa of Joseph Kony: Continuing U.S. Support
Testimony of Sasha Lezhnev, Enough Project Associate Director of Policy, before the House Foreign Affairs Committee's Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations hearing on “Ridding Central Africa of Joseph Kony: Continuing U.S. Support,” given on September 30, 2015 ...
