North Kivu Civil Society for a Conflict-Free Minerals Supply Chain
Amid uncertainty and frustrations spurred by a looming insurgency by ICC-indicted Bosco Ntaganda, the coalition of civil society groups acting as the local conflict-minerals watchdog, known by its French acronym GATT-RN, is steadfast in ensuring that efforts toward legitimate minerals sourcing in eastern Congo do not lose momentum ...
Bosco Ntaganda’s Desperation
Eastern Congo’s “Terminator,” the rebel chief and erstwhile Kinshasa ally Bosco Ntaganda, has apparently gotten spooked. Two weeks after Thomas Lubanga, Ntaganda’s former boss, was convicted for war crimes by the International Criminal Court, and amid calls by the Congolese civil societies and the international community to arrest him, Ntaganda appears on a mission to orchestrate a show-of-force in the Kivus ...
Top U.N. Human Rights Official Condemns Sudan Leader’s Incitement of War Crimes
U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay condemned a series of inflammatory statements by the governor of Sudan’s South Kordofan state, Ahmed Haroun. His speech, which was caught on camera and published by Al Jazeera, calls for Sudanese troops to take no prisoners in the fight against the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North, or SPLM-N, rebels in South Kordofan. Haroun tells the soldiers, "Don’t bring them [the rebels] back, eat them alive." ...
‘A New Generation of Justice’: KONY 2012 Part II Addresses Criticisms and Goes Beyond Making Kony Famous
The goal behind last month’s release of KONY 2012 wasn’t to make it the most viral video of all time—though it did achieve that distinction—but to create global momentum that would lead to the apprehension of Joseph Kony and bring an end to the brutality of his Lord’s Resistance Army. The goal of making him famous was achieved in record time, and now Invisible Children is working to focus these massive amounts of energy and willpower by releasing KONY 2012 Part II: Beyond Famous ...
5 Stories You Might Have Missed This Week
A weekly round-up of must-read stories, posted every Friday ...
Nick Kristof: Darfur “Just Grabbed Hold of Me and Wouldn’t Let Go”
Nicholas Kristof, an American journalist who is most well-known for his New York Times column, shares why he felt compelled to share the stories of Darfuri families ...
Tin, Tungsten, Gold Smelters: Time to Go Conflict-free
Leading electronics companies are trying to make it as easy as possible for their key suppliers to go conflict-free, and it’s time for those companies to take up the offer. Intel, HP, and the GE Foundation yesterday announced that they have pooled funds in a new incentive program for smelters—the key chokepoint in the conflict minerals supply chain—to get audited to be conflict-free ...
Congressional Letter to Obama and Clinton Asks the U.S. to Make Sudan a Priority at Upcoming High-level Meetings
As the two Sudans remain locked in vicious border clashes, the humanitarian costs are piling up. On March 30, Representative Barbara Lee (D-CA) along with 67 of her fellow members of Congress sent a letter to President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton highlighting several upcoming opportunities the U.S. has to address the urgent situation in Sudan ...
Enough 101: What is the White Army?
This week's post in the series Enough 101 looks at the history of the White Army in South Sudan ...
Returning to Our Roots: Duke’s Advisory Committee for Investment Responsibility and ‘Conflict Minerals’
This oped by three student leaders in the Coalition for a Conflict-Free Duke, Liz Hannah, Saira Butt, and Sanjay Kishore, originally appeared in The Duke Chronicle ...
