“We Must Not Be Silent”: Rep. McGovern Testifies about Human Rights Crisis in Sudan
As part of swell in attention to the ongoing crisis in the Nuba Mountains from Sudan seasoned advocates in Congress, U.S. Representative Jim McGovern (D-MA) delivered a speech on the House floor yesterday calling on the U.S. government to increase efforts to address the deteriorating humanitarian conditions in the embattled state of South Kordofan ...
Government Strategy in Jonglei Raises Concerns
Three months following a devastating attack in Jonglei in December, the South Sudan government has launched a number of initiatives that, without recalibration, will fall short of achieving the intended goal of securing sustained peace in the state ...
New Factsheet: Implications of Oil Shutdown for South Sudan
In a recently released fact sheet, “What Could the Oil Shutdown Mean for South Sudan?” Sudan Policy Analyst Jennifer Christian outlines what the January 2012 oil production shutdown in South Sudan means for the economic future of the country ...
A Show of Unity Among Sudan’s Opposition?
Last week, the coalition known as the Sudan Revolutionary Front, or SRF, comprised of Darfuri rebel movements, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North, or SPLM-N, and the Beja Congress, met with two prominent Sudanese opposition parties to discuss their common goal of overthrowing the regime in Khartoum. The efforts of Sudan’s opposition parties to build a cohesive political strategy is wise, particularly if the coalition hopes to court international support for its fierce opposition to the NCP-led Khartoum regime ...
In Congo, Lubanga Conviction Raises Questions About Bosco Ntaganda
Thomas Lubanga, the former leader of the Union of Congolese Patriots, or UPC, was convicted by the International Criminal Court last week for the conscription and use of child soldiers during the Ituri civil war from 2002 to 2003 in Congo’s Orientale province. The three-year long trial—the ICC’s first—garnered attention in eastern Congo not only because the region was the scene of Lubanga’s crimes but also because there are a handful of other rebel leaders who should face a similar fate ...
Lyn Lusi – In Memorium
Lyn Lusi, the co-founder of HEAL Africa in eastern Congo, passed away last weekend. Guest blogger Naama Haviv of Jewish World Watch wrote this tribute ...
Congress to Consider Expansion of Rewards for Justice Program
The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade is now considering legislation that would expand the Rewards for Justice Program to bolster efforts to arrest the most wanted international criminals, including longtime leader of Lord’s Resistance Army Joseph Kony ...
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Donor Meeting for Sudan ‘Called Off’ Amid Ongoing Khartoum-led Atrocities
An international conference aimed to shore up investment in Sudan was “called off” this week after the United States and other countries suggested they would not attend the meeting, according to news outlets. The cancellation of the conference comes as yet another blow for a Khartoum regime already facing a tightening noose around its economy ...
George Clooney, Leading Rights Activists, Congressmen Arrested at Protest Demanding End to Government-led Violence in Sudan
“Al-Bashir to the ICC! Al-Bashir to the ICC!” The call-and-response rang out this morning as hundreds of people marched towards the Sudanese embassy to stand in solidarity with the people of Sudan and demand that its government abandon their weapons of mass starvation. In the culminating event for the national day of action for Sudan, actor and activist George Clooney was joined by his father, Nick Clooney, Enough Project Co-founder John Prendergast, and an inspiring line-up of U.S. Congressmen, human rights activists, and faith leaders ...
