Ugandan Court Orders Amnesty for LRA Commander Kwoyelo, Appeal Pends
The trial of former Lord’s Resistance Army commander Thomas Kwoyelo took a new turn but did not conclusively end yesterday when the High Court of Uganda ordered that Kwoyelo be granted amnesty ...
Refugee Camp in South Sudan Bombed, Sparking Calls for International Response
With attention focused on the tense Sudan-South Sudan talks in Addis Ababa this week, media coverage only paused for a moment to recognize yet another aerial bombardment of a refugee site in South Sudan ...
New Enough Briefing: Countering Inter-Communal Violence in South Sudan
Recent waves of inter-communal violence, characterized by attacks on civilians and deliberate targeting of humanitarian outposts and services, have engulfed South Sudan’s Jonglei state, particularly around the town of Pibor. In Enough’s most recent paper, “Urgent Steps to Counter Inter-Communal Violence in South Sudan,” Jennifer Christian, Amanda Hsiao, and John Prendergast examine not only the most recent flare ups of violence between the Lou-Nuer and Murle ethnic groups in Jonglei state but also evaluate holistic steps the government of the Republic of South Sudan, or RSS, and the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, or UNMISS, must take in order ...
State Delegate Takes First Step to Make Maryland Conflict-free
On Wednesday night, Gaithersburg, Maryland became the epicenter of the grassroots movement to end the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The small, unassuming town reminds you of something out of a scene from "Gone with the Wind." Complete with an old train station and a main street lined with small storefronts, Gaithersburg isn’t the place where you might necessarily expect neighbors, students, community leaders, and Congolese immigrants to gather to discuss how their community can affect change in the Congo ...
Invisible Children: Building a Movement
The three founders of Enough Project’s partner organization Invisible Children, an advocacy organization dedicated to ending the Lord’s Resistance Army, share their story and what inspired them to start a nationwide movement ...
Former LRA Rebel Graduates from University, A Testament to Importance of Amnesty Law
Sam Kolo, once known as a high-ranking commander and spokesperson for the Lord’s Resistance Army, or LRA, graduated from Gulu University last week with a degree in business administration. In an interview with the Ugandan Daily Monitor after the ceremony, Kolo said he regrets that so many of his former comrades remain in the bush. “We would be jubilating with them,” he said ...
Brewing Siege? Satellite Sentinel Project Reveals Evidence of SAF Encircling Key Nuba Area
The Satellite Sentinel Project is issuing a human security alert for the Nuba Mountains region of South Kordofan, Sudan, including the Kauda Valley, based on new evidence from satellite imagery and analysis presented in a report released today ...
Somalia: What is al-Shabaab?
This week's post in the series Enough 101 provides an overview of the Somali militant group al-Shabaab ...
Khartoum and the International Community: Breaking the Cycle of Theft and Complacency
Ahead of last week’s negotiations between Sudan and South Sudan on a commercial oil agreement, allegations came to light that the government of Sudan is again up to its old thieving tricks. This op-ed originally appeared on Global Post ...
ICC to Try Four Kenyans in Decision Seen as Key to Preventing Future Election Bloodshed
Judges at the International Criminal Court confirmed charges against four prominent Kenyans wanted on allegations they orchestrated violence that left an estimated 1,200 people dead after the late 2007 elections. The decision marked the “first solid step” in pursuit of justice for the victims and a crucial move in deterring violence ahead of upcoming presidential elections, said an advocate in the Kenyan capital ...
