Sudan: Comprehensive Peace Agreement and South Sudan Independence
This week's post in the series Enough 101 is the second of two posts offering a brief history of Sudan, and covers the time period beginning in 2002 with the Comprehensive Peace Agreeement negotiations through 2011 with the independence of South Sudan ...
Photo Exhibit of Refugees and Press Conference Push Congress for Action on Sudan
In the foyer of the Rayburn Congressional Office Building on December 14th the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, or USCIRF, sponsored a press conference and photo exhibition where two prominent representatives in the Sudan caucus, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Rep. Frank Wolfe (R-VA), advocated passionately for the human rights of the Sudanese people while photos of refugees at Yida refugee camp who fled Blue Nile and South Kordofan states were on prominent display ...
The End of the LRA? John Prendergast and Experts Discuss the Recent U.S. Deployment and Next Steps
In October, the Obama administration announced the deployment of approximately 100 U.S. military personnel to Central Africa to help end the Lord’s Resistance Army, or LRA. For those who have advocated for increased efforts to put an end to Joseph Kony and his LRA’s reign of terror, the deployment was a welcomed step in the Obama administration’s implementation of its LRA strategy. However, concerns still linger about the failures of past military operations and peace processes, and the numerous efforts needed to foster peace, stability and justice in the region. To address these concerns, Enough Project Co-Founder John Prendergast joined ...
5 Stories You Might Have Missed This Week
A weekly round-up of must-read stories, posted every Friday ...
ICC Chief Addresses Alleged Crimes in Darfur, Enough Urges the Expansion of the ICC’s Mandate
Earlier today,Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal CourtLuis Moreno-Ocampo briefed the UN Security Council about the situation in Darfur, urging the international community to act on the Court’s arrest warrants for Sudanese officials and lambasting Chad and Malawi, which are both State parties to the ICC, for failing to arrest President Bashir on recent visits. But the crimes of these individuals do no stop in Darfur. In addition to well-documented instances of indiscriminate bombing and forced displacement of civilian populations in South Kordofan and Blue Nile, there is evidence of ethnic cleansing of the Nuba people on the part of ...
D.C. Lobbyist for Genocide
For many of us working in the anti-genocide field, one of the comforting facts of life is that the other side does not have a pro-genocide lobby. It used to be a joke of sorts, something we would say to each other to make us feel better about work that can feel intractable and slow-moving. After all, who in their right mind would represent a genocidal dictator? Well, now that question has its answer: Bart S. Fisher ...
Sudan Report: Ongoing Negotiations between the Two Sudans
In a new report, “Negotiations between the Two Sudans: Where They Have Been, Where They Are Going,” the Enough Project examines the proposals laid out by the AUHIP, the SPLM/RSS, and the GoS during the last round of negotiations held last month in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The report indicates that although the SPLM/RSS made significant concessions this time around, the GoS demonstrated a lack of political will to negotiate. While the two parties remain far apart in their positions on three key issues—transitional financial arrangements including oil-related fees, the status of Abyei, and border management—a package deal addressing all three ...
Apple: Think Conflict-Free
The conflict-free movement sweeping the nation was on full display inside New York City’s Grand Central Station at the opening of the Apple store on December 9. Activists inspired by Congolese human rights activist Delly Mawazo Sesete’s petition on Change.org targeting Apple CEO Tim Cook—which has already gained more than 27,000 signatures—gathered to rally in support of Apple’s continued role as an industry leader, and to encourage the company to create the world's first conflict-free product sourcing clean minerals from the Congo ...
The U.S. Loosens Sanctions on Sudan: Reasons for Optimism and Vigilance
Last week the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Controls, or OFAC, lifted many previous restrictions under the Sudan Sanctions Regulations, or SSR, that were hindering the development of South Sudan. To understand the profound implications this shift in policy will have for both Sudan and South Sudan, lawyer and rights activist James Bair provides a legal overview of the sanctions lifted, and how these changes translate to realities on the ground ...
In Sudan’s Forgotten East, Conflict is Likely to Erupt
Malnutrition, extreme poverty, soaring illiteracy, lack of health and education services, and susceptibility to drought and food insecurity are challenges facing the civilian population of a marginalized area of Sudan. The first region which comes to mind is, of course, Darfur, the site of Khartoum’s devastating campaign of displacement and genocide and the focus of much international attention over the past decade. However, these conditions are commonplace throughout much of Sudan’s restive, yet often ignored, eastern region ...
