NY Times Reports Suspicious Congo Transactions of $95.7 million; Treasury Department Should Alert Banks
Enough Project calls on the U.S. Treasury Department, European governments to work with financial institutions to address news reports of suspicious transactions in the Democratic Republic of Congo ...
“Merci Congo”: An Inspiring Film on Congo by Director Paul Freedman
A new film, Merci Congo, by filmmaker Paul Freedman explores the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo that has torn lives apart and killed millions of people – and what we as individuals can do to help stop it ...
Dec. 9 Marks Intl. Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime
Today, the United Nations marks the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime. The purpose of this day is to raise awareness of the Genocide Convention, which was adopted on December 9, 1948, and its role in combating and preventing the crime of genocide. It is also intended to commemorate and honor victims of genocide ...
“A Groundbreaking Achievement”: Congress Passes “Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act”
Today, the United States Congress passed historic legislation empowering the U.S. government with the authority to place sanctions on corrupt public officials across the world who misappropriate state assets as well as anyone who attacks journalists and human rights defenders ...
Enough’s 5 Recommended Reads | Dec. 8
Enough's 5 Recommended Reads is a biweekly series featuring important stories you may have missed ...
Congressional Hearing on Democratic Crisis in Congo
On Tuesday, November 29, Enough’s Associate Director of Policy for the Great Lakes Region, Sasha Lezhnev, testified in Congress before the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission for a hearing on democracy and human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...
The Uncondemned: Story of the First Conviction of Rape as a War Crime
A newly-released documentary, “The Uncondemned,” weaves together the stories of a group of determined survivors of sexual violence, human rights advocates, lawyers, and researchers who overcame obstacles to collectively help prosecute rape as a component of genocide and hold the perpetrator accountable for his acts ...
Sudan Tribune Op-ed: Sudan’s Civil Disobedience: Africa’s latest “Hashtag Revolution”?
“Because of the nature of the dictatorship we are under, you are forced to embrace the use of social media, ...It’s not secure to try and use the tactics used in the ‘90s — demonstrations openly or on a daily basis — because we can never match the current government when it comes to violence. So we have resorted to a peaceful, constitutional revolution, which we are precipitating through the use of social media.” That was a Zimbabwean activist by the name of Mlambo, speaking to a correspondent of National Public Radio on October 21, 2016 ...
Sudan: Civil Disobedience Campaign Continues as Economic Crisis Looms
Sunday marked the first day in a three-day civil disobedience campaign across Sudan. Although the Sudanese government dismissed the level of participation as insignificant, local reporting in Khartoum shows that many Sudanese people joined in the first day of this campaign. Numerous shops remained closed in Khartoum and Omdurman and many parents kept their children home from school. Although the government tried to portray Sunday as a typical day in Khartoum, the difference was evident in the lack of automobile and pedestrian traffic in normally congested areas ...
Enough’s 5 Recommended Reads | Nov. 25
Enough's 5 Recommended Reads is a biweekly series featuring important stories you may have missed ...
