Map Highlights Environmental and Natural Resource Crimes in Africa
A new map in a Bloomberg BNA International Environment Reporter article by Wachira Kigotho shows the different types of environmental and natural resource crimes in different parts of Africa that are contributing to migration flows from the continent ...
STAND launches #EasyAsAPB Campaign
STAND, a student-led movement that aims to end mass atrocities, has recently launched the #EasyAsAPB campaign in support of the Atrocities Prevention Board (APB) ...
California Passes Ban on Ivory Sales
In a positive development, the AB 96 bill passed in the California state legislature and thereafter was signed into action by Governor Jerry Brown on Sunday, October 4, 2015, closing loopholes in illicit ivory sales. The Enough Project joins the Wildlife Conservation Society and the 96 Elephants campaign in praising Governor Jerry Brown for signing the legislation and making a significant contribution to combating the illicit ivory trade ...
EU & Troika Statements on Kiir’s Announcement on Creation of 28 South Sudan States
On October 6, the European Union Delegation to South Sudan and the Troika (Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States) issued statements on President Salva Kiir's very concerning announcement that he plans to create 28 states out of the existing 10 ...
LRA Abductions Increase Over Past 3 Months
The Resolve LRA Crisis Initiative and Invisible Children have released an updated LRA Crisis Tracker report, The State of the LRA [September 2015 Update]. The report details a significant increase in LRA abductions in 2015, totaling 417 Congolese civilians from January through August ...
SEC & Amnesty Petition for Review of Recent Conflict Minerals Rule Decision
In a promising development, on Friday, October 2 the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Amnesty International both filed petitions for a review of the most recent court decision on the SEC’s Conflict Minerals Rule ...
Kony in Congress: Enough, Friends of Minzoto, Resolve LRA Crisis Initiative Testify on the LRA
In a moving day on Capitol Hill, a prominent Congolese activist and two LRA experts testified in Congress about the need for continued U.S. support to help end the horrific atrocities of the Lord's Resistance Army in central Africa ...
This World Teachers’ Day: Support Darfuri Refugee Educators
Today is World Teachers’ Day- The day we honor those who encouraged us to be better individuals, community members, and global citizens by showing us how to explore the world around us. This blogs highlights the work of i-ACT to support Darfuri refugee students and teachers through their Little Ripples preschool program in eastern Chad ...
Foreign Policy Op-ed: The Imperfect Trial of Congo’s ‘Terminator’
As Bosco Ntaganda faces charges of war crimes at the Hague, those watching from Congo debate what comes next for their country ...
New Amnesty Report Provides Insights into the Diamond Trade in Central African Republic
A new report from Amnesty International, "Chains of Abuse," provides unique insights a key fuel for the violence in CAR, the blood diamond trade ...
