They Bombed Everything That Moved: Aerial Military Attacks on Civilians and Humanitarians in Sudan, 1999 – 2013
This week I published the fifth update to my original May 6, 2011 report and data spreadsheet on military attacks on civilians and humanitarians in Sudan ...
ThinkProgress: Why The Central African Republic Is The Worst Crisis You’ve Never Heard Of
Central African Republic — or CAR — baring an improbably simple name and lacking much in the way of resources and population. The country is not only real, it’s in the middle of a spate of lawlessness that has left the population terrorized and the government nearly non-existent ...
ThinkProgress: What The Deadly Attack On A Kenya Mall Was Really About
The bloody Shabaab attack on Nairobi’s Westgate shopping mall on September 21 was an act of desperation by a jihadi group beset by internal power struggles and plummeting support ...
Five Stories You May Have Missed This Week
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A weekly roundup of must-read stories, posted every Friday ...
U.S. Government Officials Voice Concern Over Bashir’s Possible Trip to the U.N.
On Monday, the U.S. State Department confirmed reports that Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, a war criminal indicted by the International Criminal Court for genocide and crimes against humanity, had applied for a U.S. visa with the intent of attending the U.N. General Assembly Meeting in New York next week ...
AllAfrica Op-ed: What King’s Legacy Means for Africa Today
While the recent 50th anniversary commemoration of the "March on Washington" to demand rights for African Americans focused attention on Martin Luther King, Jr.'s unfinished domestic agenda in the United States, Dr. King was also strongly committed to a global human rights movement, particularly related to Africa ...
National Geographic on Conflict Minerals: Opportunity to Grow the Clean Minerals Trade in Congo
The latest issue of National Geographic magazine, the 125th Anniversary Collector’s Edition “Photography Issue,” explores the role conflict minerals play in the violence in eastern Congo ...
Activists Weigh Legal Options As US Government Considers Bashir Visa
The U.S. was put in a difficult diplomatic position this week as ICC indictee and Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir announced his intent to attend the United Nations General Assembly in New York. An agreement between the U.S. and the UN legally requires the U.S. to issue Bashir a visa and facilitate his travel. Although it might seem like restrictive international laws have created this problem, some activists see law as also offering the solution ...
Can Face-to-Face Meetings in Kampala Resuscitate Dying Peace Talks Between Congo and M23?
The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the rebel group M23 rebel group have renewed peace talks in Kampala, Uganda, under pressure from the regional facilitating body the International Conference for the Great Lakes Region, or ICGLR, and the United Nations Special Envoy to the Great Lakes Region, Mary Robinson ...
Five Stories You May Have Missed This Week
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A weekly roundup of must-read stories, posted every Friday ...
