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Enough Launches “Come Clean 4 Congo” Video Contest

Enough Launches “Come Clean 4 Congo” Video Contest
Enough, the anti-crimes against humanity project at the Center for American Progress, is joining with YouTube™ today in announcing the launch of the Come Clean 4 Congo video contest, which empowers individuals to create compelling messages that highlight the link between “conflict minerals” used in cell phones and the war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo – the deadliest since World War II ...

Press Release U.N. Security Council: Push for Civilian Protection During Congo Visit

The United Nations Security Council, visiting the Democratic Republic of Congo beginning today, should press for urgent action to protect civilians, a coalition of 68 aid and human rights groups said today ...

Press Release: NGOs Welcome the Congo Conflict Minerals Act of 2009

We welcome the introduction of the Congo Conflict Minerals Act of 2009 in the United States Senate. Senators Brownback, Durbin, and Feingold, the original co-sponsors of the bill, have demonstrated important leadership and welcome dedication to the cause of peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and should be congratulated for their efforts ...

Press Release: Finishing the Fight Against the ‘Lords Resistance Army’ in Congo

Press Release: Finishing the Fight Against the 'Lords Resistance Army' in Congo
“Operation Lightning Thunder” did not end the threat of the Lord’s Resistance Army, or LRA, and sparked harsh reprisals by the LRA against civilians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Yet, it would be an even greater tragedy for civilians if key states in this region of Africa and the international community lost their collective will to end the threat of the LRA for once and all ...

Media Advisory: Enough Project Co-founder John Prendergast to Testify Before Senate Foreign Relations Committee

Media Advisory: Enough Project Co-founder John Prendergast to Testify Before Senate Foreign Relations Committee
The Enough Project’s Co-founder, John Prendergast, will testify tomorrow at a 2:30 pm Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing, “Confronting Rape and Other Forms of Violence Against Women in Conflict Zones, Spotlight: DRC and Sudan.” ...

Press Release: Beyond Piracy: Next Steps to Stabilize Somalia

Following last month’s hostage drama off the coast of Somalia, President Barack Obama is under increasing political pressure to address the threat of piracy in the Gulf of Aden. Yet, while short-term measures to curb pirate attacks are certainly necessary, the Obama administration must not allow the politics of the piracy problem to distract it from putting in place a long-term strategy to help Somalis forge a state that, with measured external support, can fight piracy, promote peace and reconciliation, and combat terrorism ...

Press Release: Darfur Activist Groups Outline “Blueprint for Peace” in Sudan

Press Release: Darfur Activist Groups Outline "Blueprint for Peace" in Sudan
Darfur advocacy groups – including the Enough Project, the Save Darfur Coalition and Genocide Intervention Network – today released an open letter to President Obama that outlines the steps his administration should take to forge a multilateral peace strategy for Sudan ...

Press Release: Strategy Paper: The Enough Project’s Comprehensive Approach to Conflict Minerals

Press Release: Strategy Paper: The Enough Project's Comprehensive Approach to Conflict Minerals
Electronics companies must ensure they are not using minerals which finance the war in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the deadliest conflict in over 50 years, says the Enough Project in a new strategy paper released today ...

Media Advisory: Members of Congress to Protest at the Sudanese Embassy

Media Advisory: Members of Congress to Protest at the Sudanese Embassy
APRIL 27: MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, MIA FARROW, DARFUR ACTIVIST LEADERS TO PROTEST DARFUR’S DETERIORATING HUMANITARIAN CRISIS, PARTICIPATE IN CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE AT SUDANESE EMBASSY ...

Press Release: Chicago Youth Rally Raises $16,000 For Darfuri Refugee Camp Schools and Illinois Sudanese Community Center

Press Release: Chicago Youth Rally Raises $16,000 For Darfuri Refugee Camp Schools and Illinois Sudanese Community Center
Youth United for Darfur, a coalition of 40 Chicago youth and student groups, announced at its rally, concert, and art exhibit here for Darfur that $16,000 had been raised by 27 Chicago schools and universities for the Enough Project’s Sister Schools Program and the Sudanese Community Center, Naperville, IL ...