February 2010

Tough Talk from Secretary Clinton, Senator Feingold on LRA

Appearing on Capitol Hill this week to testify about the Obama administration’s foreign policy priorities, Secretary of State Clinton offered some specific details – and personal dedication – on the topic of stopping the marauding Lord’s Resistance Army in Central Africa.   Read More »

Government Launches Fresh Attacks as Darfur Peace Talks Continue

Darfuri rebels

As talks proceed in Doha over peace in Darfur, bombs from government planes continued to fall on the rebel stronghold of Jebel Marra this week.  Read More »

5 Best Stories You Might Have Missed This Week

A weekly round-up of must-read stories, posted every Friday.  Read More »

Rock Stars for Peace in Sudan

Rarely do you meet someone “from” Juba, Sudan's southern capital, but the stories people tell of how they came to live here are remarkable and often tie in to the peace deal that gave the city its prominence.

Even the pop stars.  Read More »

Op-Ed: Spreading the Word About Sudan's Struggles

With the extensive knowledge that comes from being immersed in a place, Enough's southern Sudan researcher Maggie Fick is finding compelling ways to convince people far and wide that they should be watching what happens in Sudan. Here’s an op-ed recently published in her hometown paper, the Bainbridge Island Review.  Read More »

Campaign to Pass Landmark LRA Bill Pulls Out All the Stops

Throughout the month of February, Enough and our partners at Resolve Uganda and Invisible Children have been leading a campaign in Oklahoma targeting Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK), who is single-handedly blocking the passage of a bill to halt the Lord’s Resistance Army in central Africa. Tomorrow, the campaign by Oklahoma constituents to influence Coburn comes to a crucial point as activists gather for a demonstration in front of Oklahoma's State Capitol building, calling on the senator to allow this bill to pass.  Read More »

Darfur’s Peace Process: What Does It All Mean?

Darfur rebel leader Khalil Ibrahim - AP

We just issued a short report detailing recent developments from the Darfur peace process and trying to interpret the motivations and strategic considerations of the key players.  Read More »

Fuel to the Fire: Disarmament in Southern Sudan

Several major civilian disarmament campaigns in southern Sudan since the 2005 signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement have gone badly. Major human rights violations regularly occur when the army forcibly attempts to remove weapons from the hands of civilians who fear leaving their security up to soldiers who they perceive as either incapable or unwilling to protect them. 2010 has started out especially violently.  Read More »

US Activists Launch Sudan Sham 2010

To mark the 50 days until Sudan’s nationwide election, grassroots activists around the United States have kicked off Sudan Sham Elections 2010, a campaign to press U.S. leaders to take a firmer line in Sudan. In particular, activists are expressing their distaste for the U.S. government’s decision to allocate $100 million in taxpayers’ money to an election they believe “will be anything but free and fair."  Read More »

Students Raise $3200 at Rock ‘n’ Raise for Darfur Concert

On Valentine’s Day, over 400 people came together at a concert in Chicago to show their love not just for each other but also for the Darfuri refugees in eastern Chad.  Read More »