As an organization founded during the height of the movement to end genocide in Darfur, STAND celebrates the removal of Omar al-Bashir from the presidency, while continuing to support Sudanese… Read more…
This week’s conflict update covers events since the beginning of 2019 in STAND’s key focus areas: Sudan, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Yemen, Syria, Burma,… Read more…
STAND’s Summer Conflict Updates come to you from STAND’s summer interns in Washington, DC. Throughout the summer, Charlotte and Elizabeth will be providing you with bi-weekly updates on everything you… Read more…
Burma The flow of Rohingya refugees has slowed since its peak a few weeks ago, but the problems still remain. Large numbers of Rohingya refugees, often transported in boats by… Read more…
Briefly, it seemed Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who oversaw an estimated 300,000 deaths in Darfur, would finally face justice. Although it had initially looked as though al-Bashir would travel to… Read more…
This piece, written by Danny Hirschel-Burns, from Swarthmore College STAND, originally appeared on his blog The Widening Lens. The peace versus justice debate is unavoidable when it comes to the… Read more…
This week, all eyes were focused on the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague, as Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo, in an historic move, requested an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on charges of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity.
However, the ICC has seen other dramatic developments in recent weeks that, while slightly below the media’s radar right now, could have serious implications for the Court’s future and for civilians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
