News in Brief: The Latest on STAND’s Conflict Areas
Get ready for a school year full of genocide prevention activism by getting caught up on the past 6 months in each of STAND’s watch areas. Interested in… Read more…
Get ready for a school year full of genocide prevention activism by getting caught up on the past 6 months in each of STAND’s watch areas. Interested in… Read more…
Less than one hundred days after Burma’s democratically elected government took office, the US State Department declared that it would put the country on its list of worst human trafficking… Read more…
In January, a leaked United Nations (UN) memo revealed that there is no UN plan to prevent genocide in Burundi. Since then, the crisis has only worsened. The UN and… Read more…
This Thursday, troops loyal to South Sudan President Salva Kiir, and soldiers loyal to Vice President Riek Machar, clashed in South Sudan’s capital, Juba. This confrontation sparked the worst violence… Read more…
The situation is all too familiar: a tragic event characterized by mass violence and hate occurs on United States soil, often targeting a marginalized group. Then, politicians exploit the opportunity… Read more…
STAND had another successful and exciting semester, and we’re so glad you were a part of it! We couldn’t have accomplished all that we did without our strong network of… Read more…
Ummmm…what executive order, exactly? On May 18, President Obama issued Executive Order (EO) 13729, “A Comprehensive Approach to Atrocity Prevention and Response.” The EO is an important step in institutionalizing… Read more…
To paraphrase Winnie the Pooh, “How lucky we are to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.” We have had an incredible year thanks to our 2015-2016 Student Leadership Team,… Read more…
Not sure what happened in our conflict areas in January and February? Get up to speed! Great Lakes of Africa: Democratic Republic of Congo Lindah Mogeni The United Nations Joint Human… Read more…
Ever since 5th grade, I have been passionate about genocide prevention. Admittedly an odd interest for a 10 year old, I always knew it was my calling to make a… Read more…