Violence reignited in the Jebel Moon area of West Darfur last week, as the Sudanese army captured the area through a series of aerial and ground assaults on Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) forces. According to an army spokesperson, the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) killed 108 JEM rebels and captured 61.
In this week’s issue: at least 107 people have been killed in inter-tribal fighting in Darfur since March; officials warn that Burma’s elections will not be legitimate; Congress passed an act to address the ongoing LRA threat in Central Africa
This hearing couldn’t come at a more important time.
Watch this video blog for an update on recent events in Sudan.
Mia Newman, the incoming co-president of Stanford STAND and a guiding force behind the Stanford administration’s recent approval of a proxy voting guideline on conflict minerals from Congo, recently posted a campaign reflection on Enough Said, the Enough Project’s blog:
Stanford STAND has made strides in urging its university administration to address the presence of conflict minerals from the Democratic Republic of the Congo in electronics products. The chapter has recently released a statement encouraging the university’s Board of Trustees to approve guidelines that will encourage companies to clarify the origins of minerals used in electronics products:
While STAND began as a Darfur group, recent years have seen our mission expand to concern all areas of genocide and mass atrocities world-wide. Fulfilling such an expansive mission is no easy task. As strong of an organization as STAND is, it is unrealistic to think that we could educate and advocate on any and every spot in the world where civilians are targeted for systematic violence. To be most effective, we must prioritize and focus on a few, most urgent, crises around the world. How do we decide?
Last week’s trivia and discussion concerned the possible MONUC withdrawal from Congo and consequences as a result.
Trivia: possible repercussions of MONUC leaving Congo
