Weekly News Brief, 3.6.10 – 3.12.10
In this week’s issue: The Enough Project reports that the LRA may be operating in Darfur to seek protection from the Sudanese military; UN Special Rapporteur recommended the establishment of a UN Commission of Inquiry in Burma; one of FARDC’s most abusive commanders continues to receive supplies from the UN
Growing the Movement for Congo
This February, University of Richmond’s
Lobby Your Representative This March!
If you are interested in effecting real change in the conflicts in Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Burma, or on the United States government’s approach to genocide prevention, sign up to lobby at our in-district lobby sessions this March!
Trivia and Discussion: Preventing Genocide and Employing Military Options
What are the challenges to employing military options for genocide prevention? Name two.
Hint: You’ll find the answer in the following discussion guide.
Weekly News Brief, 2.20.10 – 3.5.10
In this week’s issue: after JEM rebels and the Sudanese government signed a framework agreement, clashes and instability remain; Tensions are rising between the Burmese military and Karen Independence Organization and troops are being deployed; Global Witness is pushing the EU to exclude imports of Congo’s conflict minerals
Sawatdee Kaa/Khrab from Thailand!
Two days ago we landed in Bangkok, jetlagged but unbelievably excited and ready for an amazing trip to the Thai-Burma border to learn more about the conflict in Burma and the effects on the communities in these border towns.
Answers and Analysis: Somalia and Afghanistan
Trivia:When was the last time Somalia had a stable, permanent government? What foreign powers sought influence in Somalia and Afghanistan in the past?
STAND students off to the Thai-Burma border tomorrow
On March 4th, I’m going to the Thai-Burma border, and I couldn’t be more excited.
Before I applied to be STAND’s Burma education coordinator, I didn’t know much about the country. Even though I’d been involved in STAND for a few years, I hadn’t paid much attention to it, and I don’t think I’m the only one. This was partially because it gets almost no attention in US media, and partially my own fault for not trying to educate myself – it just didn’t interest me.
Genocide Prevention and National Security
Lawrence Woocher, senior program officer at the U.S. Institute of Peace, and Mike Abramowitz, director of the Committee on Conscience at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, recently published an essay in Foreign Policy magazine, describing the impact of genocide on national security and outlining next steps for genocide prevention.
Hundreds feared dead, tens of thousands flee fighting in Darfur
Just over one week since JEM rebels signed a ceasefire with the Sudanese government and President Bashir declared that the war in Darfur is over and released 57 JEM rebels from prison, there ar