Violence Erupts Again in South Sudan, Sending Refugees to the DRC

Posted on March 11, 2019 by Mira Mehta

5,000 Sudanese people have migrated to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) after new violence erupted in South Sudan. On January 19, violent clashes broke out in the Central… Read more…

Congolese Elections: Peaceful Transition, But Loss for Democratic Transparency

Posted on February 14, 2019 by Kayla Benjamin

Corruption and government suppression cast shadows over the Democratic Republic of Congo’s first peaceful transfer of power since independence from Belgian colonial rule in 1960. After numerous delays, the Congo… Read more…

The Pursuit of Truth in Burma

Posted on February 10, 2019 by admin

In December 2018, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) reported that there is compelling evidence that violence against the Rohingya crisis is genocidal in nature. The report condemns the… Read more…

Student Activists Celebrate Signing of Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act into Law

Posted on January 15, 2019 by Casey Bush

Last month, STAND activists celebrated the 70th anniversary of the Genocide Convention, the landmark treaty that defined genocide as an international crime and committed signatories to working to prevent genocide… Read more…

STAND Statement on Mass Protests in Sudan

Posted on January 5, 2019 by Casey Bush

As a student-led organization born in 2004 during the movement to end genocide in Darfur, we stand in solidarity with anti-government protesters in Sudan. Since December 19, protests with the… Read more…

Chinese Re-Education Camps Imprison Thousands of Muslims

Posted on October 16, 2018 by Caroline Mendoza

In 2014, the Chinese government reported that it was winning “the war” against Islamic fundamentalism and extremism. Three years later, China began to establish re-education centers aiming to end all… Read more…

Who Are the Prospective DRC Successors?

Posted on October 15, 2018 by Mira Mehta

As the United States prepares for its midterm elections in November, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is preparing for its general elections on December 23rd.  Current President Joseph Kabila… Read more…

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Paves the Future for Ethiopia

Posted on October 11, 2018 by admin

The ethnic divisions within Ethiopia have physically separated Ethiopians for the past century, making it difficult for the government to rule over the nation. Most of the 80 diverse ethnic… Read more…

US Fails to Act in Wake of New Report on Atrocities in Burma

Posted on October 1, 2018 by Isabel Wolfer

The US government should develop a decisive and swift policy response as new findings emerge on Burma’s campaign against the Rohingya. On September 24, the US State Department released a… Read more…

STAND Statement on the Refugee Resettlement Cap

Posted on September 20, 2018 by Casey Bush

Today, world displacement levels are at an all-time high, with at least one person displaced for every 112 people around the world. With this as the reality, STAND is dismayed… Read more…