Arresting al-Bashir
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…
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…
Burma Sixteen Burmese soldiers were killed and over 100 wounded during fighting between the Burmese Army and the Kokang rebels of the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA). The fighting… Read more…
US Anti-Genocide Movement STAND Merges with the Aegis Trust for Genocide Prevention STAND, the US-based student movement to end mass atrocities, is merging with the Aegis Trust as the US… Read more…
Burma The Burmese government has signed a draft ceasefire agreement with the Nationwide Ceasefire Coordination Team (NCCT). The NCCT is a group representing 16 different armed groups in Burma and… Read more…
Burma Last week, a United Nations official claimed that Burma is showing signs that it is reversing its much-praised democratic reforms at an accelerating rate. In a report submitted to… Read more…
Burma Nine soldiers from the Burmese Army and one from the Ta’and National Liberation Army or the TNLA] have died during clashes in Burma’s northern Shan State. The source of… Read more…
Burma According to recent reports, as many as 2,000 civilians from both Burma and China are trapped in Burma’s northeast due to ongoing fighting. The fighting erupted primarily around jade… Read more…
Burma On Wednesday, 22 people were killed and another 15 wounded when the Burmese Army shelled a rebel military academy in Laiza, a city in Burma’s northern Kachin State. The… Read more…
The Darfur Women Action Group (DWAG) recently held their 3rd annual Women and Genocide Symposium, which brought together prominent scholars, attorneys, activists, and concerned citizens from conflicts around the world…. Read more…
What you need to know from the past week in Burma, DRC, Sudan, South Sudan, Syria, and Nigeria. Burma US President Barack Obama made his second official visit to Burma… Read more…