In this week’s issue: DRC rebel leader Laurent Nkunda is arrested, thousands more are displaced in fighting between Darfur rebel factions, attempts at diplomatic negotiations continue in Burma, and the International Criminal Court begins its first trial
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On December 3, you, and thousands of other students like you, took a STAND to protect civilians in Darfur and Burma. Thank you so much for supporting GI-NET’s groundbreaking initiatives to transform the world’s response to genocide from one of humanitarian response to one of prevention and protection.
This morning, January 23, CNDP rebel leader Laurent Nkunda was arrested by Rwandan troops after fleeing North Kivu. The arrest, coupled with the recent ceasefire between the government and a rival CNDP faction under top commander Bosco Ntaganda, may help make progress in the peace process in eastern Congo.
For 6 years, United States policy on the Darfur genocide has been all talk and little action. While some progress has been made, the genocide continues in Sudan.
I just got back from watching Barack Obama officially become the 44th President of the United States. With his inauguration comes a new opportunity for change in Darfur; we’ve been screaming for years and at long last, an opportunity has finally come. But better yet, we’re ready.
It’s time for change.
In this week’s issue: Fighting breaks out between rebel factions in Darfur, the US imposes new sanctions on Burma, and the LRA continues to massacre civilians in eastern DRC.
Questions? Contact STAND’s Education Team at education@standnow.org or leave a comment!
As the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) wreaks havoc while fleeing a joint-offensive launched by Uganda, DR Congo, and South Sudan, the one thing that’s clear is that the peace process is over between the leaders of the LRA and the government of Uganda. LRA fighters have looted and pillaged almost everything in their path, resorting to their traditional recruitment techniques of abducting children and mutilating victims to instill fear in future recruits. The rebels even reportedly hacked to death 45 people in a church in northeastern DRC on Christmas day. Recently
We have an important opportunity to tell the new administration that ending the Darfur genocide is a top priority of the American people. Change.org is sponsoring a competition called Ideas for Change in America and ending the genocide in Darfur is in the finals. But we need your help.
Vote today to ensure that ending the genocide in Darfur is one of the top ten issues that will be presented to the new administration.
Contact your Outreach Coordinator today to sign up to host an event for the Presidential Inaugural Committee’s National Day of Service!
On January 19, organizations all across the country will be hosting events for the National Day of Service. STAND has been asked by the Presidential Inaugural Commitee to participate on this historic day, and we need your help!
The Bush Administration declared the conflict in Darfur to be a genocide in 2004; since that very day, Darfur activist have been calling on the Bush Administration to follow through those words with concrete action. In fact, the anti-genocide movement has been calling for the executive branch to follow through on its promises for so long and were met with such silence that last May, a group of STAND student activists (this author included) staged an act of civil disobedience in front of the White House as part of STAND’s Executive Legacy campaign to highlight those failures.
Make the call to New York Governor David Paterson today. If you live in New York, tell Governor Paterson that you expect Senator Hillary Clinton’s replacement to be as dedicated to ending the genocide in Darfur as she was!
