Stop Genocide NowThe SGN Team will be sharing their personal take on Darfur, activism, and their own lives as Darfur/Sudan activists. Leave comments, and let’s make it a conversation!
Over the past 13 years, the people of Darfur have suffered unimaginable violence at the hands of Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir and his military. Officially labeled a genocide by the international community, efforts have been made to bring an end to the violence. The first-ever hybrid United Nations/African Union mission was launched, peace deals […]
Big mansions and swimming pools under palm trees, suited young men posing in front of big cars and private jets – these Instagram and Facebook images would not stand out in the abundance of similar ones posted every day, were it not for their context. They were published as part of a two-year investigative report […]
Today, 65 million people are displaced globally due to violent conflicts – the highest number in recorded human history. Last year, President Obama increased the number of refugees that the U.S. will resettle. Unfortunately, the U.S. refugee resettlement program is at risk due to insufficient funding and vocal opposition to the program. Though the number […]
During the 2015 ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) summit in Kuala Lumpur, the regional bloc briefly and fruitlessly deliberated on the plight of the persecuted Rohingya ethnic group within Burma. The Burmese delegation refused to participate and absolved themselves of responsibility in the matter, declaring the Rohingya were no more than migrant Bangladeshis and […]
Earlier this year, we joined the Congo advocacy community in ato promote free and fair elections in the DR Congo by imploring Secretary of State John Kerry to impose targeted sanctions on President Joseph Kabila and his inner circle. We are very pleased to announce that our organizing efforts were a success. As of last […]
Earlier this year, we joined the Congo advocacy community in a campaign to promote free and fair elections in the DR Congo by imploring Secretary of State John Kerry to impose targeted sanctions on President Joseph Kabila and his inner circle. We are very pleased to announce that our organizing efforts were a success. As […]
Horrific violence, which has plagued the Central African Republic (CAR) since late 2012, was precipitated by the disintegration of the state, a plunge into a survival economy, and widening divides between ethno-religious groups. In addition to CAR government, two other belligerents emerged in this conflict – the Muslim Seleka rebel movement (who initiated the fighting) […]
This past week, Aung San Suu Kyi, an enduring symbol of the struggle for democracy in Burma and now State Counsellor of Myanmar, made an official visit to Thailand, where she was greeted by thousands of her compatriots living and working in Bangkok. Many of them belong to the Rohingya ethnic group, whom The Economist […]
There is an urgent opportunity to ask Senator Rubio to lead on preventing genocide and mass atrocities. Today, Thursday, June 23 we are asking as many constituents as possible to take 2 minutes to call Senator Rubio’s Washington, D.C. office to urge him to co-sponsor Senate Bill 2551, the Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act. The […]
Urgent Action Needed TODAY: The conflict minerals provision, Dodd-Frank section 1502, is under attack – with a House vote scheduled in just a few hours on an amendment that seeks to dismantle all the significant progress that has been achieved to reduce the flow of money to armed groups and increase corporate transparency in Congo. […]