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New SDC/GI-NET President’s visit to East Africa
Wednesday, July 6, 2011 - 2:50pm

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60,000 civilians forced to flee Abyei
Thursday, June 2, 2011 - 11:18am

We watched in horror last week as the Sudanese Army attacked the disputed border state of Abyei, forcing over 60,000 innocent civilians to flee.

Northern allied militias then looted and burned the villagers’ homes and businesses along with the offices of humanitarian organizations many rely on to survive. U.N. officials have already warned that the Sudanese government may be attempting to “ethnically cleanse” the area.

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SYRIA: The Repression Continues
Friday, May 27, 2011 - 2:42pm

Over the past seven weeks, Syria has been locked in a cycle of protest and suppression that had lead to an estimated 1,000 deaths.

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Syria: Arab Civil Society Organizations Press the UNSC
Thursday, May 26, 2011 - 3:35pm

The suppression of anti-government demonstrators across Syria continues apace. Earlier this week, Syrian human rights organizations reported that at least 1,000 civilians have died during the nine-weeks of government violence.   

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Sudan: Abyei Ablaze
Monday, May 23, 2011 - 4:51pm

Over the weekend, Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) troops undertook a comprehensive offensive, which resulted in the capture of Abyei town by northern troops. Due to Abyei’s status as a flashpoint for renewed conflict between north and south Sudan, this weekend’s attacks significantly raise the potential for wider fighting between the SAF and the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA)

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Press Release: After Assault on Abyei, U.S. Must Adopt a Consequence-based Sudan Policy: Rights Groups
Monday, May 23, 2011 - 4:49pm

 

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Freshmen at Western Harnett HS become activists for Darfur
Tuesday, May 17, 2011 - 9:55am

Freshman become activists for Darfur

LILLINGTON — In the Darfur region of Sudan, millions of people have been displaced from their homes thanks to a years-long conflict between the Sudanese government and rebel groups. Murder, rape, looting and disease occur on a regular basis.

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Libya: Violations of International Law and the International Criminal Court
Friday, May 6, 2011 - 2:44pm

On Tuesday, the UN Special Envoy to Libya announced that since violence began in mid-February over 665,000 people have fled Libya as a result of attacks by pro-Qaddafi troops on cities and villages throughout the country and continued fighting between pro- and anti-Qaddafi forces.

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Côte d’Ivoire: Insecurity Continues Despite Gbagbo’s Departure
Friday, May 6, 2011 - 12:24pm

Over the last month, the situation in Côte d’Ivoire has changed drastically.  With the assistance of UN peacekeepers, forces backing internationally-recognized President Alassane Ouattara 

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Syria: An Amnesty Offer Coincides With a Tidal Wave of New Arrests
Wednesday, May 4, 2011 - 3:36pm

 

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