Enough's 5 Recommended Reads | Dec. 8
Posted by Enough Team on Dec 08, 2016
Enough's 5 Recommended Reads is a biweekly series featuring important
stories you may have missed.
"George Clooney and John Prendergast in The Economist: Stop the
Cash, Stop the Conflict" (Op-Ed)
Cleverer global action—especially involving Western banks—can stop
the rot in South Sudan's corrupt government.
"Congressional Hearing on Democratic Crisis in Congo" (Blog)
On Tuesday, November 29, Enough’s Associate Director of Policy for
the Great Lakes Region, Sasha Lezhnev, testified in Congress before
the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission for a hearing on democracy and
human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
"As Warnings of Genocide in South Sudan Increase, U.S. to
Introduce UNSC Resolution for Targeted Sanctions, Arms Embargo" (Blog)
On November 17, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha
Power announced that the United States will introduce a resolution in
the U.N. Security Council for targeted sanctions and an arms embargo
for South Sudan.
"Sudan: Civil Disobedience Campaign Continues as Economic Crisis
Looms" (Blog)
November 27th marked the first day in a three-day civil
disobedience campaign across Sudan and although the Sudanese
government dismissed the level of participation as insignificant,
local reporting in Khartoum shows that many Sudanese people joined in
the first day of this campaign.
"Progress and Challenges on Conflict Minerals: Facts on Dodd-Frank
1502" (Brief)
A new report from the International Peace Information Service
found that 79% of 3T miners in eastern Congo now work at conflict-free
mines, an amazing achievement, but 64% of gold miners still work at
conflict mi
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