Sudan is in chaos. Every day brings reports of mounting atrocities as autocracy and democracy go head to head, with civilians paying the price. “We had a week indescribable. I hope this is the last time that we experience this,” Jewish World Watch’s field representative in Khartoum reports. “Sudan is very fragile.” Last time we…
Congress is not giving up on the Rohingya! After much anticipation, the House companion bill to the newest incarnation of the Burma Act was introduced on Tuesday, June 14. The Burma United through Rigorous Military Accountability Act (H.R. 3190) — sponsored by Rep. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Steve Chabot (R-Ohio) — authorizes significant humanitarian…
Hopes for a smooth transition to civilian rule in Sudan were dashed at dawn on June 3, when Sudan’s armed forces opened fire on pro-democracy protesters, bystanders, and medical workers, killing more than 100 people. In response, Sudanese opposition groups halted all negotiations with the Transitional Military Council (TMC), which has been in power since…