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Leaders in House of Representatives Circulate Letter to Secretary Clinton Urging Action to Stop LRA Attacks

Represenatives Jim McGovern (D-MA) and Ed Royce (R-CA), longtime champions in the U.S. House of Representatives for human rights in Africa and ...  Read full post

Posted: July 2nd, 2009 by michael

Weekly Roundup June 27 - July 3: Plan to help rebuild northern Uganda is relaunched amongst allegations of new rebel group

Ongoing attacks by Kony's LRA fighters remain a tragic reality for communities in the DR Congo and South Sudan, but this week our attention is ...  Read full post
Posted: July 2nd, 2009 by paul

Record number of Senators write to Secretary Clinton to express concern over LRA violence

An unprecedented number of Senators have signed onto a letter to Secretary Clinton drafted by Senators Sam Brownback (R-KS) and Russ Feingold ...  Read full post

Posted: July 2nd, 2009 by alison

How It Ends gets media to pay attention to ignored crisis

At the start of the How It Ends lobby day this week in DC, Michael asked the 2,000 people gathered if any of them had read stories in their ...  Read full post

Posted: June 26th, 2009 by alison

Up to the minute information on who has signed onto the legislation

I know a lot of you have been anxiously waiting to find out who has signed on to cosponsor the bill over the past few days.

I just ...  Read full post

Posted: June 26th, 2009 by alison

'How it Ends' results are already beginning to show

Just two days after the historic "How it Ends" lobbying efforts in Washington, DC, the results are already beginning to show. 

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Posted: June 25th, 2009 by michael

Weekly Roundup for June 6-12: More members of Congress cosponsor legislation as LRA abductions continue

This week one US Senator and three Representatives stepped up to cosponsor the LRA Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act, joining 13 other ...  Read full post
Posted: June 13th, 2009 by paul

Weekly Roundup for May 29 – June 5: Nine members of Congress cosponsor LRA/N. Uganda bill

Momentum toward passing legislation that would require the Obama Administration to take seriously the need to stop LRA atrocities continued to ...  Read full post

Posted: June 5th, 2009 by paul

LRA/N. Uganda bill gains momentum in House and Senate

In just the past few days, the LRA Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act has gained momentum, with four Senators and five Representatives ...  Read full post

Posted: June 5th, 2009 by alison

Weekly Roundup for May 23-29: UN peacekeepers unable to prevent LRA attack on major Congolese town

Following the introduction of the historic LRA Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act last week, we're beginning to see unprecedented attention ...  Read full post
Posted: May 29th, 2009 by alison
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