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Conflict Minerals: Responsible supply chain and sourcing mechanism a must

July 14, 2011

From June 20-21st, the Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI) and Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC) organized a conference on extractive supply chain which focused mostly on  tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold…

The Church Responds in Kenya

July 14, 2011

Statement from the Catholic Bishops of Kenya: “We the Bishops of Kenya, with deep concern wish to address all our Christians and Kenyans in general, at this critical and crucial…

Making the Case for Africa Together

July 11, 2011

One of the strengths of having the headquarters of the Africa Faith and Justice Network in Washington, DC is the opportunity to collaborate with other progressive Africa groups that follow…

A Panel Discussion with Dr. Denis Mukwege, Panzi Hospital, DRC

July 7, 2011

On Thursday, June 30, Africa Faith and Justice Network staff and interns attended a panel discussion at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars entitled “Sexual Violence and the Political…

Extractive Industries in Chad

June 22, 2011

On June 15th AFJN had the pleasure of attending an event featuring Delphine Djiraibe, a prominent human rights activist in Chad.  Her talk, along with input from other organizations, shed…

Ivory Coast: US Senator Inhofe To Save Gbagbo, But What About The People?

June 17, 2011

by Bahati Jacques On several occasions US Senator Inhofe has called for the release of  former President of Ivory Coast Laurent Gbagbo and that he be allowed an honorable exit…

AFRICOM’s Headquarters May Not Move After All

May 23, 2011

Posted May 23rd, this article is cross-posted from the Africa Human Security Working Group site While US Senators from Virginia, Georgia and South Carolina vie to host AFRICOM’s new headquarters, the…

U.S. Special Envoy to Africa’s Great Lakes region: Senators’ Letter to Obama.

May 10, 2011

On May 9th, 19 members of the US Senate sent a letter to President Obama encouraging him to swiftly appoint a Special Representative to Africa’s Great lakes region.  Given the…

2011 Meeting

May 5, 2011

AFJN had its annual member meeting at a well-attended reception. Fr. Rocco Puopolo addressed the audience, highlighting some of AFJN’s Successes and sharing AFJN’s end-of-year financial information.

US Department of State reacts to NGOs and Congress’s Push for Africa’s Great Lakes Special Envoy Appointment

May 5, 2011

The Obama administration continues to give excuses regarding the overdue appointment of a special envoy to Africa’s Great Lakes region.  Following a strong call for the appointment of a special…

Who’s Denying Genocide?

May 3, 2011

NEWS ADVISORY -International Humanitarian Law Institute (U.S.A.) – —For the advancement of due process and equality before the law, in the theory and practice of International criminal law— Director: Prof.…

Congressional Briefing on the UN Mapping Report Exercise

May 2, 2011

Download PDF file here The widespread impunity in the DRC and the lack of accountability for crimes detailed in the UN Mapping Exercise Report is appalling.  Seeking peace, stability and justice in…

Attorney Sanctioned Despite Medical Symptoms From Rwanda Detention: Consistent with ICTR Cover-up of RPF Crimes

April 30, 2011

International Humanitarian Law Institute News Advisory Contact: Dr. Christine Schoettler, PhD. (fr) cschoettler@comcast.net Andrea Palumbo, JD. (eng) andrea.m.palumbo@gmail.com St. Paul, MN – April 27 —   A 4-hour ICTR Appeal Chamber…

UN Mapping Report: 34 Congolese Organizations call for an independent and credible Special Court

April 19, 2011

Driven by the publication of the UN Mapping Report of October 2010, Congolese, international officials and civil society representatives met in Goma from April 6-8th, 2011 “on the establishment of a specialized…

California State on its way to enforce federal regulations on conflict minerals from DRC

April 13, 2011

On Tuesday  April 12th,  California Senate’s Governmental Organization Committee furthered the bill SB 861 which aims to enhance the State of California’s compliance with section 1502 on conflict minerals of U.S federal law, N0…

American and European NGOs call for high level diplomatic appointments in Africa’s Great Lakes Region

April 12, 2011

Humanitarian and advocacy groups in the US and Europe are pressing their respective governments to appoint special envoys to Africa’s Great Lakes region.  On the US side, this appointment is long…

Global Day Against Military Spending

April 8, 2011

Africa Advocates can get behind this event, come and show your support! From their website: “We are organizing a Global Day of Action on Military Spending on April 12, 2011to coincide with…

AFJN Policy Analyst Jacques Bahati quoted in The Final Call on Justice for Victims in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

April 3, 2011

The Final Call published an article by Saeed Shabaz titled “Advocates: Six million Congolese war victims deserve justice”.

AFJN Signs on to Letter Urging Commodity Speculation Regulation

March 31, 2011

AFJN has signed on to a letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission which urges the Commission to implement the financial reforms (Dodd-Frank Act) passed last year in terms of…

California Says NO to Conflict Minerals

March 24, 2011

California State Senator Ellen Corbett has introduced SB 861, a bill that (if passed) would prohibit the state of California from contracting with companies who do not follow the federal rules…