photo by jon nicholson
photo by jon nicholson

FOUNDERS

Don Cheadle

George Clooney

Matt Damon

Brad Pitt

David Pressman

Jerry Weintraub

 

Drawing upon the voices of cultural leaders to protect and assist the vulnerable, marginalized and displaced.

 

feature stories

last update: december 29th, 2010

Board Member George Clooney: "The World is Watching" - New Satellite Sentinel Project Aims to Deter War in Sudan

A new human rights project -- initiated by Not On Our Watch board member George Clooney -- will combine satellite imagery analysis and field reports with Google's Map Maker technology to deter the resumption of war between North and South Sudan.

 

Launched today, the Satellite Sentinel Project will use satellite imagery analysis and crowd-sourced mapping to monitor the tense border between North and South Sudan.

 

The Satellite Sentinel Project is available at www.satsentinel.org. Follow the link for further info.

[read more]

Nicholas Kristof: "George Clooney in Sudan"

Nicholas Kristof's New York Times blog premieres the new video with board member George Clooney, "Endgame in Sudan."

[read more]

NEWS

last updated july 14th, 2010

july 14th, 2010

South Sudan president to contact Darfur rebels

"South Sudan's president Salva Kiir will contact Darfur's two main rebel leaders in an unusually high level attempt to persuade them to join the region's troubled peace process, his party said on Wednesday."

july 13th, 2010

Sudan’s Army Says It Has Driven Rebels From New Darfur Base

"Sudan’s army drove fighters from the Justice and Equality Movement from a base in the western region of Darfur yesterday, army spokesman Al Sawarmi Khaled said. The rebel movement denied the claims."

july 12th, 2010

Darfur violence kills 221 in June - peacekeepers

"A total of 221 people died in tribal fighting and other violence in Sudan's Darfur in June, peacekeepers said Sunday, as the region's two main rebel groups continued to shun peace talks."

july 12th, 2010

Breaking: ICC issues arrest warrant for genocide against Bashir

"The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant on Monday for Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir for orchestrating genocide in the Darfur region, where as many as 300,000 people have died since 2003."

july 7th, 2010

Abyei killings 'intended to upset Sudan referendum'

"Recent killings in Sudan's Abyei region are intended to affect next year's referendum on independence for the south, a local official says."

Privacy Policy and Terms of Use