Behind the Scenes at OBS…

July is proving to be one of the busiest months in our history. For the remainder of this month, we will be focusing on building ourselves as a movement as we complete multiple projects that will set us up for success. We’re moving forward! Here’s a behind the scenes look at what we’re up to: [...]

Senator Corker: Please Say Yes!

In the coming days, critical language requiring conflict minerals accountability will be part of the financial reform legislation currently being finalized by Congress. Unfortunately, manufacturing and retail industry groups are lobbying hard to have it removed. Even though tech companies have admitted it would cost one penny per product to ensure a conflict-free supply chain, [...]

The War Against Conflict Minerals

In  2006, I, like many others, purchased an Apple laptop. At the same time  I was purchasing what has been a very valuable product to me, a woman was getting raped in eastern Congo every few seconds. Like everyone else, I had no idea. At the time of my purchase, Apple also posted what was [...]

Everyday is World Refugee Day

41.2 million is a staggering number. It represents how many people who are currently without their homes due to war, mass atrocities, and genocide. For many nations around the world, that number is higher than their entire population. The sheer number though does little justice to reality’s truth. Most of our refugees in the world [...]

Kyrgyzstan: The Roots of the Crisis, Current Situation, and Ending the Genocide

PHOTO: Heavily armed national Kyrgyzstan troops take to the streets in force to prevent additional violence against the Uzbek minority. Security forces have been ordered to shoot to kill but are outnumbered and outmatched to end what appears to be the beginnings of a planned genocide and forced displacement campaign. The Roots of the Crisis [...]

Letter to President Obama Concerning the ICC

Last week, Operation Broken Silence joined over 40 other advocacy groups and leaders across the U.S. calling for the Obama administration to fully support with voice and action the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrants against those who have committed war crimes in Sudan. This letter was delivered to President Obama, the Office of the Ambassador [...]

What’s All the Hubbub Concerning Clean Water About?

Beginning in January, our staff here at Operation Broken Silence kicked off a new campaign to raise money for our friends at charity:water, a non-profit organization bringing clean, safe drinking water to people in developing nations. Since January, the biggest question we keep hearing is: “Why is an anti-genocide group raising money for clean water [...]

The MARO Military Planning Handbook

The one way genocide is rarely confronted in today’s world is with military force. Often times, as genocides and eliminationist assaults begin or are about to begin, diplomatic pressures, incentives, and sanctions fail to prevent or end mass atrocities. When all of these options are exhausted, the last resort is to use blatant military force. [...]

Defeating the LRA: A List of Actions That Must Be Implemented

Yesterday, Human Right’s Watch released a shocking report concerning a previously unknown killing spree committed by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). You can read the press release concerning the report by clicking here. Also, today the BBC released video footage of the areas the LRA attacked. This most recent, barbaric series of massacres carried out by [...]

Defining Genocide: The Excuse for Doing Nothing

State Department spokesperson Christine Shelly could not avoid it any longer. For almost two months, Shelly had dodged bullet after bullet on giving the White House’s statement on whether or not the killings consuming Rwanda could be declared as genocide. On June 10, 1994, Reuters reporter Alan Elsner, also the son of a Holocaust survivor, cornered Shelley [...]

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