Sudan’s transitional authorities have agreed to hand over ousted autocrat Omar al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court to face trial on charges of war crimes and genocide, a top Sudanese official said Tuesday, in a deal with rebels to surrender all those wanted in connection with the Darfur conflict. For a decade after his indictment, […]

A high-ranking Sudanese government official signaled on Tuesday that the country would refer citizens who are accused of war crimes to the International Criminal Court — a group that would include Omar Hassan al-Bashir, a former leader of the country. Bashir, who is accused of crimes against humanity in Sudan’s Darfur region, was deposed by the […]

Sudan’s transitional government has agreed in principle to extradite former leader Omar al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court, a surprise move that could see him face trial over genocide and war crime charges… Click here to read the full article. 

February 11, 2020 – A top Sudanese official has announced that transitional authorities and rebel groups have agreed that Sudan will hand over former president Omar al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crimes. John Prendergast, Co-Founder of The Sentry, said:  “For years governments around the world gave lip service in support of […]

Young people are falling out of love with mined diamonds because of their high environmental and humanitarian costs. How do their alternative, lab-made diamonds, measure up? On a grey January morning in 2019 Meghan Markle emerged onto a London street on her way to a meeting. She wore a smart coat and heels, but it […]

Its been nearly a year since Sudan’s longtime dictator, Omar al-Bashir, was ousted from power. As the country moves to transition to democracy, its civilian government and Sudanese civil society have called on the U.S. government to remove Khartoum from the State Sponsors of Terrorism (SST) list. The Sentry’s Hilary Mossberg and John Prendergast recently argued that […]

Sudan’s civilian government and a broad cross-section of Sudanese civil society have recently called on the US government to remove Sudan from its State Sponsors of Terrorism list. There are ways to achieve the goals Sudan’s pro-democracy forces have set for their country, but it will require multiple, methodical steps by both Sudan and the United […]

للقراءة باللغة العربية إضغط هنا   Note: This op-ed originally appeared in Just Security and was written by Hilary Mossberg,  AML/CFT Advisor for Africa for The Sentry, and John Prendergast, Co-Founder of The Sentry. Sudan’s civilian government and a broad cross-section of Sudanese civil society have recently called on the U.S. government to remove Sudan […]

After overthrowing dictator Omar al-Bashir last April, Sudanese protesters vowed to remain in the streets of the capital, Khartoum, until the military handed over authority to a civilian government. With the global community watching Sudan closely, security forces were initially careful not to attack demonstrators. That changed on June 3, 2019, when the army and […]

When I took an NGO job in Darfur in 2006, the ongoing atrocities there were well known enough that even my least internationally minded relatives asked me whether I was sure I wanted to go. Darfur had become a cause célèbre for figures like George Clooney, who helped bring obscure Sudanese terms like janjaweed into the mainstream […]

In the December 2019 issue of Giving Magazine, The Sentry’s Co-Founder John Prendergast was featured in a two-page spread where he discussed the roots of his activism, the work of The Sentry, and much more. To read his full interview, please click here.

The unexpected return of two former presidents to the Central African Republic, the main figures in a civil war that still bloodies the country despite an 11-month-old peace accord, has set the stage for high-stakes political chess ahead of elections in December. Francois Bozize, who is under an international arrest warrant for his role in […]

Le retour inattendu de deux anciens présidents centrafricains, principaux initiateurs d’une guerre civile qui perdure – François Bozizé et celui qui l’a renversé en 2013, Michel Djotodia – laisse augurer une âpre partie de billard à trois bandes avec l’actuel chef de l’Etat Faustin-Archange Touadéra à un an de la présidentielle. Nombre d’observateurs voient dans le […]

The United States Department of Treasury on Wednesday sanctioned South Sudanese First Vice President Taban Deng Gai for “his involvement in serious human rights abuse, including the disappearance and deaths of civilians.” The move seeks to pressure the country’s politicians to form a unity government. According to the Treasury, Gai arranged and directed the alleged […]

On January 9th 2020, The Sentry’s Director of Investigations J.R. Mailey was interviewed by BBC World Service regarding the sanctioning of Taban Deng Gai, South Sudan’s First Vice President. Click here to listen to the interview (begins at minute 4:41).

The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on South Sudan’s First Vice President Taban Deng Gai, citing his involvement in serious human rights abuses. It is one of the sharpest actions taken by the U.S. against South Sudan’s government amid Washington’s frustration over the country’s failure to achieve a stable peace after its civil war. […]

The US on Wednesday imposed sanctions on South Sudan’s first vice-president Taban Deng Gai for his involvement in serious violations of human  rights “including the disappearance and death of civilians.” The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said it is penalising Mr Gai for his hand in silencing critics, including […]

On January 8th 2020, The Sentry’s Managing Director Brad Brooks-Rubin was interviewed by Voice of America regarding the sanctioning of Taban Deng Gai, South Sudan’s First Vice President. Click here to listen to the interview (begins at minute 5:18).

January 8, 2020 (Washington, DC) – Today, the United States Department of Treasury sanctioned South Sudanese First Vice President Taban Deng Gai for “his involvement in serious human rights abuse, including the disappearance and deaths of civilians.” John Prendergast, Co-Founder of The Sentry, said: “Today’s action represents a significant and important ratcheting up of U.S. financial pressure designed to […]

South Sudan is banking on oil monies to revive its stalled agriculture and save its population from perennial dependence on food imports and relief supplies. The new plan, announced last week by President Salva Kiir, seeks to tap into the earnings from oil and reinvest it into agricultural production. It is part of efforts for […]