The Sentinel Project

Today we mark fifteen years since the Sentinel Project's founding on August 8th, 2008. Working to prevent atrocities, the Sentinel Project has assisted more than 2 million people across South Sudan, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Great to host once again @SentinelProject to discuss @hagigawahid, an initiative which combats the spread of mis/disinformation, hate speech and harmful rumours. Just one of the many ways Canada’s #PSOPs is supporting peace and stability in #SouthSudan and beyond.

Up to 200 people were killed in the latest indiscriminate attack in #BurkinaFaso. Prior to this, civilians were digging trenches to protect the village. For years al-Qaeda-linked JNIM has committed atrocities & attacks against civilians with impunity. rfi.my/Au3b.X

Sudan: 500 Days of War and a Failing Humanitarian Response as Medical Needs Soar msf.or.ke/news-and-resou…

A @FortifyRights map clarifies areas in Maungdaw that, according to witnesses, were controlled by the Arakan Army, areas controlled by the junta & the direction from which drones came, clearly implicating the AA as responsible for the massacre of Rohingya. Bit.ly/RohingyaMassac…

Ethnic Rohingya and Rakhine people are under attack in Myanmar’s Rakhine State. Myanmar junta forces and the opposition Arakan Army have committed extrajudicial killings and widespread arson against Rohingya, Rakhine, and other civilians. New from HRW: bit.ly/46ZwZvH

Volunteer with the Sentinel Project and start impacting lives today! Your contribution can help us achieve our mission and make a meaningful difference. t.ly/f8tFt

In this week's issue of #AtrocityAlert: 🔺 Civilians at grave risk as violence escalates in #ElFasher, #Sudan 🔺 #Buthidaung burns as ethnic tensions escalate in #RakhineState, #Myanmar 🔺 @IntlCrimCourt Prosecutor requests arrest warrants for Israeli officials & Hamas leaders

"We are very worried about the battle that is already starting in El Fasher in Northern Darfur. We believe that there are hundreds of thousands of civilians in that area that will be under threat in the event of a full-blown battle." @UNReliefChief speaking with @BeckyCNN #Sudan

Our report concluded that the #RSF committed #genocide against the Masalit in West #Darfur. We are now seeing the same indications in North Darfur and are concerned over an imminent attack in the state capital of #ElFasher.

The Sentinel Project has launched a digital literacy pilot program in Kenya's Tana Delta, aiming to provide youth with skills which will allow them to counter incendiary misinformation that contributes to unrest and violence: t.ly/3rZtE

🆕Civilians have become the de facto targets in Eastern DR Congo. CIVIC calls on warring parties to end their indiscriminate and deliberate attacks against civilians. News release 👉civiliansinconflict.org/press-releases…

Delightfully surprised & excited to have my article “Coding Protection: ‘#Cyber Humanitarian Interventions’ to Prevent Mass #Atrocities” nominated for the ECR Prize in @IAJournal_CH! Big congrats to the other nominees & looking forward to @isanet 2024! academic.oup.com/ia/article-abs…

Today in #HRC55 began in #Geneva! The @UN_HRC plays an essential role in atrocity prevention by responding to situations where populations are at risk of, or enduring, mass atrocities. We've prepared recommendations on 🇰🇵🇭🇹🇲🇱🇲🇲🇸🇸🇸🇾🇾🇪 🇺🇦 & more ⬇️ globalr2p.org/publications/l…

#Sudan: The armed conflict resulted in thousands of people killed & millions displaced as fighting spread last year, details @UNHumanRights report. Some of the violations would amount to war crimes. Those responsible must be brought to justice - @volker_turk

We are gravely concerned about the escalating humanitarian crisis in eastern DR Congo due to the increasing violence and conflict. We urgently call for a cessation of hostilities to safeguard civilian lives. ℹ️ bit.ly/4bHgSVr

Yesterday, GoF #R2P - which includes 57 cross regional Delegations - met at Ambassador-level to discuss opportunities to strengthen atrocity prevention at @UN_HRC. Our @ElisabethGCR2P briefed on #Gaza, #Venezuela, #SouthSudan, #DPRK, #China and other priorities for #HRC55.

❓Uncertainty + 😲fear ➡️leds to rumours and instability Great to host the @SentinelProject🇨🇦 here at the Embassy of Canada in Juba! We discussed the @hagigawahid platform's efforts to address mis/disinfo & hate speech, in support of peacebuilding in #SouthSudan 👩🏾‍💻🕊️🇸🇸 #PSOPs

So excited about this opportunity that allows us to contribute to peace ahead, during, and after the much-anticipated elections in South Sudan. #ICTforpeace #Misinformationtraining #Earlywarning #Southsudantoday

🚨 New blog post: Conflict Exposure Calculator: a new tool to measure the impact of #conflict A new conflict exposure metric that combines WorldPop’s open population data with ACLED’s conflict data in a new online tool. #ACLED #OpenData worldpop.org/blog/conflict-…

What’s happening in eastern Congo and why aid groups are warning of a new humanitarian crisis apnews.com/article/congo-…