Former Darfur Commission chair and ICTY President Antonio Cassesse has this op-ed in the Lebanese Daily Star on the international law implications of the Russia-Georgia conflict.
Starting this month, secondary school students will learn about Britain’s involvement in the slave trade and in the abolition of the trade in their history classes. According to activist, having children study the slave trade will help to combat modern slavery. As an abolitionist myself I am ecstatic to hear that the UK will be […]
photo – nikolaj nielsen Three years ago I attended the Make Poverty History month in Edinburgh, Scotland. I distinctly remember the chain of people forming a circle, hand in hand, united against the struggle of poverty afflicting many of Africa's poorest. I also remember being rather disappointed about the extravaganza as the partying seemed detached […]
Over the last year I have received a number of e-mails from children and young adults, asking me what they, or their groups, can do to help other children across the world. Therefore I am writing this post just for you, and for all the other young people out there who want to find more […]
People ask me all the time about why ‘my cause’ is modern slavery when there are so many other causes to choose from. Funny enough last night a group of fellow abolitionists' and I had the same discussion about how to promote the cause in a city full of worthy causes, many whose numbers cry […]
“The price of greatness is responsibility.” -Sir Winston Churchill, author and former U.K. Prime Minister The responsibility of the world's children is ours; collectively we hold the power for greatness in the palms of our hands. Children have the possibility of greatness and the responsibility to protect, guide and foster the potential in each child […]
“The greatest of evils and the worst of crimes is poverty.” – George Bernard Shaw GLOBAL: Food wasted is water lost To meet growing food demand, in another 40 years the world would need enough water to fill at least three lakes the size of Victoria, Africa's largest body of water, according to a projection […]
U.S. military officials denied claims by the United Nations and the government of Afghanistan that an airstrike in Herat province killed over 90 Afghan civilians. A U.S. investigation into video archives and eyewitness accounts of the Aug. 22 raid found only five Afghan civilians were killed in the strike on the Taliban stronghold in western […]
The Hague released the Serbian Navy admiral who commanded the shelling of Dubrovnik in 1991 today, announcing that his 7-year sentence had been cut short due to good behavior. Miodrag Jokic was commander of the local Serbian navy and was convicted in 2003 of commanding a portion of the bombardment during which two civilians were […]
Award winning American journalist and host of Democracy Now! (DN), Amy Goodman, was arrested at the opening of the Republican National Convention in St.Paul. Two of DN's producers were also cuffed as were another 280 people. According to DN's website, Amy was arrested when she questioned officers why her two producers were detained. She is […]
Today America is taking the day off to celebrate Labor Day, Labor day was established in 1882 when New York City's Central Labor Union created a day off for the working class. In 1894 Congress established Labor Day as a federal holiday in 1894. As we gather to take a weekend of rest and honor the hard work and labor […]
The central Asian nation of Uzbekistan celebrated its independence from Russia on August 28. Praises all around. US Ambassador Richard Norland expressed his firm commitment and partnership with the autocratic regime. Independence. What does it really mean and to whom? For Tashkent, that answer is clear. EU's sanctions against Tashkent are set to expire in […]
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