The U.S. Defense Department announced Monday it formally charged a Saudi Arabian national held at the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay with plotting the bombing of the USS Cole in October 200 in the Yemeni port of Aden. The Pentagon said it charged Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri with eight charges associated with the suicide attack that […]
I noticed this morning that high ranking UN officials have joined the international chorus of voices encouraging the African Union to take the lead in ensuring that there is a negotiated settlement to the Zimbabwe crisis. While negotiations at the AU level will be necessary, I would like to see the international community play a […]
When wars end they do not just end full stop, the death and destruction do not suddenly turn to peace and prosperity over night. Peace talks and cease fires alone do not end wars, people end wars and when all of the people cannot find them selves distanced from the war, then the war rages […]
I wanted to bring your attention to IRIN's latest film, Love, Positively, which follows the lives of four young adults living in Ugandan capital, Kampala who were infected at birth, and explores the challenges they face growing up with HIV and the courage they need to overcome it. To see this and other IRIN film […]
Unlike in the cases of its neighbors Bosnia and Croatia, the Yugoslavian government made no extended attempt to reconquer Slovenia when it seceded in 1991. The military conflict was ten days long and created less than 100 total casualties. One colonel in the Yugoslav National Army has been indicted by the Slovene government for his […]
“Peace is no mere matter of men fighting or not fighting. Peace, to have meaning for many who have known only suffering in both peace and war, must be translated into bread or rice, shelter, health, and education, as well as freedom and human dignity – a steadily better life. If peace is to be […]
Dear all, I’m on freelance assignment in Georgia. I managed to interview Georgia's Prime Minister Vladimir Gurgenidze and asked him to explain why Georgia passed legislation that lowers the minimum age of criminal responsibility to 12. Human Rights Watch (HWR) issued a report earlier this month and made an appeal to the Georgian government to […]
345 suspects, of which an estimated 290 where adult women charged as prostitutes, have been arrested in a child-sex sting. How many of the women arrested where actually victims of trafficking is unknown. In addition some 21 children where rescued as a result of the raids. Over a period of five days, in 16 cities, the FBI, have […]
Jonathan Adler notes the DC Circuit's Tuesday release of Simon v. Iraq, a case where US servicemen alleged that Saddam Hussein's Iraqi intelligence services had taken them hostage and tortured them during Gulf War I. The court concluded (in contrast to earlier, similar lawsuits) that the suit could go forwards. The plaintiffs rely on an […]
On July 6 at 8 and 11 PM ET on CNN, the US Fund for UNICEF will air, "The Survival Project: One Child at a Time". UNICEF is encouraging supporters to not only to watch the broadcast, but to host a viewing party to discuss these important issues of child survival. UNICEF has developed a […]
Agricultural land once used to produce basic foodstuff is increasingly being used to produce biofuels. According to a recent report by the aid agency Oxfam, the production of biofuels has increased food prices by 30% and pushed another 30 million people into poverty. Compounded by social upheavals, political instability, and drought, the world's poorest are […]
Countries which are involved in conflict and strife are seeing an increasing use of violence against children, including kidnapping, torture and even murder. UNICEF issued a statement on the continued abduction, torture and rape of children around the world, saying; “It is everyone's duty to ensure children are safe from harm, and governments have a […]
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