India’s child malnutrition and stunted growth problems are on the rise, and as food prices across the globe continue to rise there appears to be no sign of a slow down. India continues to come to grips with one of the world’s highest child malnutrition rates, with one third of the worlds malnourished children. The […]
Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon spoke on Darfur today, arguing that the joint UN/African Union peacekeeping mission is seriously hampered by a variety of logistical problems. In Sudan, rebels reached Omdurman, a suburb of Khartoum, this weekend. AP reports 200 people died in the attack. Sudan blames Chad, and has cut diplomatic ties. The rebel movement […]
The executioners wear suits and ties to match. Clean-shaved, hair brushed back, a news camera crew follows all five of them into a sterile lobby at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff, its capital city. They came for Ama Sumani, in her wheelchair, and dying of malignant myeloma she requires kidney dialysis three times […]
Judge Susan Crawford, the prosecutorial authority for the U.S. military tribunal at the naval detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Tuesday refused charges filed by prosecutors against Mohammed al-Qahtani, an alleged Sept. 11 conspirator. Crawford accepted charges filed against five other high-profile suspects, including alleged Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammad and Ramzi bin al-Shieb. The […]
In the blistering summer heat of the Algerian desert, 28-year old Sahrawi refugee Brahim Boudjemaa is telling me his story. It is one shared by many like him, that of anger, frustration, and a hope against the odds. Born and still living in a refugee camp, he sweeps his arm across his chest so as […]
A major financial backer of the Rwandan genocide had his assets frozen in Kenya. A good first step but it seems as if there are grounds for an arrest.
We will spend a lot of time looking at the crisis in Darfur on this blog. At the moment I want to leave you with a short note on an important development that will likely impact the innocent victims of Darfur. According to the BBC shooting has been heard in two separate parts of Sudan's […]
For those of you new to Human Rights or simply in need of an easy set of reference tools I would encourage you to bookmark the UN human rights homepage. It has links to the key UN human rights treaties and offices (including a link to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights). […]
Happiness is… Being able to share your love with a child you created out of love. To hold a life in your hands, and know it needs you and loves you unconditionally. Nothing more could you ask for than to see eyes shine and smiles brighten as you enter the room. Happiness truly is to […]
Lyle Denniston has this summary of pending Supreme Court litigation dealing with the Combatant Status Review Tribunal process. In brief, the high Court will issue a decision in the next month – in the Boumediene and Al-Odah cases – which will address the CSRT's. In both, the court will be asked to determine whether Guantanamo […]
This year Saturday, May 10th marks World Fair Trade day, the theme of the year is “Fair Trade for the Planet, for the People”, which follows last years theme of “Kids Need Fair Trade”. For more information see the World Fair Trade Day 2008 Official Website. Fair Trade is everyones issue, it is more than […]
Save the Children has released it's 9th Mother's Day Report Card: The Best and Worst Countries to Be a Mother, this year's list leaves Sweden as the best place for motherhood and Niger as the worst. The United States Ranked 27th out of 146 countries. “A mother's well-being is connected to her children's well-being,” said […]
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