Former Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz faced the Iraqi High Tribunal Tuesday on war crimes charges for the execution of 42 business men who protested rising food prices in the wake of U.N. sanctions on the former regime. Aziz, widely recognized by his coke-bottle glasses and bombastic English, surrendered to U.S. forces shortly after […]
This week UNICEF has launched "Unite for Child Survival: Advocacy Week" , a full week dedicated to raising awareness to all of the issues facing children around the globe. Part of the campaign is focused on encouraging citizens to use their voice to influence lawmakers and make an impact in saving children's lives. The U.S. […]
Sunday marked the two year anniversary since the International Criminal Court issued its first arrest warrants against Sudanese officials suspected of war crimes in Darfur. To mark the occasion, Facebook (yes, Facebook) launched “Wanted for War Crimes Watch List” application to its users. The point of the project is to generate public awareness along the […]
Talk of HIV/AIDS in South Africa is nothing new, nor is the scale at which it affects children in the country, where the epidemic is one of the worst in the world. According to the, 'the Demographic Impact of HIV/AIDS in South Africa – National and Provincial Indicators for 2006′ report,estimates that almost half of […]
Iran's Press TV reports “Chemical Ali” suffered a heart attack and was presumably returned to U.S. custody? Or am I reading into this. Says he was returned to a U.S. detention facility, but reading between the lines would lead you to believe he was NOT in a U.S. detention facility when he had the heart […]
Global Action Week is taking place from 21-27 April 2008 on the theme of "Quality Education to End Exclusion", a top EFA priority. UNESCO is organizing activities world-wide to highlight the issues of quality and inclusion according to the local context. The highlight of the week is that Fifteen countries have joined together to plan the […]
From EU Business.com. Seems the EU is on the hunt for information relating to the elusive Radovan Karadzic. Maybe he's having lunch with Osama bin Laden somewhere. 22 April 2008, 11:17 CET (SARAJEVO) – NATO-backed forces of the European Union said they conducted a raid Tuesday on the home of a Bosnian […]
Today April 22, 2008 is Earth Day and it's not only a day to remember to recycle and take a day off from the car, but a day to teach children about protecting their future…a day to learn how to safeguard their future. This year children across the United States had a chance to share […]
Jacques Verges, the lawyer for notorious assassin Carlos the Jackal, arrived in Cambodia to defend Khieu Samphan, the former head of state of the Cambodia Khmer Rouge at the war crimes tribunal there. Khieu was a prominent communist thinker prior to entering the political scene to force a eugenic campaign in Cambodia following the coup […]
In the Online Africa Policy Forum, the NGO Women for Women International explains why ending sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) should be a global priority. Patricia Morris, the Director of Program Development for the NGO, went on to explain not only the horrors of gender based violence in times of conflict, […]
"Listen to the mustn'ts, child. Listen to the don'ts. Listen to the shouldn'ts, the impossibles, the won'ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me… Anything can happen, child. Anything can be." – Shel Silverstein Photo: Danny Wilcox Frazier “Dreaming”, Conesville, Iowa. Dream child dream…dream big, dream loud, dream proud…never, ever stop […]
Prosecutors for the U.S. government amended the charges against Khalid Sheik Mohommed and five other suspects linked to the Sept. 11 attacks. Senior Pentagon officials announced the amended charges “clarified” the activities of the Guantanamo Bay detainees, including KSM, in planning the attacks. They U.S. says KSM and his co-conspirators, including Ramzi bin Alshid “did, […]
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