Imagine you are a 15 year old girl, and suddenly you find your self surrounded by 34 men, and for 26 days all of them treat you as a an object. You spend your days in fear of rape and beatings, you scream and cry but it makes no difference at all. Soon you begin […]
Taken from RFK's, "Day of Affirmation" address at the University of Capetown, South Africa on 6 June 6, 1966, reading this always reminds me that their really is power in one. Just think of all those who have walked the path of action, and what they have managed to accomplish as an individual; Mother Teresa, […]
The poor southern African country of Malawi, is finally working to take a deeper look into the scale of child trafficking within its borders. Earlier this fall many, including over 200 school children, took to the streets to demand better protection for the countries children, and demand an end to child abuse. "How is Malawi […]
The war crimes tribunal prosecuting members associated with the former Yugoslavia sentenced a former Bosnian Serb general to a 33 year prison term. The U.N. tribunal transmitted the sentence to Dragomir Milosevic, no relation to Slobodan Milosevic, for atrocities committed in Sarajevo during the Bosnian war. Milosevic, 65, oversaw the killing of more than 10,000 […]
In a press release issued on December 7, 2006 UNICEF, One Laptop per Child (OLPC) and Google announced the launch of "Our Stories", a joint initiative to preserve and share the histories and identities of cultures around the world. Children are asked to record stories, of family, friends, or tell their own story. By sharing […]
Today is the 60th birthday of the International Declaration of Human Rights, which was ratified by the United Nations in 1948. The International Declaration of Human Rights was established by the General Assembly with the view that human rights that should be guaranteed to all people. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is also the […]
The international peacekeeping effort authorized for Darfur may come unraveled as officials in Sudan continue to block key components of the force necessary for a viable mission. The United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 1769 in July authorizing a 26,000 unit peacekeeping force to protect civilians in Darfur and humanitarian groups operating in the region. […]
According to the United Nations, Africa is the worst place to live, when looking at their table ranking of countries on human development, publish on 27 November. While Sierra Leone was last on the list, it was not the lone African representative at the bottom of the table, as all the bottom 22 countries on […]
I am often asked, “Where do you get you passion?” or “Why do you have so much passion…?”. So I though I would take a brief moment to answer the question they best I can, but I must admit it's not something I haven't thought about too much, for me this is just the way […]
The driver for Osama bin Laden faced a Combatant Status Review Tribunal to determine his eligibility to face the war crimes tribunal at the U.S. naval detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Salim Ahmed Hamdan was portrayed by government prosecutors as a loyalist to the al Qa’ida leader who swore an oath to bin Laden, […]
Dream big sweet child, Reach for the stars and beyond. Nothing is out of your reach! Children must be given room to dream, and freedom to express their dreams. Teach your children that no dream is ever too big or too small, that they can achieve anything if they truly put their […]
The chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court asked the U.N. Security Council to ramp up its effort to persuade Sudan to arrest and surrender two officials indicted for war crimes in Darfur. Luis Moreno-Ocampo added that one of the wanted officials, Ahmad Haround, the Sudanese humanitarian affairs minister, may be orchestrating continued violence against […]
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