Detainees Part I: Panels, Rendition & the ICRC
August 25, 2009 3 min. read

From enhanced interrogation to rendition, to the roles of the CIA and the FBI in relation to terrorism, decisions and revelations were made in the last 24 hours that will have a lasting impact on the way the US intelligence community, justice system and government officials interact with each other and the world with respect […]

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Prepare to make your Halloween a little less gory…
August 25, 2009 2 min. read

The gory night of gaols and goblins is almost here again, so while your heading to the pool or getting the kids new clothes for school, its not to early to begin thinking of how to make the night a little less scary.  And what is scarier than the fact that the Cocoa industry often […]

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From the Pages of FPA's Venezuela Blog: “Which Way Home”: The Journey of Undocumented Child Migrants Entering the US
August 24, 2009 2 min. read

FPA is proud to present one of its newest bloggers, David D. Sussman, who writes for  FPA’s Venezuela Blog. Below is a post by David on some movies dealing with Migration and Latin America. I encourage readers to check out FPA’s Venezuela Blog frequently. Enjoy! On August 24th HBO will present a new documentary titled […]

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Conjugal violence – A bitter truth
August 24, 2009 1 min. read

The other day a young woman handed me with what I initially thought was a flyer.  She was collecting donations for Amnesty International.  But it turned out that the flyer was a guide on conjugal violence – most typically for women being beaten in silence by their husbands or boyfriends. We have all heard the […]

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A Tale of Two Afghanistans
August 23, 2009 4 min. read

It appears that for now, while some improvements are being made, women are still fighting for the hearts and minds of the Afghan people.

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Apology for Vietnam-era Killings: My Lai
August 23, 2009 2 min. read

The only US Army Officer convicted for involvement in the 1968 “My Lai massacre” has publicly apologized for his role in the Vietnam War-era killings.

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The US & The ICC: The Argument Against
August 23, 2009 3 min. read

The United States should not join the International Criminal Court (ICC), as it “lacks prudent safeguards against political manipulation, possesses sweeping authority without accountability … and violates national sovereignty” says the Heritage Foundation, a conservative public policy research institute. The ICC was officially established in 2002 as a forum to prosecute serious international crimes–war crimes, […]

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The dangers you may not see your teen in…
August 22, 2009 3 min. read

I really don’t watch much TV, especially during the day, however today I happened to be home, when a friend told me to tune into DR Phil.  The episode was Dangerous Teen Trends, the episode had a number of stories, but one that stood out was the story of a 12 year-old girl who had […]

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Massacre at Ashraf
August 22, 2009 3 min. read

There is something else when you watch American military Humvees plow down unarmed refugees.  Like in so many conflicts and wars, the remnants of disaster and chaos never simply disappear. They remain bred in the souls of those who have had to endure eight years of war – day in and day out.  So that […]

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The pain behind child pornography
August 21, 2009 1 min. read

No matter where you stand on the debate of the commercial sex industry and pornography, children are not willing participants to sex, or sexual advances, nor are children ever anything less than innocent victims.  The images of child porn are never truly recovered, the are left to float in the virtual world and continue to […]

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Swifter Justice or a Way to Silence Dissidents? China Bans Traveling to the Capital to File a Legal Petition
August 20, 2009 4 min. read

In an unusual and unprecedented move, the Chinese government sent a strong message to its citizens seeking legal redress in Beijing: stay home, or be seriously penalized. Petitioners routinely travel to the capital to seek assistance regarding what they see as the failure of their local system, such as corruption in the courts, land-grabbing by […]

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International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda Suffers Major Loss
August 20, 2009 2 min. read

The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda suffered a major loss this past week with the untimely death of prosecutor Shyamlal Rajapaksa. His body was found in his Arusha home in Tanzania where the international tribunal is located. Mystery surrounds the forty-two year old’s death with explanations proffered from drug overdose to murder. What has been […]

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