Opinion: In 2017, the world let another 'genocide' unfold
By Ishaan Tharoor The volume of utterly horrifying stories emerging from Myanmar can feel overwhelming. Since late August, more than...
Washington Post
Dec 18, 2017
As Venezuela collapses, children are dying of hunger
SAN CASIMIRO, Venezuela — Kenyerber Aquino Merchán was 17 months old when he starved to death. His father left before dawn to bring him...
New York Times 1
Dec 17, 2017
NICHOLAS KRISTOF: Is This Genocide?
By Nicholas Kristof “Ethnic cleansing” and even “genocide” are antiseptic and abstract terms. What they mean in the flesh is a soldier...
New York Times 1
Dec 15, 2017
OPINION: A Responsibility to Prevent Genocide
Thousands of new Rohingya refugee arrivals cross the border near Anzuman Para village, Palong Khali, Bangladesh. Credit: UNHCR/Roger...
Ludwik Donimrski | Military Technologies
Dec 15, 2017
Sexual Violence Marred Elections
Widespread sexual violence marred Kenya’s 2017 elections, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The Kenyan government...
Human Rights Watch
Dec 14, 2017
The Actual Rohingya Death Toll Is 22 Times Higher Than Official Estimate, Survey Shows
The outbreak of violence against Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslim minority has reportedly killed thousands more people than the government...
The Huffington Post (Huffpost)
Dec 14, 2017
Persons with disabilities in armed conflicts
December 13 is the 11th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. It’s a good moment to...
New Report Links France to Genocide in Rwanda
Fresh details have emerged in a new report pointing to the involvement of France in the planning and execution of the 1994 Genocide...
The New Times
Dec 13, 2017
Genocide: Nations should stop reneging on their commitments
The belongings of Genocide victims inside Ntarama Genocide Memorial in Bugesera. The building was a Catholic church during the 1994...
The New Times
Dec 12, 2017
The Plot to Bomb Garden City, Kansas
For all of Patrick Stein’s life, Southwest Kansas — “God’s country,” he called it — had looked basically the same. Golden fields, white...
Jessica Pressler | New York Magazine
Dec 12, 2017
A Responsibility to Prevent Genocide
Thousands of new Rohingya refugee arrivals cross the border near Anzuman Para village, Palong Khali, Bangladesh. Credit: UNHCR/Roger...
Tharanga Yakupitiyage | IPS News
Dec 12, 2017
Rape of Rohingya women by Myanmar security forces ‘sweeping, methodical,’ investigation finds
This combo photo comprises of portraits of some of the Rohingya Muslim women taken during an interview with The Associated Press in...
Asia Pacific
Dec 12, 2017
