Burundians, Fleeing Political Violence, Find Welcome in Canada
By Dan Levin Justine Nkurunziza, left, and Tabitha Mukamusoni fled violence in Burundi and sought asylum in Canada. “All those who dare...
New York Times 1
Jul 29, 2017
Tillerson faces fights on eliminating envoys
Many State Department officials agree there are too many special envoys, so there's plenty of support for Secretary of State Rex...
Politico
Jul 28, 2017
Threats and intimidation – Mexico’s weapons of mass censorship
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the threatening messages left for four Mexican journalists in the past week that warned them to...
Reporters without Borders 1
Jul 27, 2017
Wilberforce Special Aler
This evening President Trump announced intent to nominate Sam Brownback as the new Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious...
Genocide Watch
Jul 27, 2017
Trump can make the best of things in Iraq and Syria with 'expeditionary economics'
Restoring the devastated regions of Iraq and Syria will require a new, bottom-up approach to post-conflict reconstruction, focusing on...
Stephen Hollingshead and Henrik Fogh Rasmussen |
Jul 26, 2017
President Trump’s Move to Bar Transgender People From Military Service
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to delivers remarks at the 2017 National Scout Jamboree in Summit Bechtel National Scout Reserve,...
Human Rights Watch
Jul 26, 2017
State Department Lawyers Removing References to ISIS ‘Genocide’ Against Christians, Other Religious
The State Department's top lawyers are systematically removing the word "genocide" to describe the Islamic State's mass slaughter of...
Susan Crabtree | The Washington Free Beacon
Jul 25, 2017
Tillerson to Shutter State Department War Crimes Office
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is downgrading the U.S. campaign against mass atrocities, shuttering the Foggy Bottom office that worked...
Foreign Policy
Jul 17, 2017
Bipartisan Congressional letter strongly urges that Trump admin delay permanent lifting of U.S. sanc
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Jul 7, 2017
US-led Coalition Airstrikes Contribute to Civilian Deaths in Syria
On Monday, 26 June, the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) reportedly captured al-Qadisia, a western district of Raqqa, the de...
!a Responsibility to Protect (RtoP) Weekly 1
Jun 30, 2017
Canada announces new strategy to prevent and address gender-based violence
Many Canadians still face violence every day simply because of their gender expression, gender identity or perceived gender. It’s time...
Steve Lee | LGBT Weekly
Jun 20, 2017
Iraqi-American Christians disappointed with Trump
Standing in the living room of her brother's home in Sterling Heights, Lina Denha wipes away tears with a tissue as she recalls how...
Niraj Warikoo | Detroit Free Press
Jun 19, 2017
