Court Verdicts for Wartime Sexual Violence Show Disparities
By Selma Melez-Pezo October 27, 2026 Credit: BIRN An analysis of Bosnian court verdicts in cases of wartime sexual violence shows deep inconsistencies in sentencing, a tendency to give more weight to mitigating circumstances, and a failure to recognise the long-term impact on survivors. The woman was 26 years old when she was raped in wartime Sarajevo in 1992. She lived in the Grbavica neighbourhood, which was controlled by Serb forces. Heading to the market one day, she and
The Problem of Political Advertising on Social Media
By Sue Halpern October 24, 2019 At a House Financial Services Committee hearing, on Wednesday, Facebook’s C.E.O., Mark Zuckerberg, struggled to elucidate his company’s political-advertising policy.Photograph by Al Drago / Getty In the course of the 2016 Presidential election, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton spent eighty-one million dollars on Facebook ads. With a little more than a year to go until the next election, candidates have already spent more than sixty-three millio
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Child Recruitment and Militarization in MENA and West Africa (Part 1)
By Elisabeth Lucetta A boy poses with a Kalashnikov assault rifle during a gathering of newly-recruited Houthi fighters in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa on 16 July 16, 2017 (AFP/Getty Images) Summary: Armed conflicts across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and West African regions have exposed millions of CAAFAG to violence, displacement, and prolonged social instability. In many conflict-affected communities, CAAFAG becomes involved with armed groups through coercion, e
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UN political mission ends in Somalia with no agreed replacement to handle election dispute
By OMAR FARUK Updated 10:56 PM PDT, October 28, 2026 Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud speaks during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, Sept. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File) MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The United Nations’ political mission in Somalia ends Saturday, closing more than three decades of successive U.N. missions that helped rebuild a country shattered by civil war and leaving no agreed replacement t
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Somaliland Country Report
Republic of Somaliland Country Report October 2026 By Nate Blanchard Somaliland, a country with an estimated population of 6.2 million, initially broke away from Somalia after the overthrow of the military dictator Siad Barre in 1991 plunged the country into chaos. Somaliland, which borders Ethiopia, Djibouti, and Somalia is often entangled in regional conflicts and most recently has been at the center of continued disputes between Israel and Turkey. Despite this, since its s
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Iran Country Report 2026
By Holly Swiglo Genocide Watch Since the 1979 revolution, Iran’s leaders have imposed strict Shia Islamic law across the country. Despite recent shifts in leadership and the new president’s reputation as a reformist, Iran’s political system remains rooted in the principles of the Islamic Republic. In early 2026, Iran experienced the highest levels of repression since 1979, and authorities granted impunity for crimes against humanity. Iranian missiles are displayed next to a b
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