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Category: People
Can Small States Lead in Atrocity Prevention? Lessons from Ghana
By Frank Okyere Osei When discussing atrocity prevention, global attention often gravitates toward major powers. Yet,…
When Children Are Murdered, What Is There to Celebrate?
After news broke that Han Kang—the South Korean author—had won the Nobel Prize for Literature, her father—the novelist…
Forests Thrive When Indigenous People Have Legal Stewardship of Their Land
Forests are essential for life on Earth. Because they produce oxygen and help regulate the balance…
Malawi’s Farmers Face a Precarious Future From Climate Change-Related Storms
According to the 2021 Global Climate Risk Index, Malawi is among the five nations worldwide most…
The Unbelievable Stories About the Children of Gaza
The story should not be real. It was the morning of January 29, 2004. The Israeli…
Reflections on the Olympic Games in Paris in 2024 by Dr rer. publ. Werner Wüthrich
According to the official calendar, the Olympic Games took place for the first time in 776…
Myanmar Activist Zarni Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize Questions Award’s Legacy
‘I was very happy but of course that is not to say that I see a…
The unifying power of music: The American conductor Kent Nagano and his dream by Winfried Pogorzelski
Music awakens and inspires the inex- haustible creativity of man. It creates mo- ments of happiness,…
In Praise of Blood: Crimes of the Rwandan Patriotic Front
Tags: Africa, D.R. Congo, DRC, Genocide, Paul Kagame, Rwanda Hundreds of thousands of refugees poured into Congo after Paul Kagame seized…
April 6, 1994: RWANDA’S DAY OF INFAMY A personal reflection by Dr. Theogene Rudasingwa
Today, thirty years ago, I attended a Pan-African Movement conference in Kampala, Uganda. Later that night,…
Eric Nshimiye, Another Rwandan American Facing Trial in Another Rwandan Witch Hunt
From Ann Garrison – Black Agenda Report 3 Apr 2024 – The totalitarian state of Rwanda…
The Unremarkable Death of Migrants in the Sahara Desert
Sabah, Libya, is an oasis town at the northern edge of the Sahara Desert. To stand…
Investigations of Attacks on the Eritrean Diaspora Are Underway
February 17 Eritrean Independence Day Celebration in Charlotte, North Carolina. The event was attacked by violent…
The World beyond Global Disorder
Keynote, 13th Session World Public Forum “Dialogue of Civilizations” – Rhodes, Greece, 9 Oct 2015 The…
The Middle East and North Africa
In 2024, 12 percent of “forcibly displaced and stateless people” are expected to be from the…
Fast Fashion Is Antithetical to Workers’ Rights
Don’t believe the fashion industry’s stated commitment to support a living wage for Bangladesh’s garment workers…
The Warsaw Ghetto and Gaza: Understanding History By Ernesto Estévez Rams
Anne Frank was in hiding from fascist terror in Amsterdam from 1942 until August 4, 1944.…
PASHA workshop in Kampala Empowers Refugees Through Art expressions
Kampala, Uganda – In a remarkable gathering on Saturday, August 12, 2023, the PASHA –…
Africa Climate Summit Issues Nairobi Declaration
Tags: Africa, Africa Climate Summit 2023, Climate Change, Environment, Global warming, Solutions Africa Climate Summit 2023: Driving Green Growth & Climate…
Social Activists Demand Real Equality for Chilean Women
Women social activists recognize that gender equality is gaining ground in Chile, but maintain that there…
Moving From Trauma to Healing: Practicing Self-Care in Refugee Camps
A Rohingya woman tells a forum of peer counselors the story of her divorce. A…
A NEW DOCUMENTARY OFFERS A DIFFERENT LOOK AT HAITI’S JIMMY “BARBECUE” CHÉRIZIER
Haiti has been thrown into political turmoil since the 2021 assassination of Jovenal Moïse, which has…
Survivors Uncensored: Voices from Rwanda and the Rwandan Diaspora
Most reporting on the Rwandan 1994 atrocities was false and driven by the Clinton administration’s need…