Canadian lawyers acting on behalf of a Palestinian man sued two Montreal companies and their director for violation of international laws pertaining to the transfer of civilian populations into Israeli settlements in Palestinian territories. Court documents filed in the Superior Court of the District of Montreal claim two firms acting on behalf of the Israeli […]
When one in the US thinks of sex trafficking and exploitation, they tend to think of girls from lands with mostly unpronounceable names. Images of Russian "Natasha's", young Thai girls, girls on the streets of India, etc., however those images are not the only picture one must see in order to see the harsh reality […]
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We noted Friday that reports were circulating that ICC Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo would ask the Court to issue an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar Hassan Al-Bashir on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity. CNN reports that Moreno-Ocampo sought an indictment this morning. In it, the Prosecutor's Office alleges that the Sudanese military coordinated […]
In wake of the elections in Kenya reports have noted an increase of children in the sex trade. Agnetta Mirikau, a child protection specialist with UNICEF Kenya, stated that they had received numerous reports that children in sex trade had rapidly increased since the election. This post-violence sex work boom is fueled as the displaced […]
The UN called for greater worldwide access to contraception in its observation of World Population Day, on July 11th. The world's population is expected to grow to 9.2 billion by 2050. According to UN data, supplying voluntary contraception to those who want it would cost about $1.2 billion per year. (BBC) Albanian officials are actively […]
The Washington Post reports that ICC Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo will charge the president of Sudan, Colonel Omar Hassan Al-Bashir, with genocide and crimes against humanity. Appropriately, the announcement comes on the anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre, which gave rise to an exceedingly rare holding that genocide had actually been committed. A conviction on genocide […]
“There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul, then the way it treats its children.” – Nelson Mandela Children are the global natural resources of the future, if we choose to ignore them we choose to ignore the prosperity of the future. Children are one investment which we should never be taken for […]
Warning: This post contains offensive language. This post was originally published July 11, 2007. Today marks the 12th 13th anniversary of the massacre in Srebernica. In July 1995, in the United Nations mandated "safe area' of Srebrenica, Serbian forces summarily executed some 8,000 Bosnian men. The forces of the Army of Republika Srpska, led by […]
A Yemeni national which the U.S. government says ran an al-Qaida terrorist training camp where two of the Sept. 11 hijackers trained says the prosecution should let him view classified evidence, Reuters reported. Walid bin Attash said Thursday he wants access to classifed evidence because he says it would be safer in his hands than […]
A recent report by the British Parliament’s International Development Committee, which warns that international aid levels must rise in order to ensure that recent food price rises do not undo years of progress in reducing poverty. In response to the report Rt Hon Malcolm Bruce MP, Chairman of the Committee, said: “Recent food price rises have greatly […]
“Adults see the traditional dangers, like floods, cyclones, landslides or even tsunamis,” UNDP field coordinator for the programme Zihan Zarouk said, “but children can look outside the box, and identify things that adults probably see but tend to ignore.” All too often children are taken for granted, as too young and naive, and thus are […]
In conflict there are many weapons that may be employed and while the Kalashnikov or IED may be favored arms in modern warfare, there is one weapon all men carry and all to often choose to use. Cheap and effective, men are choosing to use their bodies as weapons – in fact their manhood – […]
NIGERIA: The trafficking of girls and abuse is worsening, as girls from villages to cities in Nigeria is increasing and the state is powerless to stop the trade. "The business of recruiting teenage girls as domestic help in rich and middle-class homes is booming despite our efforts to put a stop to it", Bello Ahmed, […]
Tonight at 11:30PM EST, ABC Nightline will air an episode inspired by the first chapter of A Crime So Monstrous: Face-to-Face with Modern-Day Slavery. The book by E. Benjamin Skinner's, has been heavily touted and a much needed eye opener into the world of modern day slavery. Tonights episode, How to Buy a Child in […]