As I wrote in my piece, Are We Moving Closer to Peace and Human Rights with Osama bin Laden’s Death?, for the Examiner this is a time for celebration and remembrance; However this news, while unprecedentedly victorious, will undoubtedly leave a deep cut in the power of al Qaeda’s forces and the fight against terrorism, […]
The U.S. House of Representatives will soon come off a two week recess for which they took right after they made critical budget decissions. The House passed their version of next year’s budget, which was written by Wisconsin Representative Paul Ryan. Many child advocacy organizations and activists are in heavy opposition of the budget resolution and are urging Senators to reject the […]
Numbers misleading on Haitian displaced Some 800,000 of an estimated 1.5 million displaced Haitians have moved out of makeshift camps and tent cities since last year’s devastating earthquake, but most — up to 95% — of those who have left continue to live with relatives or in dilapidated, damaged or partially-collapsed housing. Most were forced […]
Today some 25,000 marriages will take place, however these are not the weddings and unions that call for great celebration, but that of grave concern, for they are the marriages of mear girls. Everyday across the globe 25,000 girls are married according to World Vision’s report, Before She’s Ready; “..every day, an estimated 3,500 girls will marry before reaching […]
Approximately half of the world’s population is at risk from malaria, according to the World Health Organization, but the vast majority of malaria cases and malaria-related deaths occur in sub-Saharan Africa. Among officially recorded cases from 2009, Uganda and Kenya had the highest numbers, but WHO estimates that more than 90% of the world’s malaria […]
Today April 22, 2011 is Earth Day, this year’s theme is themed after A Billion Acts of Green: our people-powered campaign to generate a billion acts of environmental service and advocacy. Today is not only a day to remember to recycle and take a day off from the car, but it is also a day […]
Children face a number of battles growing-up, however all of the hurdles and challenges of a normal childhood are increasingly compounded by conflict. The children of Yemen are no strangers to adversity, however the challenges of childhood seem are growing more drastic as the the county’s conflict grows more deadly. Recent anti-government demonstrations have turned deadly as government […]
The situation in Lybia appears to be slowly shifting for some as it seems Gaddafi’s grip on the contry and it’s people may be loosing strength following weeks of internal conflict and air strikes by Western forces. However lost in the shaddows chaios of conflict and the media blitz that often follows is the plight of the […]
10-year-old nets $180K for anti-malaria effort The United Nation Foundation’s Nothing But Nets campaign to provide mosquito netting in developing areas to prevent the deadly spread of malaria is inspiring donors and efforts at all levels, including among the young. Volunteer Katherine Commale, a Pennsylvania fourth-grader, has been raising funds for nets since she was […]
A report from the World Health Organization indicates that some 2.6 million stillbirths occur every year globally, with more than 90% of them in low or middle income countries. With an estimated 7,000 stillbirth every day, with majority of such cases happening in Sub- Saharan African countries including Uganda. The report estimated that almost half […]
Global conflicts intensify and new ones are seemingly erupting daily it causes one to look at the civilians, of the majority of which are women and children, who are caught in the crossfire’s. Displacement and trauma from the daily terrors of conflict leave irrefutable scars on their victims, however the increasingly violent nature of many […]
Children are indisputably the most victimized by that of armed conflict as well as natural disasters, and the long-term impact which is has on their development is profound. It is that heavy impact that can often become a parent’s worst nightmare as they work to help their children recover from trauma. A child woken each […]
Just as many of the children of Japan were beginning to calm from the traumatic shock and fear from the 8.9 magnitude earthquake which hit Japan’s northern coast on March 11, 2011, which also generated a thirty-foot tsunami, a second quake has now left many even more traumatized. A 7.4magnitude earthquake struck last Thursday, April […]
Children are increasingly targeted in Mexico’s drug war Drug cartels in Mexico are increasingly targeting children for violence in efforts not only to terrorize the populace, but to prove to rivals that their savagery knows no bounds as they fight for position in local and international narcotics markets. “Decapitations and hanging bodies from bridges send […]
Last month the RFK Center for Justice & Human Rights and the California International Law Center at UC Davis School of Law released a new report on the conflict in Sudan. The report analyzes the key transitional justice issues that Darfuris will be faced with once the conflict and violence ends. On March 23, the […]