Raila Odinga with Kenya's opposition Orange Democratic Movement called the recent “alleged” political killings by the ruling government there “genocide on a grand scale.” Various reports out of Kenya have children piling up in morgues and I remember hearing reports from local priests this week (Tuesday maybe?) of children setting churches ablaze with scores of […]
Build-A-Bear Workshop is currently looking for child heroes for their 2008 Huggable Heroes. You can see the 2007 Huggable Heroes here. The 2007 Huggable Heroes where honored for their dedication to raising money and awareness for such issues as AIDS, Cancer, Poverty, and much more, each child hero is an inspiration to children and adults […]
What a way to spark off the New Year not only with a nice piece on the International Criminal Court, but a nice piece about the ICC and the presidential candidates! And all this the day before the Iowa caucus. Was I a good boy last year, or what? So, it seems the San Francisco […]
As we leave 2007 behind in the shadows of our minds and embark on the journey of a new year and new hope, let us not leave our lessons learned behind. While 2007 brought us a great deal of progress in children's rights and children's development across the globe, it has also left us with […]
May 2008 be the year of the child… The year for which we find peace and hope for the future of each and every child.
As you sit and write out your list of new years resolutions, remember life is not about what you have, but what you do. One is not remembered by the things they leave behind, they are remember by those whom they leave behind…those who's lives you touch. My resolutions this year include all of the […]
I took a broad approach to this year's reporting on war crimes and focused on a lot of events not normally considered during a discussion on war crimes. I did not spend a great deal of time debating or discussing the issues behind such things as the International Criminal Court and the formulations of the […]
When one mentions South Africa the things that quickly come to mind, are apartheid, Nelson Mandela, AIDS, poverty and most of all one thinks of racism. Its difficult to think of the country without thinking of the issue of race, as the lines where deeply etched in the countries history, and lines that deep do […]
We must give children every opportunity to express their thoughts and dreams, to share their hopes and ambitions. We as adults, as citizens of the world, must allow children to achieve, and share with us the new and unique possibilities of the future. Children are the ones who will change the world…the ones who […]
Various correspondents are saying Benazir Bhutto was the target of a suicide bombing attack in Pakistan Thursday. Correspondents with United Press International allege Bhutto is dead, while Reuters and Associated Press wires say she is in serious condition. Reuters is breaking now with allegations she is dead.
A court in Chad convicted six French aid workers with the charity Zoe's Ark to eight years forced labor for allegedly kidnapping 103 African children. The aid workers claim their purpose was to help orphans displaced by conflicts in Darfur and Chad by rescuing the children from area refugee camps. The allegations regarding the abductions […]
Three years ago today as many of us sat with family and friends, enjoying the end of the Christmas holiday, an unpredicted tsunami struck South Asia, leaving nothing but destruction and death in it's wake. In remembrance to the estimated 230,000 people from 13 countries, who lost their lives on that unforgettable day, many memorial […]
As many of us sit here on this Christmas Eve wondering if we have gotten that last and final gift, hoping the gifts we got are what all of our loved ones wanted, and even a bit selfishly hoping that tomorrow that one item we have been dreaming about for months will be under the […]
The Office of Military commissions filed charges against Ahmed Mohammed Ahmed Haza al-Darbi, the brother-in-low of 9/11 hijacker Khalid al-Mihdhar at the naval detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The charges include conspiracy to commit terrorist acts, murder in violation of the laws of war, and proving material support to terrorism. Military officials believe al-Darbi […]
