Sierra Leone Lebanon Palistine The legacy we leave our children is all we give them, it is truly the mark of what we have done with our lives. Do we really want to leave our children with nothing more than hate, destruction, violence, and death? Are our lives not worth living, do our […]
(AP Photo) The days of quality, long lasting, domestic products are long gone, especially with toys, and while the toys are cheaper, are they better? Well the quality question has been one that many have been asking for years, and now the answer seem very clear to many consumers. As toy recalls seem to be […]
Milorad Trbic, an ex-Serbian army captain, failed to appear before a Bosnian court to enter his plea due to a hunger strike, according to statements from the court. Trbic was indicted in June for genocide, crimes against humanity and violations of the laws of war at a U.N. tribunal and transferred to Bosnia. According to […]
Photo by Ellyn W. Ogden, USAIDPolio is a disease most in the West think little about these days, as it was completely eradicated by 1994 in the Americas and 2002 in Europe. Polio was once the most feared of childhood diseases, in the early 20th century Polio epidemics crippled thousands of children each year, leaving […]
The defense rested yesterday in the case of Jose Padilla and two other co-defendants in a Miami District Court without calling any witnesses or presenting no evidence. The trial testimony centered mostly on Padilla's co-defendants, Adham Amin Hassoun and Kifah Wael Jayyousi, who are accused of being part of and supporting terrorist groups, such as […]
The issue of child marriages is one the weighs heavy on the minds of many around the world. As the modern world continues to increase with globalisation, the issue is thrown into the spotlight. While those in the west are most often quick to say that all child marriages should be outlawed, many in rural […]
CORRECTION: The following report indicates the Canadian Supreme Court made the ruling entailed here. That is incorrect. The British Columbia Supreme Court made the initial ruling, the Canadian Supreme Court may hear appeals. The Canadian Supreme Court upheld an extradition against a convicted Nazi war criminal to Italy. Michael Seifert, the 83-year old “Beast of […]
The Bush administration was persuaded to withdraw its nomination of Richard Hoagland as the U.S. ambassador to Armenia. Senator Robert Menendez, the democratic senator for New Jersey, blocked Mr. Hoaglands nomination from proceeding to a confirmation hearing because of his refusal to recognize the World War I massacre of Armenians as genocide. In comments, Menendez […]
Are children being denied the right to play? When one looks back at childhood the memories of childhood games, toys and out door fun with their friends and siblings come flooding back. But todays children do not seem to have the same attitude at play as we did, so whats to blame, and who's fault […]
An appeals court in France has ordered the release of two Rwandan men suspected of complicity in the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Wenceslas Munyeshyaka, a Roman Catholic priest, and Laurent Bucyibaruta, a former Rwandan civil servant, were detained in France on July 20 after the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) issued arrest warrants for the […]
Imprisoned by the flesh Raped of my spirit Held captive by violence and fear You cut me with your sword, disfigure me with your gun and scar me with your manhood When will it end, when will you let me die? No longer whole, no longer alive I am nothing more than a dead soul […]
Unidentified Victim of Sexual Violence “I was naked; the men had forced me to take my clothes off. Four of them were holding me down, one on each leg and one on each arm, while the other raped me. I was weeping so much. I couldn't stop thinking…These men will give me diseases. I thought […]
The U.N. backed Special Court for the Sierra Leone (SCSL) convicted two militia leaders of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Allieu Kondewa – the “high priest” of the Kamajor rebel group – and Monina Fofana – the national director of the Civil Defense Forces (CDF) – were convicted of war crimes, including murder and […]
The United Nations Security Council approved a Chapter 7 resolution to invoke a 26,000 member peacekeeping force in Sudan. The joint African Union (A.U.) -United Nations contingent will consist of nearly 20,000 military personnel and close to 6,500 civilian police to replace the battered 7,000 member A.U. force deployed in Darfur. A Chapter 7 resolution […]
The blue beret, or the blue helmet, symbolizes not only peace, but protection and security for many who have spent their lives riddled by armed conflict. Children see these foreigners in blue hats, and they immediately trust them, they want to befriend them. Unfortunately these men are not always what they seem, many have used […]