The U.S. Supreme Courts’ docket contains new reviews of the rights of detainees held by the United States in the “war on terror.” The Supreme Court has been reviewing the basic tenets of law pertaining to the status of prisoners at the detention facility at the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba more or […]
While you are enjoying this day off work, I urge you not to forget the millions of children around the world who are not.
The Article 32 hearing is proceeding for the murder probe of U.S. Staff Sft. Frank Wuterich for the murder of Iraqi civilians in November 2005. Wuterich is charged with 18-counts of murder during a “clearing operation” following in IED – improvised explosive device – on a military convoy of the U.S. Marine's Kilo Company in […]
A military courts martial tribunal has completed its proceedings investigating the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal. U.S. Army Lt. Col. Steven Jordan, 51, was acquitted of responsibility for the actions of 11 other soldiers for their actions against prisoners of the U.S. military in Iraq. Jordan was formally reprimanded, however, for disobeying an official order […]
Too many babies die in South Africa according to the report, 'saving Babies 2003-2005′, conducted by the Medical Research Council (MRC). MRC's study revealed that, “every year almost 23,000 South African babies die in their first month of life, yet one in five of these deaths could be avoided with better education, and relatively inexpensive […]
Dutch officials have arrested a self-exiled Philippines leader of the communist National Democratic Front (NDF) for ordering the assassination of two former allies in Manila. Jose Maria Sison, who founded the Marxist party and established its military wing – the New People's Army (NPA) – has been allegedly commanding an insurgent campaign for over two […]
In Yemen a parents worst nightmare may come when they realize that they have no choice at all but to put their child onto the street to work, to support the family. Peddling various wares on the street, child labors, some as young as four, in Yemen can hardly be missed, nor can one continue […]
In December of this year, formal negotiations will begin on a successor to the Kyoto Protocols which expire in 2012. Right now in Vienna, parties are meeting to help prepare for what should be Homeric efforts over the course of the next two or three years. See this from Reuters and for much more comprehensive […]
Alberto Gonzalez, U.S. president George W. Bush's long-time friend and associate, resigned yesterday after increasing pressure from Republican and Democratic lawmakers. Gonzalez, who served as White House counsel and later as attorney general, held the highest cabinet position of any hispanic-American. He was an unflappable supporter of the neo-conservative agenda launched by vice-president Dick Cheney […]
The war crimes trial for former Liberian president, Charles Taylor, has been delayed until January, 2008. Debates over counsel, logistical concerns, and financial hurdles have postponed the trial. The Sierra Leone tribunal was to take a lessons-learned approach, taking note from the war crimes tribunals for Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia. Mr. Taylor faces […]
There is no question that Africa is in dire need of good leaders, the question has been asked and we are in search of Africa's true leaders, but are there any true leaders in Africa?”. Last year the leaders of Africa where put to the test, with the announcement from the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, who […]
Failing to secure the health and safety of children is unfortunately nothing new in Zimbabwe, however to see the actual figures is shocking, when you see that little progress has been made to save the children in the last decade. In Zimbabwe malnutrition of children is increasing, the increase is due to a number of […]
The ‘cycle of abuse’, we’ve all heard the phrase a million times, yet I often think we forget what it means. It does not only mean the cycle, or stages, in which abuses are carried out. A child who grows up in an abusive home, is sexually abused, is a victim of trafficking, a child […]
I've written about the controversy regarding biofuels a couple of times. There appears to be, in a nutshell, considerable controversy over whether the stampede to cultivate crops for use as feedstock for fuel is a good thing or a bad thing. Back in May, I reported on a blockbuster report from the prestigious "Foreign Affairs" […]