Rwandan Genocide Kingpin Dies in Mali Jail Late last month, Malian officials announced that a former Rwandan army colonel convicted of masterminding the slaughter of at least half a million people during the 1994 genocide had died.
Indigenous Peoples Day Resource Guide On October 11th, the nation will celebrate the extremely important Indigenous Peoples Day.
Film Controversy Raises Issues of Informed Consent Controversy swirled last week around the award-winning film Sabaya, which covers the dramatic rescue of abused Yezidi women abducted and enslaved by the Islamic State (ISIS) in Syria and Iraq.
Potentizing Modern Herbalism with Story and Myth Po ́ten`tize v.t.– To render the latent power of (anything) available.For thousands of years, stories were the mortar that held together the past and the future.
The End of the Speed Limit on the Highway to Nowhere Photo by Bradley Ziffer on Unsplash There was a time when time was time and space and speed had some human meaning, for people lived within the limits of the natural world of which they were a part. As Albert Camus said, “In our madness, we push back the eternal
Taliban Replaces Ministry of Women’s Affairs with Ministry of Vice and Virtue Trending this week: Women in Afghanistan protest for their rights even after beatings meted out by the Taliban; villagers describe a gruesome massacre by the Myanmar army; China is dismantling Hong Kong's unions; and racial injustice at the US border as agents on horseback abuse Haitian migrants. . Read the full
Venezuela: Joint Statement from Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch at the UN Human Rights Council Madame President, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch welcome the report and update by the Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela.
9/11 and Afghanistan Post-Mortems: Lessons in Safe Logic In the wake of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan and the 20th anniversary of the mass murders of September 11, 2001, the corporate mainstream and alternative media have been replete with articles analyzing the consequences of 9/11 that resulted in the US invasion of Afghanistan and its alleged withdrawal
5 Superpowers Avid Readers Have, According to Scientific Studies Reading is pretty cool.It can provide us with an escape from the hustle and bustle of everyday lives.It can also educate us and teach us new experiences.
Mabon: The Autumnal Equinox The heat of summer, strong and forceful, begins to taper off as we approach the height of harvest season.
Pakistan May Have its First Woman Supreme Court Justice This week the Judicial Commission of Pakistan, the highest body recommending judicial appointments, will consider the nomination of Justice Ayesha Malik to the Supreme Court.
Justice for Murder of Chechen Rights Defender Remains Elusive Today, the European Court of Human Rights ruled on the case of Natalia Estemirova, star Chechen human rights defender murdered in July 2009.
The Killing Doesn’t Stop During South Africa’s Women’s Month Women’s Month in South Africa is celebrated in August.
Former Chad Dictator Habré’s Dead, Victims Still Await Compensation Former Chadian dictator Hissène Habré died of Covid-19 on August 24 in Dakar, Senegal’s capital, where he was serving a life sentence for serious international crimes.
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