Category: Rights

On The New White House Atrocity Prevention Board

President Obama gave a speech at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum today announcing the creation of a new Atrocities Prevention Board, a standing inter-agency group tasked with formulating a response to mass atrocities or to prevent potential mass atrocities from being carried out.

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The French Election: What You Need to Know

President Nicolas Sarkozy comes in second after the first round of the presidential election in France.

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How 62 Refugees Escaping Libya Died at Sea While Everyone Looked the Other Way

During the height of the Libya conflict, scores of migrants boarded a rickety vessel en route to Europe. They perished at sea while NATO and others ignored their pleas for help.

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Help Find a Sango or Kaba Speaker

This morning I came across a heartwarming, humanity affirming story about a California high school that is rallying around a teenage boy named Samedi Djeimguero.  He speaks no English. Only a language native of Central African Republic. Help him find a translator.

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Meet Joyce Banda: A Women’s Rights Advocate Who Just Became President of Malawi

Joyce Banda, former vice-president of Malawi, is sworn in following Bingu wa Mutharika sudden passing. How will the strong-willed and principled new president fare as she tackles Malawi’s complex economic, political and social challenges?

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The Real Legacy of Richard Descoings

Richard Descoings, who has been at the helm of one France’s most prestigious schools, died in New York on Tuesday. A true and a passionate reformer, he loved his school, and his school loved him.

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Mines Kill. The UN Tries to Stop That

Today is Mine Awareness Day. So, here’s something to help raise your awareness about mines: A Jeremy Renner narrated 8 minute documentary about UN Mine Action Service.

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Hope for Myanmar. Hope for the World

Given the events of the past week, it is not unreasonable to think that someday soon — once Burma’s democratic transition is complete– Aung San Suu Kyi may become President of her country.

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A Dangerous Turn Toward Ethnic Cleansing in Syria

New York Times reporter Anne Barnard spends some time with recent Syrian refugees in Lebanon. They tell her that the fighting is increasingly taking on a sectarian bent with neighbor fighting neighbor.

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Israel Loves Iran and Iran Loves Israel…It’s True

A burgeoning social media movement by plugged-in Israelis and Iranians is saying “no” to war mongering between the two governments.

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