“America First” does not mean “America Alone” for a Majority of Trump Voters Mark Leon Goldberg October 19, 2017A new poll of suggests that people who voted for Donald Trump last year interpret “America First” somewhat differently than what one might expect. In fact, according to a the poll released today by the Better ...
New Evidence Suggests that What’s Happening in Myanmar is no longer a “potential” genocide. It’s the real thing Kimberly Curtis October 17, 2017A recent report by the UN Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (OHCHR) details the brutal treatment of the Rohingya by the Myanmar military and armed gangs. More than half a million Rohingya have fle...
Map of the Day: The World’s Most Dangerous Megacities for Women Mark Leon Goldberg October 16, 2017Today's map comes from the Thompson Reuters Foundation, which launched a first-of-its kind poll ranking the world's megacities in terms of how hostile they are for women living in them.There are 19 megaciti...
Lynch mobs in southern Malawi are on the hunt for vampires. No, really. Joanne Lu October 13, 2017 Lynch mobs in southern Malawi are on the hunt for vampires. No, really. At least seven people have been killed amid rumors of “blood suckers” in four district. Mobs are raising security concerns as they bloc...
The Trump Administration is Leaving the UN Agency That Promotes Freedom of the Press Mark Leon Goldberg October 12, 2017The Trump administration formally announced today that is is withdrawing from UNESCO, the UN's scientific and cultural agency.The US will downgrade its embassy there to an observer mission.This is the r...
The World is Sidestepping the International Criminal Court to “Investigate” War Crimes in Yemen and Iraq? Kimberly Curtis October 11, 2017Yemen and ISIS's crimes in Iraq are two of the most dire human rights situations in the world right now. There is plenty of evidence of war crimes and crimes against humanity, and under normal circumstances the...
Donald Trump’s Decertification of the Iran Nuclear Deal Would Put the United States in a Uniquely Awkward — and Dangerous — Diplomatic Pickle Mark Leon Goldberg October 10, 2017President Trump is widely expected to "decertify" the Iran nuclear deal this week. According to press reports, he will contend that continuing with the deal is not in the national security interests of the Unit...
Liberian Presidential Elections are a Chaotic But Peaceful Transfer of Power. Here’s What You Need to Know Penelope Chester October 10, 2017Liberia is going to the polls today to elect a new president. With no incumbent - Nobel peace prize winner Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, the current president, is finishing her second term - this vote presents an oppo...
For the first time, Women Outnumber Men in Senior Posts at a UN Agency Alanna Shaikh, MPH October 6, 2017Something looked very different when the Director General of the World Health Organization introduced his senior leadership team this week.Nine out of the fourteen posts will be filled by women.In the a...
