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Tony Hall says 'get involved' on Somalia
Dayton Daily News: "After touring the Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya on Wednesday, former Dayton Congressman Tony Hall is urging Americans to write to their political leaders in Washington about proposed cuts to emergency food aid, to donate to charities that support emergency hunger programs, and to pray for those who are starving and dying."
Americans with Disabilities Act: 21 years later
Sen. Tom Harkin: "Today, we mark the 21st anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act, landmark bipartisan legislation that has played a huge role in making our country more accessible, in raising the expectations of people with disabilities and their families about what they can hope to achieve at work and in … Continue reading Americans with Disabilities Act: 21 years later
Somalis flee famine along ‘roads of death’
Washington Post: "Tens of thousands of Somalis, mostly women and children, are on the move, fleeing the worst famine in a generation in this Horn of Africa nation. Resilient Somalis have endured two decades of civil war and two consecutive seasons of failed rains. Now, after their livestock and crops have died, and with their … Continue reading Somalis flee famine along ‘roads of death’
Goran Hadzic captured in northern Serbia
BBC: "Serbian authorities say they have arrested Goran Hadzic, the last remaining fugitive sought by the UN war crimes tribunal in The Hague. Mr Hadzic, 52, is wanted for atrocities committed in the 1991-1995 war in Croatia."
Yet Again in Sudan
Nicholas Kristof: "The world capital for crimes against humanity this month probably isn’t in Libya or Syria. Instead, it’s arguably the Nuba Mountains of Sudan, where we’re getting accounts of what appears to be a particularly vicious campaign of ethnic cleansing, murder and rape."
Face to Face With a Mother’s Pain
Nicholas Kristof: "And Ms. Finiba, eight months pregnant and starving? With the help of Helen Keller International we were able to get her food and, it seems, medical care. But rising food prices may put millions more into Ms. Finiba’s sandals, just as donor countries’ budgets are under pressure. We need more people raising Ms. … Continue reading Face to Face With a Mother’s Pain
Crisis in Sudan: Allegations of Ethnic Cleansing in the Nuba Mountains
NY Times: "What can only be called ethnic cleansing, when an ethnic group is targeted for extermination, started in Kadugli and Dilling while we were there. Door to door executions of completely innocent and defenseless civilians, often by throat cutting, by special internal security forces. We don’t know how many yet; hundreds seems for sure, … Continue reading Crisis in Sudan: Allegations of Ethnic Cleansing in the Nuba Mountains
Sudan: Is a New Wave of Mass Crimes Underway?
Eric Reeves of TNR: "As the July 9 date for the secession of South Sudan approaches, something very ugly is happening in Sudan. Northern Sudan has initiated a series of violent affronts on contested regions: the border region of Abyei last month, and now, South Kordofan, a northern state whose inhabitants mainly identify with the … Continue reading Sudan: Is a New Wave of Mass Crimes Underway?
Release the Political Prisoners of Burma
Gordon Brown: "This week I spoke to Aung San Suu Kyi after, for the third time in a year, the junta refused me permission to visit her in Burma. She impressed on me the need for mass mobilization to demand the release of all Burma's political prisoners and asked that I and her millions of … Continue reading Release the Political Prisoners of Burma
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