"...the U.S. has committed an additional $6.5 million for IOM operations, bringing the U.S. government’s emergency assistance in Libya to a total of $53.5 million."
Abi Weaver, senior communications officer with the American Red Cross, talks about her recent visit to the Central African Republic and how vaccines reach their potential.
There is word leaking out of a massacre perpetrated by Syrian authorities in the town of Deraa, which has been a hotbed of anti-government protests. Syrian forces moved into the town about 10 days ago, and since then have been reportedly using snipers to pick off protesters and heavy artillery to punish entire neighborhoods.
Rebecca Hamilton is developing a college level teaching guide for lecturers who address human rights advocacy, citizens’ movements and foreign policy. She's done the 21st century thing and asked a few of us bloggers to post some of her questions in an effort to solicit feed back from our audiences.
Since the Saudi-led military incursion into Bahrain several weeks ago, the street protests have basically stopped. Now that the streets are free of protesters, authorities are hunting them down in their homes, work places and even hospitals.
The Disaster Relief 2.0 Blog Series provides a public forum for people from both the humanitarian and volunteer and technical communities to discuss ideas in this report and the future of disaster relief.
ICC Prosecutor Louis Moreno Ocampo told the Security Council this morning that he will request arrest warrants for three Libyan officials who are responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Will that dislodge Qaddafi?
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion of human rights and fundamental freedoms Martin Scheinin believes the killing of Osama Bin Laden was legal.