Daniel J Gerstle, Author at UN Dispatch

Two 1990s War Crimes Suspects Nabbed in One Day. Mladic and Rwanda’s Munyagishari Finally Brought to Justice

Ratko Mladic was not the only high profile war criminal apprehended yesterday. Bernard Munyagishari, wanted for his role in the genocide in Rwanda, was captured by troops in the Congo just hours after the news about Mladic news hit the front pages.

Killed in Libya: Why Did Journalists Hetherington and Hondros Take the Risk?

Journalists Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros were killed in the battle for Tripoli Street in Misurata, Libya, yesterday. What motivated them to take the risks of working on the frontline?

On the Frontline of Somalia’s Embattled Women’s Rights Movement

A female Somali leader is calling for help from the diaspora and international community to support women's local political representation in an urgent case in Somalia.

The Guatemala Documentary That Shaped a War Crimes Case

Pamela Yates, director of the new film, Granito: How to Nail a Dictator, and a documentary filmmaker with Skylight Pictures, believes taking a film about war crimes prosecution to the Academy Awards could help elevate human rights causes in the West.

Yemen Expels Journalists, Security Forces Fire on Protesters

Thirty protesters have just been killed in shootings at a pro-democracy rally in Yemen. If there was ever a case for bringing the international community together to forge a Comprehensive Peace Agreement with opposing groups in a country before a civil war, Yemen today is that case.

A New Iraq War Study Offers Potential Lessons About Reducing Killing of Civilians

Last week King's College researchers in London published a study looking into the gory details of how people were killed during the Iraq War. Based on this research, they offer some incite about how civilian casualties might be reduced in future combat.

Mystery of Missing Lebanese Leader May Be Revealed in Libya

An incendiary political mystery which began in the Lebanese Civil War may be revealed during this month's transformation of Libya. Many in Lebanon are aiming to find out what happened to Lebanese Shiite rebel leader Musa al-Sadr when he went missing in Libya in 1978.

Will New Egypt Tip Balance in Palestine’s Fatah-Hamas Rivalry?

How a newly formed Egyptian government may affect an inter-Palestinian political rivalry.

Lebanon’s Hezbollah Tries to Align Itself With #Jan25 Protests in Egypt

After surviving massive protests aimed at their own policies in Lebanon, the ruling coalition now led by Interim Prime Minister Najib Mikati and the militant Shiite party Hezbollah applauded protestors in Egypt and agreed President Mubarak should step down.

Two 1990s War Crimes Suspects Nabbed in One Day. Mladic and Rwanda’s Munyagishari Finally Brought to Justice

Killed in Libya: Why Did Journalists Hetherington and Hondros Take the Risk?

On the Frontline of Somalia’s Embattled Women’s Rights Movement

The Guatemala Documentary That Shaped a War Crimes Case

Yemen Expels Journalists, Security Forces Fire on Protesters

A New Iraq War Study Offers Potential Lessons About Reducing Killing of Civilians

Mystery of Missing Lebanese Leader May Be Revealed in Libya

Will New Egypt Tip Balance in Palestine’s Fatah-Hamas Rivalry?

Lebanon’s Hezbollah Tries to Align Itself With #Jan25 Protests in Egypt

UNAIDS and the Millennium Villages

Embedded With Afghan Civil Society – Part 5 – Bathing in Yakawlang

Embedded With Afghan Civil Society – Part 6 – The Legacy of War Crimes

The Obama Agenda at the United Nations

Author Daniel J Gerstle