The Organization of American States is in Crisis. This Matters Big TimeThe Organization of American States is meeting this week for its annual General Assembly in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The...
VIDEO: This Yazidi Teen Escaped ISIS and is Sharing Her Story with the WorldYesterday, a United Nations panel found evidence that ISIS is perpetrating an ongoing genocide against the Yazidi religious community in...
UN Panel Says Attacks on Yazidis is a Genocide. Now What?A UN human rights panel released evidence today that ISIS is committing genocide against the Yazidi group, a religious minority...
Just Six Years Ago at the UN, These Five Countries Refused to Even Mention Violence Against LGBT Communities. They Have Evolved.The Security Council on Monday passed, for the first time, a measure condemning violence against LGBT communities. The measure was...
The Orlando Massacre proves that anti-LGBT violence is a threat to international peace and securityLast August, two gay men living under the threat of ISIS testified before a special session of the Security Council,...
Diplomatic Fallout from the UN’s Children in Armed Conflict ReportBan Ki Moon today issued a fairly remarkable statement that seemed to confirm that Saudi Arabia threatened to cut funds...
This is “The Worst Dictatorship You Have Never Heard Of”The Gambia is a small country in western Africa. It’s a narrow sliver on the ocean, surrounded by Senegal. It...
No group illustrates the potential impact of long term refugee status like PalestiniansNo group illustrates the potential impact of long term refugee status like Palestinian refugees. While the global average for time...
VIDEO: Hunted for their Body Parts, People With Albinism Face a Killing SpreeThere has been a surge in killings of people with Albinism in Malawi. Since November 2014, eighteen people have been...