Afghan women go to prison for “moral” crimes
It is very surprising that even after the ouster of Taliban a decade ago, women in Afghanistan still continue to battle archaic mindsets…
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Kidnapping in Afghanistan
Kidnapping in Afghanistan: We are human and every one of us has her or his rights. We should respect each other and our rights, we…
All Things to All Men – Enough of the Michael Mann-erisms
You are the son of a wealthy British hairdresser. You say to your father. ‘Pop, I wanna be a movie star.’ Your father…
Film Friday - Goodfellas
To choose the next film to write about in my Film Friday series, I went to the imdb.com top 100 films and began to look for films…
PLOT 7: REBIRTH (Part1)
It is fitting that I am writing this on Valentine’s day, because the central redemptive force in this plot line (re-birth) is…
Why violence and crime against women in Afghanistan is common?
Violence against women in Afghanistan is one of the most suffering things for me. And now I want to talk about my own idea about the…
Afghanistan’s corruption cost up to USD 3.9 billion in 2012
According to a report by the UN office on Drug and Crime (UNODC) and Afghanistan’s anti-corruption unit, the total cost of corruption…
Valentine's Day Special: 10 Insane Things People Have Done For Love
Oh, Valentine, my sweet Valentine. Today is the day for lovers and lovers who just love being loved. But then again, there are…
Lance Armstrong Admits To Blood Doping in An Interview with Oprah
Image Credit: OWN This week Lance Armstrong went on Oprah to discuss his recent run in with the suspicions of the sports councils…
Responsibility to Protect Needs Prompt Response
“Six weeks ago, in visiting the memorial at Srebrenica, I said I did not want my successors to apologize years from now for…
Blasphemy Laws Against Person & God?
Many want to present themselves as defenders of God, but again it appears that God is most abused by some of such would be enforcers.…
Death Penalty in Secrecy & Lacking Due Process
UNSG Ban Ki-moon should refuse to meet Gambia’s strongman Yahya Jammeh unless/until such heeds the plea of UN officials to halt…
Myanmar Trials-No Transparency: Has Anything Really Changed with Authoritarian Junta?
It is believed that all those sentenced to multi-year terms are UN and international NGO aid workers, and apparently are Muslims.…
Diplomats for Human Shields in Syria
Diplomacy has not worked very well for Syria. So how about rethinking the whole diplomacy thing in Syria-Diplomats not talking so…
Akin's “Legitimate Rape” & “Enforced Pregnancy” in Bosnia
Women/girls cannot be saddled with another guilt for rape forced upon them as US Congressman Todd Akin’s comments would appear…
Assange Asylum: Ecuador Diplomatically Outmaneuvers UK
Has London only created a more favorable platform for both Assange and Latin American adversaries of the United Kingdom by threatening…
Rohingya/Myanmar Investigation?
Myanmar does not allow itself to be taken at face value - a government that lacks transparency and a junta that maintains a grip on…
Palestinians Homes Designated Israeli Military Firing Zone
“These are already some of the most vulnerable families in the West Bank – forcibly displacing them from their…
Syria: Why No ICC (International Criminal Court)?
Why has Syria still not been referred to the ICC? Big Power ambiguity/hostility to the ICC, particularly China, Russia but also the…
Syria Refugees Targeted by Assad Forces-UN Concerns
From a recent interview by Jordan’s King to the UN Refugee agency (UNHCR) the record of deliberate targeting of refugees…
Kofi Annan’s Resignation New Opportunity for Syria Peace?
Assad, Kremlin and Beijing had counted on Kofi Annan’s diplomacy to effectively act as buffer against more sanctions or greater…
Lord of War Trade Prevails as UN Talks Fail
If you recall the Nicolas Cage character in the Hollywood's "Lord of War," he sold to anyone who would pay for the weapons. He reasoned…
What is Truth of Burma & the Rohingya?
Do not expect a rant now about the “truth” – the unfortunate reality is that few outside of the region of…
Syria-Arab League Needed to Regain its Role
It had become more of a stand-off between the big powers than about Syria’s neighbors or even that country’s citizens.…
Broad Implications of Strange Case of Belgium, Chad & Senegal Jurisdiction?
Broader application for universal jurisdiction on grave violations of international humanitarian law? On its face, case before…
Mandela to Meles to Beijing?
July 18 is Nelson Mandela Day. Found a few of these pictures/events telling. In confronting Apartheid over a decades long struggle,…
Congo: Proxy Wars & Attack Helicopters?
Rwanda and Uganda have been accused of supporting/instigating a renegade arm of Congo’s (DRC) military and former rebel group…
Moscow Asserts Kosovo-Syria Opposition Links?
Syria's Assad, Libya's Gaddafi and Iraq's Saddam Hussein maintained some of closest relationship with Milosevic's Serbian Regime during…
Crimes/Criminals of former Yugoslavia/Rwanda post Tribunals?
The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT), presumably will ensure no impunity for those responsible…
UN Presses to Terminate Death Penalty
“The taking of life is too absolute, too irreversible, for one human being to inflict on another, even when backed by…
Iran's "Dehumanizing" Execution Machine
“Given the lack of transparency in court proceedings, major concerns remain about due process and fairness of trials in cases…
Mexico's "Drug Lord" Really Used Car Salesman
It has become a staple of de-facto reality TV in Mexico – arrest the big drug lord and then parade him in front of cameras and…
Strengthening Human Rights Treaty Body
“Strengthening the Human Rights Treaty Body” is the title, but it assumes a broad evaluation and consequent recommendations.…
Boko Haram & Crimes Against Humanity
Attacks against churches and/or worshipers or even other Muslims in Nigeria who do not share Boko Haram’s extremist/violent…
Journalists as Enemy/Combatant
Journalists are seen increasingly as either asset or vulnerability. The conflict in Bosnia & Herzegovina was one of first…
Drones Guilty of Arbitrary/Summary Executions?
“I don't think we have a full answer to the legal framework and we certainly don't have the answer to the accountability…
Syria Leads “List of Shame” on Children in Conflict
Children have not only been targeted for murder and torture but have also been employed as human-shields by the Assad Regime…
Bad Omen for Libya-ICC Saif Gaddafi Trial?
After a meeting authorized by Libyan authorities with Saif al-Islam Gaddafi (Above), 4 ICC staff/affiliates have been “arrested”…
Syria’s Assad Regime Blocks UN Observers
Blocking UN Observers from performing their mandated task may appear to pale in comparison to the continued killing and massacres.…
Arresting Sudan President?
“Those who bear the greatest responsibility have been indicted. The current challenge is their arrest,” according…
UN Human Rights Chief Cites Duty to Refer Syria to ICC
“There is a need for prompt, independent and impartial international investigations into all serious human rights violations…
Can Annan/UN Afford to Look Away from Syria Crimes
UN Observers under Kofi Annan and General Robert Mood’s command are witness to a crime that now Secretary General Ban Ki-moon…
Mladic’s Victims-Who Will Pay Compensation
In establishing General Ratko Mladic’s guilt, the Prosecutor defines the accused's role in the context of Commander and…
Is Libya Complying with International Criminal Court (ICC)?
The UN Security Council will receive an update from ICC Prosecutor Louis Moreno Ocampo. Libya’s cooperation with the ICC is…
What is the Israel/Palestine Prisoner Deal?
It is more than a rhetorical welcome as the UN’s Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Robert Serry, also has…
Now Completing Mladic's Genocide in Srebrenica, Prijedor...
At the UN Security Council Ambassador Valentin Inzko, the “High Representative” representing the international community…
Women Empowered as Political & Peacekeeping Leaders
“Elections are the key means for the legitimate entry of more women to public office and for bringing women’s issues into policy…
The Two Sudans-Separation Yields More of War, Less Peace
“The last thing the people of these two countries need is another war – a war that could claim countless lives, destroy…
Jerusalem Expulsions Protested by UN Human Rights/Refugee Officials
“Evictions of Palestinians from their homes and properties in occupied territory contravene international law, including the…
Christian Extremist or Insane?-Norway’s Terror Killer
Anders Behring Breivik (Above Photo-Self-Portrait) acted as religiously/ideologically motivated terrorist killing 77 fellow Norwegians.…
Letters from the Living to the Dead-Remembering Rwanda Genocide
Around 800,000 Rwandans, mostly ethnic Tutsi, were massacred by Hutu militia and government forces over a period of just 100 days…
No Arab Spring for Environmental Rights & Its Defenders
Our environment is part of our human right, for our health and the future of our planet. Defenders of our planet and environment…
Coup/Rebellion/Famine-What to Do About Mali?
Much talk but little action about the recent coups and Tuareg rebellion in Mali. As is often the case with its former colonies, France…
Lord's Resistance Army Attacks!
UN Refugee Agency alerted to an increase in the number of attacks in recent weeks by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA)…
Syria: The Man of Tomorrow
Already, close to 2,500 Syrian children have been killed or injured. On the 24th February 2012, Navi Pillay, the UN High Commissioner…
Violence Against Women-Papua New Guinea
“Violence against women is a pervasive phenomenon in Papua New Guinea, with a wide range of manifestations occurring in the…
Nuclear Threat, Not Only Terror & Rogue States!
Are current nuclear powers avoiding their responsibility by projecting focus on terror and rogue state threats? Failure by handful…
Joseph Kony African Hunt Team
Four African states with UN and African Union (AU) backing join to go after the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) its leader, Joseph…
Dark Side of Syria Diplomacy
Pssst-Don't tell anyone but the UN is not unified re Syria despite rather transparently cosmetic efforts to speak with one voice.…
Will Trayvon Martin Come Before UN?
It is more likely than not, especially if US Authorities fail to provide remedy. The UN Human Rights Council Regularly now conducts…
Sri Lanka-UN Investigation Formally Adopted
UN Human Rights Council has endorsed formal investigation into alleged crimes against humanity/war crimes purportedly committed during…
Trailer of David Carradine's last movie, starring Chinese beauty Fan Bing Bing.
STRETCH A French/Thai co-production which takes place in Macau, starring Nicolas Cazale, Fan Bing Bing and in his…
Pressing Human Rights into Rio+20 Agenda
“Human rights have guided 60-plus years of progress by providing a legal baseline for political actions. Human rights must now be…
Sexual Violence Against Women-Solomon Islands
“Violence against women starts at a young age, with the girl child being at risk of violence, both in the family and in the community,”…
Victims of US Torture Petition International Tribunal
Held by US forces in Afghanistan and Iraq and having been blocked in US Courts on Assertion of “no standing” - not being US Citizens…
Murder of Children-Beyond Hate to Incitement?
France, Syria and Afghanistan, children appear to have been specifically targeted by killers focused on the ethnic/religious identity…
Another Ethiopia-Eritrea War?
Or, another Diversion by Meles Zelawi? Regime After Ethiopian Regime troops launched assault upon Eritrea, the UNSG Ban Ki-moon issued…
Beyond Snapped-Answers2 Murders by US Soldier?
After the initial shock of anyone, but especially a US soldier murdering 16 innocent Afghanistan civilians (9 of them toddlers), like…
Institutionalizing Syria Conflict-ala Bosnia
Kofi Annan's current proposal to deploy monitors to Syria may be one of few options available to squeeze peace gradually out of the…
Sudan-South Sudan Progress?
According to UNSG Ban Ki-moon the Governments of Sudan and South Sudan have achieved significant progress in talks aimed at resolving…
Government Reprisals Against UN Human Rights Defenders
Reprisals against individuals or groups engaging directly with the UN and the regional human rights systems took the form of smear…
Time4 Kofi Annan 2Change Strategy or End Mission?
Bashar Assad’s Syrian Regime has employed Kofi Annan’s diplomatic mission as cover to actually extend its brutal crackdown and…
First Ever @International Criminal Court
ICC has issued its first verdict ever, only 13+ years after the Court has been established by the Rome Statute of 1998 & less than…
Governments to Hunt LRA's Kony?
While has become controversy, #StopKony Campaign has perhaps spurred UN and Regional Governments to develop a unified strategy. They…
Syria: Focus on Relief & Crimes at UN Security Council
Debating success or lack thereof of Kofi Annan’s Mission to Syria and the political track could detract from that which perhaps…
Syria: Focus on Relief & Crimes at UN Security Council
Debating success or lack thereof of Kofi Annan’s Mission to Syria and the political track could detract from that which perhaps…
Afghanistan, It's Their Country
Murder of at least 9 children and as many Afghani civilians by a US soldier gone mad, brings back one question: in their country what…
Sexual Violence Mixed Messages from Mediators?
Peace mediators must not remain aloof from the crimes being committed while mediating a conflict, and this particularly applies to…
Film Wanted Poster for Terrorist
LRA Terror Chief and former alter boy Joseph Kony has managed to evade US Special Forces, International Criminal Court (ICC) and local…
Lords Resistance Army Resurgent
After sending in US Special Forces and neighbors presumably teamed up to eradicate this scourge, the LRA is back to terrorizing local…
Libya-Both Sides War Crimes?
Both Gaddafi regime loyalists and its various militia opponents have been accused of grave violations of international humanitarian…
What is Sexual Violence When UN/Globe Has Stake?
“…helping to end centuries of silence that have made rape an effective ‘secret weapon’,” from the Congo to Cambodia, and…
UN Draws “Syria 2B Investigated” List
Crimes Against Humanity in Syria are broadly evident but to be actionable the investigation needs form to prompt prosecution and of…
UN Files Amicus Brief on US Human Rights Case
In a case brought against Shell in New York by alleged victims of human rights abuses in Nigeria, the UN Human Rights Office (Office…
Syria UN Resolution-ICC Investigation?
Justice Blocking Tanks? - International Criminal Court as force for justice and to temper human rights abuses needs to be empowered.…
Fracking for Treasure in Trinidad and Tobago
“Chevron oil rig on fire in Niger Delta,” “BP’s Deepwater Horizon sinks in Gulf of Mexico,” “Shell confirms oil leak in…
