Poorest Countries in the World 2024
The world’s poorest countries suffer from civil wars, ethnic and sectarian strife. COVID-19, soaring inflation and the war in Ukraine made their bad situations worse. The world has enough wealth and resources…
Secret document says Iran security forces molested and killed teen protester
An Iranian teenager was sexually assaulted and killed by three men working for Iran's security forces, a leaked document understood to have been written by those forces says. It has…
Manipur: A Land of Settled Grief – by Harsh Mander
https://www.genocidewatch.com/single-post/manipur-a-land-of-settled-grief-by-harsh-mander?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=blog.post-promoter&utm_campaign=a796ff90-8b86-4e61-8919-424edc2bdc32 Manipur: A Land of Settled Grief The Wire Harsh Mander November 1, 2023 The prime minister has not visited Manipur even five months into the conflict, and, until the…
Netherlands remembers World War Two dead amid tight security due to Gaza war
This year only 10,000 people, who had to register to get an entrance ticket, will be allowed at the national commemoration in Amsterdam, and visitors will be searched. Dutch King…
Picture of a man who was born into enslavement
Picture of a man who was born into enslavement, taken around late 1800s at Codrington College. Though his name was not recorded for the photograph, he was in effect one…
Wearing Eagle Feathers at Graduation
Resources for graduating high school students and families to help ensure that they can wear eagle feathers during their commencement ceremony. NARF has developed two flyers to assist students and…
Federal Government Loses Up to $521 Billion a Year Due to Fraud: GAO
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) just made its first-ever estimate of how much money the federal government loses each year due to fraud. And it’s an eye-popping number: $233 billion a year on…
Women This Week: Reparations for Survivors of Sexual Violence in Ukraine
Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers April 27 to May 3.…
Special War Crimes Court to be established in Liberia
Monrovia, Liberia: On Thursday, May 2, 2024, the President of Liberia, Joseph Nyuma Boakai, signed Executive Order No. 131 establishing an Office with the specific mandate of setting up a…
Arrest warrant issued for Central African Republic’s former president over crimes against humanity
François Bozizé is wanted by special criminal court over alleged crimes including murder and torture Agence France-Presse in Bangui Tue 30 Apr 2024 17.46 EDT A UN-backed court has issued…