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old black water, keep on rollin', mississippi moon won't you keep on shinin' on me ... 1 comment

littlesthobo wrote 1 week ago: and i ain’t got no worries, coz i ain’t in no hurry at all … spent the day yester … more »

Tags: Uganda, genocide, Mbale, Nile River, White Water Rafting

Documents of Note #4

Will wrote 2 months ago: The following is the latest in a periodic round-up of reports, papers, monographs, etc likely to be … more »

Tags: Recommended Reading, Documents of Note, iraq, Afghanistan, Islamism, Lebanon, hizballah, hamas, Jihad

Images from the Congo #1

Will wrote 2 months ago: The Guardian has published a gallery of photos chronicling the ongoing insurgency in the eastern Dem … more »

Tags: photos, Mai Mai

time to rethink the idea behind sovereignty 1 comment

kenopp wrote 2 months ago: In the book The Bottom Billion, the author Paul Collier talks about the growing international apathy … more »

Tags: Sudan, Zimbabwe, Burma, Myanmar

"An Act of Criminal International Misogyny"5 comments

matttbastard wrote 2 months ago: by matttbastard Via Feminist Peace Network, The Nation recently published a blistering speech from … more »

Tags: activism, Africa, DRC, Human Rights, misogyny, Politics, racism, rape, UN

Silverback3 comments

Clark wrote 2 months ago: Here’s a link to the piece I did for today’s edition of The World. Silverback Mobile Gam … more »

Tags: the World, BBC, WGBH, pri, silverback, gorillas, Mountain gorillas, Jeb Sharp, Congo

Rape in the Congo

hellonhairylegs wrote 3 months ago: Rape is being used as a weapon of war. It is happening to hundreds of thousands of women in Congo. Y … more »

Tags: Resources, down with the patriarchy, Patriarchy, Congo, rape, Violence Against Women, Africa

Opposition Rape6 comments

athinkingman wrote 4 months ago: I have reprinted below an appeal by Amnesty International on behalf of women in the Democratic Repu … more »

Tags: Morality, Government, Human Rights, Society, Women, Torture, rape, Congo, Arrest

The Path of the Shell

Icha Lark wrote 5 months ago: Many explorers have asked the question over the years, “What is the Path of the Shell?” Many peo … more »

Tags: Er'cana, ahnonay, Ahnonay Cathedral, The Watcher's Sanctuary, K'veer, Myst Island, The Path of the Shell, kadish, Yeesha

ICC orders Lubanga to remain in custody - immediate release no longer a possibility

childsoldierrelief wrote 1 week ago: On Monday, the International Criminal Court (ICC) released a statement that Thomas Lubanga’s … more »

Tags: Child Soldier, Congo, International Criminal Court, Human Rights, Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Child Soldiers, lubanga, icc

8 July 2008: The Politics of Post-Conflict Elections in Côte d’Ivoire

ivorycoasteditor wrote 1 week ago: An often-heralded rationale for post-conflict elections is grounded in the argument that by demilita … more »

Tags: Côte d'Ivoire, election, President Laurent Gbagbo, Abidjian, Congo, Liberia, Liberian Election, DRC election, assymetric conflict

"I have become a real women...contrary to what I was in the past"

womenforwomenletters wrote 1 week ago: Letters from Sisters in the DRC Dear Terry,   Hello! How are you doing?   I wish you a good and … more »

Tags: Letters From the Field, Appreciation, sister letter, Success!, women for women

BREAKING NEWS: and it's not good. Thomas Lubanga, accused recruiter of child soldiers, released from the Hague1 comment

childsoldierrelief wrote 2 weeks ago: Just got news that Thomas Lubanga, Congolese militia leader who was facing trial this summer for cha … more »

Tags: Child Soldier, Human Rights Watch, Congo, International Criminal Court, Human Rights, Democratic Republic of Congo, Child Soldiers, icc, Thomas Lubanga

Week 1 - Back to DRC

Merlin wrote 2 weeks ago: The Nairobi airport and I are not friends. I have spent entirely too many hours sitting on its uncom … more »

Tags: 1, Democratic Republic of Congo, merlin, Charity, medical aid, International Development

Exodus: The Plight of a Displaced Population3 comments

danoconnor wrote 3 weeks ago: A few months ago, they never thought they’d be diminished to a population forced to live like an … more »

Tags: Authors, Images, Travel, South Africa, xenophobia, Congo, Refugee camp

ICC Reconsidering Case against Thomas Lubanga, accused of conscripting child soldiers in Congo

childsoldierrelief wrote 3 weeks ago: News just came out about this… Thomas Lubanga, who has been accused of conscripting and forcin … more »

Tags: Child Soldier, Human Rights Watch, Congo, International Criminal Court, Human Rights, Democratic Republic of Congo, Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, icc, Thomas Lubanga

Leaps in the dark...or missional living

Dawn's Blog wrote 3 weeks ago: My missional leap was to move away from corporate/government career paths to full time ministry. I s … more »

Tags: Missional

Rape as a Weapon of War

jebsharp wrote 1 month ago: The UN Security Council takes on the issue tomorrow. Listen to my preview on today’s show here … more »

Tags: gender based violence, United Nations, rape, Jeb Sharp, PRI's The World, Democratic Republic of Congo

ICC Halts Lubanga Trial

tmoran wrote 1 month ago: The first ever trial of the International Criminal Court may be over before it starts. Last Friday t … more »

Tags: Congo, icc, International Criminal Court, lubanga


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