The Rape of War
During 1992-95, systematic rape was employed as a tool of war in Bosnia Herzegovina. In 2012, Bosnia Herzegovina commemorates it…
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Baghnazargah First Internet Classroom Completed
Today, our partner in Afghanistan, Roya Mahboob, e-mailed us the pictures of the Internet classroom we built in Baghnazargah Schoo…
More Girls in Technology-But How?
“Over the coming decade, there are expected to be two million more information and communications technology (ICT) jobs than the…
GP Strategies' case study: Fort Polk firefighters conduct Tiger team training ($GPX)
We often get the question, "What does GP Strategies do? The excerpt below is from a story "Fort Polk firefighters conduct Tiger te…
Curbing Overfishing?
Approximately 85 per cent of the worlds fish stocks are overexploited, depleted, or recovering from depletion; and the world econo…
Charles Taylor-Slobodan Milosevic
While Slobodan Milosevic did not live to see end of his trial, the conviction of Charles Taylor establishes an even more clear fou…
Is Russia Free for Artistic Expression?
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Fulfilling the right to participate in cultural life,requires respecting the right to discuss and challenge religious symbols and …
Entrepreneur, Richard Grace on Film Annex's Afghan Development Project and GIVE
Film Annex talked to Entrepreneur, Richard Grace about his thoughts on the Film Annex initiatives in Afghanistan, the Afghan De…
THE WHOLE WORLD IN ONE STREET
Last Saturday I walked it all. Broadway from head to toe. From the bridge toward the Bronx at 225th street to the entrance of Batt…
From Ethiopia to Venezuela Civil Society Under Assault!
“A dynamic and autonomous civil society, able to operate freely, is one of the fundamental checks and balances necessary fo…
