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Haiti Earthquake

18/01/2010 17:32

As many of you have probably heard by now, a massive earthquake hit the nation of Haiti on January 12th 2010. The disaster which has left at least 200,000 people dead and many injured has shocked and devastated people everywhere around the around, especially those who had relatives and friends...

Samoa Tsunami

04/10/2009 23:30

Another Tsunami has hit the world, and left over 119 dead. The earthquake that struck near Samoa in the Pacific Ocean caused a tidal wave over 15 feet tall and left a lot of property damage. This is a devastating time for the people of Samoa. Most of the residential properties are only a few feet...

International Criminal Court issues warrant of arrest for President Omar-al- Bashir

05/03/2009 14:44

After a conference held on Wednesday in Hague, the ICC issued a warrant for arrest for the Sudanese President- Omar-al- Bashir. The warrant lists war crimes against humanity such as rape, extermination, murder, torture, which the President is suspected to be responsible for. The court...

UN urges countries to put end to death penalty

13/02/2009 15:10

The morality of capital punishment has been an on-going debate for years. Many human rights defenders and organizations have been working towards its the abolition for the last few decades. On December 18th, in a majority vote of 106-46, the Assembly’s 192 members passed a resolution to put...

The plight of Afghan women

01/05/2008 17:29

Because of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, the injustices against the Afghan women have been swept under the rag. It has been reported that women are being mistreated, abused and raped by Afghan men, and the authorities are not doing much to administer justice. One such woman is...