Rigoberta Menchú TUM "We have learned that change cannot come through war..."
Hillary CLINTON "I am particularly horrified by the use of propaganda..."
WNN Podcasts release Judith Dueck, Ben Peterson, Adrian Bradbury and Walther Lichem discuss the use of new digital communication technology and advanced information systems as supportive tools, or not, for human rights. Advances in new media and digital technology, like advances in the use of digital tools by agencies such as WITNESS.org, have helped many [...]
Salem-News.com – Wednesday, 26 January, 2011 (originally published 20 Jan) (LAS CRUCES, N.M.) – If anything marks the first weeks of 2011 in Mexico and the Paso del Norte border region, it is the growth of citizen activism in response to femicide, human rights violations and a broad range of atrocities stemming from the so-called [...]
Danielle Berger – CNN – Tuesday, 25 January, 2011 (originally published 24 Jan) Boston (CNN) — For more than a year, Ellen O’Donnell slept on the streets, where she was the target of theft, violence and cruelty. Her situation left her neglecting chronic health problems that threatened her survival. “It was so difficult to access [...]
Marcela Valente – IPS – Monday, 24 January, 2011 (originally published 19 Jan) BUENOS AIRES, Jan 19, 2011 (IPS) – “I knew he beat her but I never imagined that she would end up like this,” Elsa Jerez told IPS, talking about her 24-year-old daughter Fátima Catán, a victim of domestic violence in Argentina who [...]
WNN Radio – Congo – Haiti – Gaza host Gerry Adams UN radio New Congo Violence Investigated A group of soldiers from the national army in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or DRC have been identified as possible culprits behind a rape and looting spree that took place on New Year’s [...]
