Gazan children deprived of educational human rights

Mohan Nepali 3 months ago Region: Palestine

While the UN Economic and Social Council today discussed the socio-economic impact of the Israeli occupation and blockade on the Palestinian living conditions, the UN Humanitarian Country Team in the Occupied Palestinian T... more

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Myanmar and the Idea of National Sovereignty

Rob Mintzes a year ago Region: Myanmar

My views on issues like national sovereignty could be seen as unusual.   In the strong unlikelihood that any outside nation would attempt to invade the U.S., I'd be waiting on line to be handed fatigues and a rifle.... more

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PangeaDay: an event lived worldwide

Global Voices a year ago Region: United States

by Juliana Rincón Parra On May 10th 2008 at 18:00 GMT, 24 films will be broadcast during a 4 hour event. What makes this different is that this event, PangeaDay will be broadcast from six locations worldwide in sev... more

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Southeast Asia: Rising Price of Rice

Global Voices a year ago Region: Thailand

 by Mong Palatino Rice is the staple food in Southeast Asia and in many parts of the world. Asia 2008 notes how rice is valued in Indochina: “In Thailand, Laos and Vietnam, saying &lsq... more

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Bahrain: Blogger in Jail for Four Months

Global Voices a year ago Region: Bahrain

by Amira Al Hussaini  Bahraini blogger and human rights activist Abdulla Mohsen (Ar) has been behind bars for more than four months, according to Nido. Nido explains: Abdulla Mohs... more

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Agriculture the Culprit for Child Labor?

Alan Mota 2 years ago Region: Switzerland

A study by the ILO – International Labor Organization revealed that today there are approximately 218 million child workers in the world, 70 percent of them (approximately 132 million) in agriculture. Jose Maria Sump... more

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U.S. Military Prioritizes Soft Power in Middle East

Finding Dulcinea a year ago Region: United States

According to The Boston Globe, U.S. military strategists have “learned the limits of force in Iraq and Afghanistan,” and have begun “rewriting decades-old military doctrine to place humanitarian missions ... more

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Nelson Mandela the greatest leaders of our time.

Padma Narayanaswamy 2 years ago Region: Italy

in the contemporary period when there is no leaders we could respect like Mahatma Gandhi , Lal Bahadur Shastri, Abraham Lincoln Nelson Mandela is truly one of the greatest leaders . Here is a man who commands respect but ... more

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