by Camila Ponte | 28 September 2023 | News
As reported in the Atrocity Alert No 358 by the Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect, Azerbaijani environmental activists have instituted a blockade of the Lachin corridor, the only road connecting Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia. The blocking is leading to a...
by jakeloeffenames | 19 August 2021 | News
“We are deeply worried about Afghan women and girls, their rights to education, work and freedom of movement. We call on those in positions of power and authority across Afghanistan to guarantee their protection. Afghan women and girls, as all Afghan people,...
by jakeloeffenames | 6 February 2018 | News
In an article, Ms. Antonia Mulvey, Executive Director of Legal Action Worldwide makes the case that Female Genital Mutilation / Cutting (FGM/C) can amount to torture and under some circumstances could constitute a crime against humanity. She argues that FGM/C is...
by jakeloeffenames | 30 November 2017 | News
This policy memo captures the major discussion points and policy recommendations from the roundtable on mass violence and atrocities cochaired by Dr. Dafna Rand, vice president for policy and research at Mercy Corps, and Dr. Rebecca Wolfe, director of evidence and...
by jakeloeffenames | 25 October 2017 | News
In the 2012-2013 election period inter-communal violence led to the loss of lives, destruction of property and the internal displacement of thousands of people. Amani is the Swahili word for peace and the concept behind the radio station was inspired by the need to...