1 day ago by Todd MacDonald

Another week of grad school completed and another outlook has been changed. For those whose knowledge on refugee camps exceed mine, this post will be banal. For those who never really thought about refugee camps, this posting may spur further interest. I finished reading Sarah Kenyon Lischer’s 2003 ...

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2 days ago by Svea Vikander

on the 25th anniversary of the tragic and unremedied chemical disaster in Bhopal, India, studio béluga invites you to an exhibition of photographs and stories about resistance and survival in daily life. Melanie Hadida, who has traveled to Bhopal twice for socio-economic justice research, and Justin ...

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2 days ago by Scholarship For Student

>>> March 20, 2008 >>> >>> Obama’s Anger >>> By Ed Kaitz >>>> ‘The anger is real. It is powerful, and to simply wish it away, to >>>> condemn it without understanding its roots, only serves to widen >>>> the chasm of misunderstanding that exists between the races.’ >>>> – Barack Obama >>>> Back in t ...

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5 days ago by apeaceofconflict

Recent readings for many of my classes have got me thinking again about the idea of refugee camps and the access the residents of such camps have to fundamental human rights. These camps are most often overseen by the United Nations High Commissioner on Refugees (UNHCR), who have registered over 50 ...

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6 days ago by warvictims

rapped civilians caught up in shelling in Pakistan’s war 29 Oct 2009 10:44:00 GMT Written by: Nita Bhalla NEW DELHI (AlertNet) – Tens of thousands of civilians in northwest Pakistan need protection from fighting between government forces and Taliban militants and dozens are being injured by shelling ...

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6 days ago by warvictims

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:52:13 GMT Press TV Pakistan’s military offensive against pro-Taliban militants in a northwestern tribal area has forced nearly 250,000 civilians to flee their homes. As Islamabad’s military operation against pro-Taliban militants in South Waziristan entered its third week, Lieute ...

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6 days ago by warvictims

October 27, 2009 (New York) – The Sri Lankan government’s proposal to create a committee of experts to examine allegations of laws-of-war violations during the conflict between the government and the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) is an attempt to avoid an independent internation ...

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6 days ago by warvictims

FEW WILLING TO BACK ARMY ‘There is constant fear in our minds’ By Haq Nawaz Khan and Karin Brulliard The Washington Post Wednesday, October 28, 2009 DERA ISMAIL KHAN, PAKISTAN — As Pakistan’s army battles with guns and jets to wrest control of the restive South Waziristan region from the Taliban, it ...

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6 days ago by warvictims

PAKISTAN: Harrowing tales of flight from Waziristan PESHAWAR, 22 October 2009 (IRIN) – Many internally displaced persons (IDPs) who have fled South Waziristan tell harrowing tales of rockets hitting roads or houses as they tried to leave areas where Taliban militants are fighting government forces. ...

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6 days ago by warvictims

Source: Agence France-Presse (AFP) Date: 19 Oct 2009 by Lehaz Ali DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan, Oct 19, 2009 (AFP) – Displaced families Monday spoke of air raids and being caught in the crossfire as they struggled to survive with more than 100,000 who have fled Pakistan’s anti-Taliban offensive. Conce ...

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