Violence is tearing the Central African Republic apart. Many say the world is not doing enough to address a problem that has continued to deteriorate since the overthrow of the government last March. And the potential for genocide is looming.
The UN and Human Rights Watch want the government in Myanmar to investigate reported killings in the northern Rakhine State.…
Humanosphere has noted before that there are two Rwandas – one an African success story celebrated by the humanitarian sector for its stunning improvements in health and poverty reduction; the other a nation quietly suffering from oppression, authoritarianism and state-sanctioned violence. The recent murder of a former close colleague of Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame supports the concerns raised by the latter camp.
Indian rights activists react to the Supreme Court decision to uphold a law banning gay sex.AP Sex between two same-sex…
Afghan women’s self-help group.Canada in Afghanistan The landmark law enacted in Afghanistan four years ago is providing little protection for…
“Whatever you do in the States resonates in the rest of the world.” Rosanna Flamer-Caldera knows this better than most.…
Poor conditions at the PCSI workers’ labor camp in Doha’s Industrial Area.Amnesty A broken migrant worker scheme in Qatar has…
Did you miss us? The Humanosphere podcast is back, now that I’m back in Seattle. Earlier this month, I went…
Yasiin Bey To make the plight of the ‘detainees’ at Guantánamo Bay a bit more high-profile, it may help to…
Staff of the independent Ugandan newspaper the Daily Monitor are without an office as a standoff with Ugandan police entered…