No Where To Turn: Children As Young As Four Brutually Raped in Greek Refugee...
A child carries a blanket at the makeshift refugee camp at the Greek-Macedonian border last March. (Photo: AFP / Guardian UK) “I told myself, ‘Look at yourself – you came to Europe, what was your...
View ArticleAn American Tragedy
Donald Trump at a campaign rally on Oct. 5, 2016, in Reno, Nev. (Photo: Evan Vucci / AP); Background image credit: Rick Wilking / Reuters The election of Donald Trump to the Presidency is nothing less...
View ArticleThe Underbelly of the Syrian War: Trade in Human Organs
A young man Syrian refugee named Raïd, shown here, recently sold his kidney in Lebanon. (Photo: Ulrike Putz) The illegal trade in human organs has become widespread in Syria and neighboring...
View ArticleLowering the Sky-High Murder Rate in Latin America
Two women hold signs with the pictures of murdered relatives during a demonstration against the lack of safety on the streets, on June 20, 2009 in Caracas. (Photo: Juann Barreto / AFP/ Getty Images);...
View ArticleA Wild World Upside Down
Image credit: Patty via Flickr Hello Readers! It has been more than three months since my last post. This means it is time for another installment of A Wild World Upside, where I briefly look back...
View ArticleWelcome to Agadez, The Human Smuggling Highway Through Hell
Young men crowd onto the back of an old Mercedes truck leaving Agadez for the far north of Niger where thousands are prospecting for gold in precarious conditions. A historical smuggling hub through...
View ArticleYemen: The World’s Worst Humanitarian Disaster ⚱️
Buthaina is the only member of her family not killed in a Saudi-led airstrike in August 2017. (Photo: Khaled Abdullah/ Reuters) After two and a half years of war, little is functioning in Yemen. Seven...
View ArticleThe Hidden Human Calamity: African Migrants Sold As Slaves in Libya
Earlier this month, CNN published cellphone and hidden-camera footage from what appeared to be “slave auctions” conducted in Libya. The images, including video obtained by undercover CNN journalists,...
View ArticleRohingyas: The Most Persecuted People on Earth
Rohingya refugees wait to receive aid in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh on September 24, 2017 (Photo: Cathal McNaughton/ Reuters); Background: Rohingya refugee Azida Begum, 11, was shot twice, under her arm...
View Article10 Human Rights Causes to Support in 2018
“Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.” ― Benjamin Franklin Happy New Year! May your new year be filled with happiness, health and...
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