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What can be done to stop Femicide?
The increase in the systematic use of Femicide in international conflicts is a terrifying trend. It is a strategy with the intent of tribal annihilation, abuse, abasement, physical and psychological torture, and is one of the most savage and long-lasing forms of war available. We now have Femicide campaigns in several major continents, and while land mines and [...]
The most expensive small arms buy ever - China and the Congo
Since 1998, 5.4 million people have died as a result of violence in the Congo. This is more deaths than from any other conflict other than World War II. A report by the International Rescue Committee (IRC) said “Congo’s loss is equivalent to the entire population of Denmark or the state of Colorado perishing within a [...]
A boy without a dream is dangerous - are we pawning our future?
‘A boy without a dream is dangerous,’ is an Arab proverb. It implies that a child denied the right to dream of a future will become embittered and potentially attracted to violent causes. Across the world - from the Sudan to the Congo, from Palestine to Afghanistan and beyond - the world is in danger [...]
