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War on Women in The United States Armed Forces

by Rochelle White | March 13, 2013 at 5:34 PM | 2013 Voices of Our Future Applicants

Because I smile and laugh, why should it entice your jealously to evoke pain. A violent perpetrator to say the least, unable to control you habits, what a shame! … Read More»

Egyptian blogger and activist Salma Said is latest to be shot during protests

by Julie Tomlin | February 13, 2012 at 1:00 PM

Resource/Film: Women's League Of Burma (WLB): "Bringing Justice To Women Of Burma"

by Breese | November 23, 2011 at 10:44 AM

The Women’s League of Burma (WLB) launched a short film highlighting continued systematic and widespread rape against women and girls in Burma, in particular in the areas of renewed military offensive … Read More»

Need: Service Women's Action Network (SWAN) seeks sexual assault testimonies

by Breese | August 3, 2011 at 1:17 PM | Opportunities

From SWAN: … Read More»

Book Review: Corporate Warriors- The Rise of the Privatized Military Industry

by sunita.basnet | June 30, 2011 at 8:52 PM | World Pulse Book Club

Corporate Warriors-The Rise of the Privatized Military Industry, 2003. P.W. Singer. 340 pages. Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press. … Read More»

Recommend Article for those who are Interested in Burmese Affairs

by Insha Allah | January 26, 2011 at 8:27 PM | 2010 Voices of Our Future Correspondents

Yesterday, one of the Emails in my inbox was Mandatory military service which was sent to civil society organizations and individuals by Burma Democratic Concern (BDCs). … Read More»

Myanmar to introduce mandatory military service

by Insha Allah | January 14, 2011 at 4:46 AM

Myanmar's military government will introduce a draft for men and women aged 18 and older. NHK has obtained official documents issued by Myanmar's military government. … Read More»

The Business of Disaster: Where's the Haiti-Bound Money Going?

by Beverly Bell | April 8, 2010 at 7:30 AM

“A sweeping exercise in nation-building on a scale and scope not seen in generations,” said UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon of the international donors conference on March 31 in New York, where forei … Read More»

Haiti: "Post Disaster Needs Assessment" - Whose Needs? Whose Assessment?

by Beverly Bell | February 26, 2010 at 8:54 AM

The Haitian government has been largely silent since the January 12 earthquake. Publicly, that is. … Read More»

The Bullets, the Threats, the Endless Violence

by jap21 | September 11, 2009 at 6:15 AM

MIdnight on the bridge… a scream… a shot… a splash, after the third shot people stopped counting. … Read More»