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Opinion pieces reflect the views of their authors, not necessarily Citizens for Global Solutions.
ICC Prosecutor Opens Investigation in the Central African Republic
This is an important development for the people of the Central African Republic (CAR). Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo stated today: "My Office has...
UN Panel Urges Poland to Publish Report into Possible Involvement in Renditions
The United Nations Committee Against Torture has urged the Polish government to share the findings of a report into its alleged collusion...
Diplomacy Works
Yesterday, Belarus ran for a seat on the U.N. Human Rights Council - and lost badly. A few weeks ago, a Belarussian...
A Social Justice Top Forty
This is taken from the website of our terrific Connecting Global to Local program, which works with local communities across the country...
A Story is Worth a Thousand Lives
If you haven't heard Daoud Ibarahaem Hari's story yet, you should. For a man who has traveled with New York Times' columnist...
While We Were Looking Elsewhere…
"U.N. officials say the exodus from Mogadishu is the largest displacement of people in the world so far this year." -- Washington...
Proposed limitations on lawyer visits to Guantanamo reversed by Justice Department
In a motion filed Friday at the U.S. Court of Appeals in the DC Circuit, the Justice Department ruled that there is...
The U.K. as a Critical Friend
That is the relationship the U.K. should have with the U.S. according to the results of a Guardian survey of the Labor...
Failing grade on the Gleneagles G8 promises
Oxfam has released its latest report on the G8 countries' progress towards fulfilling the Gleneagles commitments to double aid to Africa and...
A Good Man Takes on a Tough Job
If you walk into my office in Washington, you'll find that I have a few photos of people I've met, along with...
RIP, CSD?
If you can excuse the acronym-speak in the title of this post, I hope you'll share my disappointment that the U.N. Commission...