Sudan’s war came to represent the worst of humanity | African Union
In Sudan, 20 months of armed conflict between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese army (SAF) have killed at least 20,000 people…
Colombia is defending its sovereignty from the power of global corporations | Climate Crisis
Trade deals can allow international corporations to trample over the rights of governments in the Global South. That is the message from the Colombian government,…
Christmas for pessimists | Opinions
As a child growing up in the 1980s in Washington, DC, Christmas was a time when the usual monotony of my Catholic school existence gave…
In Afghanistan, Trump will have to play a balancing game | Donald Trump
Since Donald Trump’s re-election as United States president, there has been growing discussion about what his incoming administration’s policies towards Afghanistan might look like. Many…
Rebuilding Syria requires much more than bricks and mortar | Opinions
Rebuilding Syria after more than a decade of devastating conflict is no simple task. The country’s destruction spans physical infrastructure, governance systems, and the very…
I am living my own Nakba | Opinions
My grandfather, Hamdi, was just eight when his family fled Bir al-Sabaa, a town in southern Palestine once known for its fertile land and agricultural…
Trump and the return of the National ‘Emergy’ | US-Mexico Border
In October 2018, a “migrant caravan” bound for the United States set out on foot from Honduras. The group was comprised of refuge seekers of…
Don’t switch off – the world’s children have never needed you more | Opinions
The cascading crises that the world has witnessed this year give child rights advocates such as myself pause for thought: what are the ways forward…
Southern Africa’s liberation movements have lost their political mojo | Opinions
On December 3, the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) announced that Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah of the ruling South West Africa People’s Organisation (SWAPO) party, has emerged victorious…
This winter, there are no blessings and no goodness in Gaza | Opinions
Winter used to be a beloved season in Gaza. It was thought to bring “khayr” and “baraka” – goodness and blessings. Children and adults alike…
This festive season, Gaza is starving | Israel-Palestine conflict
Winter has now come to the Northern Hemisphere and has ushered in a festive mood in many places. In Gaza, it has brought more misery.…
My mother’s shattered dream of family reunion in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict
“Oh, high moon, relay my greetings to dear brother Salah!” my beloved mother, Shukria, used to say. For a great many years, she longed passionately…
Can the International Criminal Court survive the next four years? | ICC
The world’s only permanent international tribunal mandated to prosecute war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide is facing its greatest challenge to date. With the…
Genocide Israel is living in the past | Opinions
“The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born; now is the time of monsters,” Italian philosopher Antonio Gramsci wrote in…
The World Bank should reconsider its mega dam project in Tajikistan | Opinions
On December 17 the World Bank is set to vote on financing the Rogun mega dam project in Tajikistan. If the vote passes, it would…
Gaza’s libraries will rise from the ashes | Israel-Palestine conflict
I was five years old when I entered the Maghazi Library for the first time. My parents had just enrolled me at the nearby kindergarten,…
With words they try to jail us: US universities are not citadels of freedom | Protests
Universities in the United States have been especially repressive over the past year. Several like Columbia University and New York University have redefined protests against the state of…
Syria’s gangster couple is on the lam | Bashar al-Assad
True to his cunning nature, the wanted bandit likely fled at night. Bashar al-Assad, reportedly with his wife and three adult children in tow, made…
Georgia has set a precedent that could undermine EU enlargement | European Union
Antigovernment protests in Georgia have continued for over two weeks now, with no end in sight. On November 28, Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze announced he…
Voluntary carbon market has failed the human rights test | Environment
One of the most salient decisions of last month’s climate summit in Baku was to create a new international carbon market, bringing nearly a decade…