International Day Against the Use of Child Soldiers

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Let’s pause for a moment to think about the plight of the world’s 300,000 child soldiers

Cameroon Court of Appeals Hands Down Acquittal For Men Accused of “Looking Gay”

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Amnesty International reports, “The Cameroon authorities routinely ignore violence and discrimination against LGBTI people and this must be addressed.”

Syrian Internet and Mobile Communication Blackout

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Disturbing breaking news from Syria: Internet service blacked-out nationwide, and select areas have lost all cellular service.

Photo Essay: A Sprawling Desert Prison, for Thousands of Refugees

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Tel-Aviv-based journalist Noam Sheizaf provides a rare glimpse into the prison facilities of Ketsiot at the Israel-Egypt border

America’s Death Penalty: A Story of Innocence & Ignorance

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The point to this thing, if there is one, is dulled and should be discarded

Talking Myself Out of Murdering Jerry Sandusky

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Joanna Schroeder attempts to examine the death penalty objectively, despite the visceral and powerful desire to exact revenge against child sexual abusers.

Kim Jong-un: Like Father, Like Son?

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Bert Cattivera reports on what the media is saying about Kim Jong-Il’s successor, his son Kim Jong-un. Will this leader be as terrifying as his father?