Eritrea: slender land, giant prison
A nation once respected for its independence struggle is now disfigured by severe political repression
Gaza: Pursuit of the Laws of War
If the UN fails to further investigate crimes committed during the conflict it will ensure stalemate, and more suffering for civilians
A Timely, and Perfect, Mother's Day Gift
Tigers End Game in Sri Lanka
The Lessons of Cyclone Nargis
Exposing A Chávez Charade
Living with the Taliban
Uganda: Brutality in the name of security
Zimbabwe aid feeds only crocodiles
If Britain offers Zimbabwe development assistance this week, it may well be used to shore up Mugabe's abusive regime
We cannot Ignore Sri Lanka
Instead of applying pressure, the international community has dithered over Sri Lanka. As a result, civilians continue to die.
Ending Chechnya’s counterterrorism operation - or not
By Tanya Lokshina, published on open Democracy News Analysis (http://www.opendemocracy.net) on April 27, 2009
Guard against the guardians
President Obama visited the CIA headquarters this week to try to reassure staff that their intelligence-gathering work would not be compromised by the release of the so-called ‘torture’ memos. But the revelations cast a shadow over the work of the US inte
The Killing Goes on in Gaza
Human Rights Watch has gathered disturbing testimony that Hamas is responsible for brutal sectarian attacks in Gaza