I found a link to this video on my favorite blog, feministing.com. Check it out. The Rwandan genocide took place in April 1994, when, famously, 800,000 people were massacred in 100 days. "Men were killed in greater numbers during the...
Topics: Genocide, post-conflict development, Rwanda, women

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Pope Benedict lifted the excommunications of several Catholic bishops who have denied the Holocaust, according to an article from the BBC . The article quotes one of the bishops denying the existence of Nazi gas chambers: Bishop Richard Williamson...
Topics: BBC, Catholic Church, Holocaust denial, Pope Benedict, Vatican

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Crossposted from Protect the Human . An epidemic of cholera, a disease caused by bacteria from contaminated water, broke out in Zimbabwe in August. According to CNN , a report was released recently saying that the death toll has now reached upwards of...
Topics: Cholera, Morgan Tsvangirai, Roger Mugabe, Zimbabwe

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Obama's president now (that is sooooo awesome to say!) but it's still our job to ensure change really does come to Washington. Number one priority: end genocide in Darfur. Visit STAND's website for information on how to fax a...
Topics: Checklist for Change, President Obama, STAND

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