July 2007 - Toward Freedom

UN Human Rights Council: The Right to Food

Rene Wadlow July 31, 2007 Rene Wadlow

While specialists have always recognized that hunger is a complex issue and that underdevelopment cannot be measured by the number of hungry, the poster image of the underfed child has always served to draw attention to a new crisis, or a new refugee flow.

AFRICOM: Wrong for Liberia, Disastrous for Africa

Ezekiel Pajibo and Emira Woods July 31, 2007 Ezekiel Pajibo and Emira Woods

Just two months after U.S. aerial bombardments began in Somalia, the Bush administration solidified its militaristic engagement with Africa. In February 2007, the Department of Defense announced the creation of a new U.S. Africa Command infrastructure, code name AFRICOM, to "coordinate all U.S. military and security interests throughout the continent."

UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Please speak out!

Amnesty International July 31, 2007 Amnesty International

Within weeks, the United Nations General Assembly must make a decision on the long awaited and urgently needed UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Take action and sign this petition now!

Dangerous Politics in the “Coup-Coup” Land of Fiji

Mneesha Gellman and Josh Dankoff July 24, 2007 Mneesha Gellman and Josh Dankoff

Bainimarama

The democratically elected government of Fiji was removed by a bloodless coup on December 5th, 2006. This was Fiji's fourth non-democratic transition of government in 20 years.

Online Video – Kenya: AIDS Orphan’s Lament

Produced by Robin Lloyd July 24, 2007 Produced by Robin Lloyd

Poems by Mary from Kibera, Kenya taped during a visit by the JubileeUSA delegation: January, 2007.

Internet Core Neutrality: Drawing a Line in the Sand at ICANN

Dan Krimm July 24, 2007 Dan Krimm

Most people have never heard of ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, but the number who have may be about to grow significantly.