Breathing in the Buddha

Peter Clothier, 12.23.2009

Author and Blogger, The Buddha Diaries

Documentary photographer Alan Brigish's Breathing in the Buddha is "a photographic exploration of Buddhist life in Indochina." The photographs are absolutely gorgeous.

Only in America: Ambassador Sichan Siv - From the Killing Fields to the White House

Jim Luce, 12.12.2009

Thought Leaders and Global Citizens

I first met Ambassador Sichan Siv in 2004. He spoke on surviving Pol Pot's Killing Fields in Cambodia - and coming to America. He ended up working in the White House and then the United Nations.

Thailand: Identity Crisis?

Eve Blossom, 12.11.2009

Founder, Lulan Artisans

This week marks the 82nd birthday of Thailand's king, who is loved and revered highly by many Thais. The question is: will Thailand be an anchor in Southeast Asia or a hot spot of insecurity?

Cambodian Children's Hospital Benefits In New York and Los Angeles

Jim Luce, 12.12.2009

Thought Leaders and Global Citizens

I have been a friend of Friends Without A Border (FWAB), the international fundraising source of the Angkor Hospital for Children (AHC), for several y...

Why forgiveness is overrated

Christina Patterson, 11.30.2009

Writer and Columnist for "The Independent"

"Haven't you," said a man who had just taken my heart and snapped it in two, "ever heard of forgiveness?" I was so shocked, I couldn't speak. What I w...

This Is The World We Live In: A New Chapter

Levi Felix, 11.24.2009

Chieft Activist Officer at Causecast.org and ThisIsTheWorldWeLiveIn.com

For the next 6-9 months, I will be traveling around the world capturing stories of leadership and heroism, learning about communities in need, and connecting them with the support of those looking to give it.

Diary of an Escaped Sex Slave

Abigail Pesta, 11.11.2009

You think slavery went out with Abraham Lincoln? Ask my friend Sreypov Chan about that. When she was seven years old, her mom sold her into sexual slavery.

"Forest of Ecstasy"

Current TV’s “Vanguard”, 10.28.2009

Over the years, I've worked on a number of environmental stories that have taken me from one part of the globe to another, from Madagascar to China an...

My Latest Tweets From The Field: Cambodia

Aaron Cohen, 10.25.2009

Human rights activist, founder of Abolish Slavery

Aaron Cohen travels undercover around the world attempting to rescue victims of sex trafficking. While on his missions, Cohen often tweets his experiences. This series of tweets were posted from Cambodia.

The Vanderbilt Republic Foundation: Something Old, Something New

Stephen Macfarlane, 11.25.2009

Operations Coordinator, The Vanderbilt Republic Foundation

A picture taken on film has advantages -- for viewer and subject alike -- that simply don't exist in the world of digital photography.

Why a Small Team of Americans is Going to Spend November in Cambodia

Stephen Macfarlane, 11.17.2009

Operations Coordinator, The Vanderbilt Republic Foundation

A burgeoning international interest in the war crimes tribunal of Kaing Guek Eav (aka Duch, who ran Tuol Sleng and other camps like personal fiefdoms) forces attention back to the photographs.

New York's GreenSoul Shoes Tours Southeast Asia

Jim Luce, 11.17.2009

Thought Leaders and Global Citizens

For each piece of footwear that GreenSoul Shoes sell, they give one away to an underprivileged child in need in that same community.

In Support of the Struggle for Democracy in Burma

José Ramos-Horta, 09.19.2009

President of East Timor

The new officer corps emerging in Burma should know that they have a historic opportunity to save their country and restore Burma's place in the world.

The Unnoticed War Where Millions of Children's Lives are at Stake

Johann Hari, 09.11.2009

Columnist, London Independent

Nobody knows why Cambodia's malaria parasites are such buffed-up hyper-Darwinian winners. Some scientists think it's because the treatments have been used there so long that the parasites have a head-start.

Cambodia: Collaboration is Needed

Eve Blossom, 09.11.2009

Founder, Lulan Artisans

Many see the results of human trafficking and want to get involved; but more importantly, the focus should be on empowering the mechanisms to prevent it.

Cambodia: 'AIDS Colony' Violates Rights

Human Rights Watch, 08.28.2009

Human Rights Watch is one of the world’s leading independent organizations.

"By bundling people living with HIV together into second-rate housing, far from medical facilities, support services, and jobs, the government has created a de facto AIDS colony," said Shiba.

Ending Mass Atrocities: The Next Step

Betwa Sharma, 08.27.2009

Betwa is the NY/UN correspondent for the Press Trust of India.

Millions died not because the right doctrine was missing. There was no political will to act. The Council did not need R2P to intervene in Rwanda and it doesn't need it now.

Why The ICC Should Speak Out on Iran

Christopher Santora, 08.17.2009

Trial attorney in The Hague.

Of the many criticisms levied against the international community's efforts to promote accountability, perhaps the most pervasive critique is a rather simple one -- the lack of consistency.

McNamara's Evil Lives On

Robert Scheer, 08.07.2009

Veteran Journalist and Editor of Truthdig.com

Whatever his better nature, it was the stark evil he perpetrated as secretary of defense that must indelibly frame our memory of him.

"The Conscience of Nhem En" On HBO: A Review

Elyssa Spitzer, 08.07.2009

The premise of the film is powerful because the reality of the Khmer Rouge is horrifying. Do not watch it if the aim is to see something uplifting that makes you think positively about humanity.

Poipet: Where Cambodians Are Trafficked into Thailand

World Vision, 07.13.2009

World Vision

The immigration officer told us that one of his duties was to bring back the bodies of Cambodians killed in Thailand. According to him, there were several each month -- shot, beaten or drowned.