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Why The Right Is Wrong On Ft. Hood

Azam Nizamuddin | Posted 11.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Sesame Street, Ft Hood Shooting, Michelle Obama, Right Wing, Michelle Malkin, Islamophobia, Iraq War, Rwanda Genocide, Iraqi Civilian Deaths, American Muslims, Fox News, Religious Right, Muslim, Sesame Street 40th Anniversary, Hindu-Militants, Christian Right, Military, James Allison, Politics News
Azam Nizamuddin

In the Ft. Hood aftermath, we shouldn't allow right-wing hooliganism, wherever it stems from, to dictate how we view tragedies and interpret human beings with cultures and religions separate from our own.

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Idelphonse Nizeyimana, Rwanda Queen-Killing Genocide Suspect, Arrested In Uganda

AP | GODFREY OLUKYA and RUKMINI CALLIMACHI | Posted 10.06.2009 | World

Read More: Rwanda, Rwanda Queen, Interpol, Idelphonse Nizeyimana Arrested, Genocide, Rwanda Genocide, Uganda, Idelphonse Nizeyimana, Queen of Rwanda, Queen Rosalie Gicanda, Nizeyimana, Rwandan Queen, Queen of Rwanda, Rosalie Gicanda,, World News

KAMPALA, Uganda — A top suspect wanted for orchestrating the killings of thousands of people in Rwanda's 1994 genocide – including childre...

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In Support of the Struggle for Democracy in Burma

José Ramos-Horta | Posted 09.19.2009 | World

Read More: Darfur Genocide, Democratic Republic of Congo, Corazon Aquino, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Dictator Suharto, Imelda Marcos, Suharto Dictatorship, Rwanda Genocide, Darfur, Suu Kjie, Killing Fields, Genocide, Cambodia, Somalia, World War II, People's Power, UN Membership, Asean, World News
José Ramos-Horta

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.

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On a Hillside in Rwanda, Orphans Find Semblance of Normalcy

Judy Flumenbaum | Posted 08.30.2009 | World

Read More: Mentorship, Rwanda Genocide, Rwanda, Orphaned Children, Agahozo Shalom Youth Village, Kigali, World News
Judy Flumenbaum

For one week in May, we lived and worked at the beautiful Agahozo Shalom Youth Village in rural Rwanda. The youth village houses 125 teenagers who were orphaned by the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

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Tharcisse Renzaho, Ex-Rwanda Governor, Sentenced To Life For Genocide By UN Tribunal

AP | SUKHDEV CHHATBAR | Posted 08.14.2009 | World

Read More: War Crimes, Rwanda, Tharcisse Renzaho Genocide, Genocide, Tharcisse Renzaho, Rwanda Genocide, Kigali, Renzaho, Un War Crimes Tribunal, Un Tribunal Rwanda, World News

ARUSHA, Tanzania — A U.N. war crimes tribunal sentenced a former governor in Rwanda to life in prison Tuesday after finding that he was one of t...

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Callixte Kalimanzira Sentenced To 30 Years For Rwandan Genocide

Reuters | Posted 07.23.2009 | World

Read More: War Crimes, Rwanda Genocide, Rwanda, Rwandan Militias, The Hague, Human Rights, Africa, Callixte Kalimanzira, Foreign Affairs, Rwandan Genocide, Human Rights Abuses, Advocacy, World News

A U.N. court trying masterminds of Rwanda's 1994 genocide Monday gave a 30-year jail sentence to a former interior minister accused of tricking thousa...

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The US Senate Apologized for Slavery. But We Ain't Gettin' 40 Acres and a Mule!

Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 07.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Jews, Europe, President Obama, News, Andrea Merkel, Congo, Forty Acres and a Mule, Jew, Belgian Prime Minister, North America, Guy Verhofstadt, Apology for Slavery, Swahili, Elie Weisel, African Americans, Civil Rights Disaster, German Chancellor, Genocide, Germany, Patrice Lumumba, Slavery, Belgium, Politics, Rwanda Genocide, Holocaust, Congress, American Dream, Barack Obama, Japan, Reparations, Jim Crow, Cnn, Racism, African American, Slavery Apology, Black Folks, Japanese Internment Camps, Slaves, Wolf Blitzer, Buchenwald, Rwanda, Belgian, Maafa, Politics News
Yvonne R. Davis

We can all feel relieved there is an official acknowledgment that something terrible was done to black people. Yet the reality is way too much time has passed for this apology to really mean anything.

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Genocide Prevention Rather Than Response Gains Favor In Policy Circles

Huffington Post Contributor | John Heffernan | Posted 06.22.2009 | World

Read More: William Cohen, Rwanda Genocide, Rwanda, Darfur Genocide, Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa, Foreign Affairs, Genocide, Liberia, Congo Violence, Congo, Sudan Genocide, Madeleine Albright, Advocacy, World News

Last week, the United Nations Security Council traveled to Ethiopia, Rwanda, Congo and Liberia to discuss Africa's hotspots -- areas that are threaten...

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Rwandan War Crimes Verdict Issued In Canada; First Of Its Kind

AP | AMY LUFT | Posted 06.22.2009 | World

Read More: Rwanda War Crimes, Rwanda Genocide, Rwanda, Rwandan Militias, Foreign Affairs, Rwanda Women, Rwandan Genocide, Desire Munyaneza, Canada War Crimes Trial, Canada, Advocacy, War Crimes, World News

MONTREAL — A Rwandan man was found guilty Friday of war crimes during his country's 1994 genocide, becoming the first person convicted under a n...

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Not the Time to Declare Victory

Jean-Marie Guehenno | Posted 06.20.2009 | World

Read More: Rwanda Genocide, Rwanda, Rwandan Militias, Congo Rape, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda Women, Congo, World News
Jean-Marie Guehenno

Policy making must not be based on wishful thinking. Congo has not yet reached a strategic turning point.

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The Next Catastrophe in the Congo

Colin Thomas-Jensen | Posted 06.20.2009 | World

Read More: Rwanda Genocide, War Crimes, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo Rape, Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa, Eastern Congo, Genocide, War, United Nations, Conflict in Congo, Congo Violence, Congo, Crimes Against Humanity, International Criminal Court, World News
Colin Thomas-Jensen

The U.N. will undermine its already limited credibility with frustrated Congolese civilians if this offensive against the FDLR goes ahead as planned.

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A New Hope to End Genocide

Andrew Slack | Posted 05.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Star Wars, Rwanda Genocide, Yes We Can, Genocide Prevention Month, Kerry, Hope, Darfur, Genocide, Obama, Harry Potter, Rwanda, Politics News
Andrew Slack

Does the Obama administration plan to commemorate the Rwandan genocide by letting another innocent 1,000,000 Africans die?

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Rwanda 15 Years Later: A Survivor's Reflections

Jacqueline Murekatete | Posted 05.10.2009 | World

Read More: Darfur, Rwanda Genocide, Rwanda, Genocide Prevention Month, Holocaust, Darfur Genocide, Never Again, Genocide, World News
Jacqueline Murekatete

I ask myself what, if anything, the world had learned in the 15 years since the Rwandan tragedy? How close are we to fulfilling the vow of "Never Again" that was promised over 60 years ago?

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Stars Light 'Candles For Rwanda' For Genocide Survivors (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

Susan Morgan | Posted 05.08.2009 | World

Read More: Rwanda Genocide, Forest Whitaker, Tony Blair, Nancy Pelosi, Genocide, Sandra Bullock, Celebrity, Clive Owen, Desmond Tutu, Ben Affleck, Africa, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, Rwanda, World News
Susan Morgan

On this tragic anniversary of the Rwandan genocide, 10,000 candles are being lit in Kigali. The ceremony is the beginning of a mass global remembrance, which will continue for a hundred days.

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Remembering The Rwandan Genocide 15 Years Later (SLIDESHOW)

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 05.07.2009 | World

Read More: Ictr, Alison-Des-Forges, Hutu, Democratic Republic of Congo, Bosco Ntaganda, Tutsi, Genocide, Pail Kagame, Congo, Rwanda, Banyamulenge, Africa, Slideshow, Rwanda Genocide Anniversary, Rwanda Genocide Photos, Rwanda Genocide, World News
Georgianne Nienaber

The images in this report are atrocious and in some cases obscene. But, they speak the truth of what happened during 100 days in 1994.

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Rwanda 15 Years After Genocide

Ellis Cose | Posted 05.04.2009 | World

Read More: Rwanda Genocide, Rwanda, Rwandan Militias, Cyprian Ntayamira, Africa, Foreign Affairs, Genocide, Hotel Rwanda, Against the Odds, Rwandan Genocide, Rugenera Pierre Desire, Juvenal Habyarimana, Advocacy, World News
Ellis Cose

If there is one lingering impression I have of Rwanda, it is of a beautiful yet tortured country, trying very hard to manage its pain.

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Genocide in April

Heidi Kingstone | Posted 05.01.2009 | World

Read More: April, Coincidences, Genocide, Rwanda, Iraq Kurds, Holocaust, War, Genocide Memorial, Armenian Genocide, Rwanda Genocide, Bosnia, Ts-Elliot, Hutus, Tutsis, Sarajevo, Israel, World News
Heidi Kingstone

I mention April because that month kept coming up as I toured room after room in the genocide museum. One by one 20th century genocides, like the stacks of the bodies of their victims, piled up.

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Hope in Rwanda

Margee Ensign | Posted 04.16.2009 | World

Read More: Catholic Church, Rwanda Genocide, Rwanda, United Nations, World News
Margee Ensign

In fifteen years, the government and people of Rwanda have written a constitution, established free education for all children, and are rebuilding their economy. Rwanda is demonstrating a new model of development.

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Emmanuel Rukundo Convicted Of Genocide

AP | SUKHDEV CHHATBAR | Posted 03.30.2009 | World

Read More: Rwanda, Genocide, Emmanuel Rukunko, Emmanuel Rukundo Genocide, Un Tribunal, Interahamwe, Rwanda Genocide, St Leon Minor Seminary, Tanzania, World News

ARUSHA, Tanzania — A U.N. tribunal convicted a former Rwandan military chaplain Friday of attempted rape and genocide for crimes that included k...

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Goucher Professor Accused Of Genocide In Rwanda Arrested

AP | SARAH BRUMFIELD | Posted 03.08.2009 | World

Read More: Rwanda, Leopold Munyakazi, Rwanda Professor, Genocide, Goucher College, Goucher College Professor Rwanda, Rwanda Genocide, Genocide Professor, Goucher Professor, World News

TOWSON, Md. — A Maryland college professor accused of genocide in his home country of Rwanda has been arrested for being in the U.S. illegally, ...

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Justice Threatens Peace in Congo & Rwanda

Olivier Kamanda | Posted 03.04.2009 | World

Read More: Rwanda Genocide, Rwanda, Amnesty International, International Law, Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo, Laurent Nkunda, Criminal Justice System, Africa, Criminal Justice, World News
Olivier Kamanda

In recent months, a number of warrants, arrests, and prosecutions have provided African countries with an opportunity to test the international criminal legal regime.

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The Inauguration and the Historical Spectre of Genocide

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 02.22.2009 | World

Read More: Rwanda Genocide, Jews, Middle East, New Administration, Inauguration, Sudan, Washington Mall, German, United Human Rights Council, Ahmadinejad, Hutu, Tutsi, World News
Raymond J. Learsy

The sea of joyous humanity on the Mall in Washington gave us a snapshot of what a million people looked like. It gave us some inkling of the sheer size of what was perhaps humanity's greatest crime.

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Rwandan Massacres Planner, Theoneste Bagosora, Convicted Of Genocide

AP | SUKHDEV CHHATBAR and DONNA BRYSON | Posted 01.18.2009 | World

Read More: Rwanda, Genocide, Rwanda Genocide, Theoneste Bagosora, Rwanda Genocide Guilty, Crimes Against Humanity, United Nations Tribunal, World News

ARUSHA, Tanzania — A former Rwandan army colonel was convicted Thursday of genocide and crimes against humanity for masterminding the killings o...

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Rwandan Musician Convicted of Genocide for Making Songs of Hate

Sean Jacobs | Posted 01.15.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Rwanda Genocide, Africa, Simon Bikindi, Genocide, Rwandan Genocide, International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, Rwanda, 1994 Rwandan Genocide, Tutsis, Hutus, Entertainment News
Sean Jacobs

The New York Times reports that a famous Rwandan musician, Simon Bikindi, has been convicted of incitement to genocide.

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Exclusive: Christiane Amanpour On Her Genocide Documentary, International Reporting and New Media

Hanna Ingber Win | Posted 01.04.2009 | World

Read More: Rwanda, Christiane Amanpour Documentary, International News, Cambodia Genocide, Coverage of International News, Bloggers, Media Coverage, Darfur, Rwanda Genocide, Christiane Amanpour, Genocide, Bosnia Genocide, Scream Bloody Murder, New Media, Cambodia, Christiane Amanpour Genocide, World News
Hanna Ingber Win

CNN's Christiane Amanpour has spent much of the last 20 years covering conflicts in every corner of the world. Her new documentary, Scream Bloody Murd...

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