147 Mercilessly Massacred
2015-04-16
“With each blast of the gun, I thought I was going to die,” said Collins Wetangula, an eyewitness of the April 2 massacre at the University of Garissa in Kenya.Continue Reading
Daily Bread Duly Balanced: Pipe Dreams of Eliminating Food Insecurity, Tempered with Faith
2015-03-22
During the annual United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) every conceivable facet of human existence is examined through the perspective of how women are involved, affected, excluded,Continue Reading
Sweden’s plan for sexual and reproductive rights
2015-03-11
sexual and reproductive rights give freedom and empowerment to women and it is the only way they can achieve their goals, or at least, so we’ve all heard. this wasContinue Reading
gender-based violence
2015-03-10
This week, the international youth coalition is participating in the united nations conference regarding the commission on the status of women. one of the major themes is concerning gender-based violence andContinue Reading
“More Deadly Than Bullets…”
2014-10-06
On September 2, 2014, I attended a meeting hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies regarding the future of Global Health. CSIS is an organization made up ofContinue Reading
Developing Africa: The Most Important Reform
2014-08-27
Recently President Obama hosted the “United States Africa Leaders Summit” at the White House. As part of the summit, President Obama published an opinion piece in which he outlines hisContinue Reading
Dollars and Dignity: A Critique of Archbishop Tutu’s Support of Assisted Suicide
2014-08-06
A couple of weeks ago, in urging prayer for the UK as the House of Lords took up Lord Falconer’s assisted dying bill, I quoted Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town,Continue Reading
World Refugee Day
2014-06-30
In October of 2013, a small boat filled with migrants from war-torn East Africa capsized and sank off the island of Lampedusa in the Mediterranean Sea. More than 350Continue Reading
Aid or Punishment? The State Department Punishes Uganda with Sanctions after New Law
2014-06-25
Where international relations and social issues intersect, there is bound to be a mess. Each issue is complicated and messy enough individually, let alone when they come together. A newContinue Reading
Hashtags and Hypocrisy on Human Rights Issues
2014-06-18
Every person with a social media account has probably seen the hashtag #BringBackOurGirls. The First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama, even joined the Twitter campaign calling for theContinue Reading