August 2010 - Global Health - The Network of Care

Budget Cuts Should Not Kill Human Rights Monitoring

Is England backing down on its long tradition of human rights advocacy? Perhaps not. But budget cuts to human rights monitoring have some wondering. The stir up began yesterday when the British government confirmed claims that it would cut about $ 870...

Published Tue, Aug 24 2010 6:30 AM by Change.org's Human Rights Blog

A Farewell to Arms for the "Ten-Dollar Taliban" Underway

In the title of Ernest Hemingway's famous novel, A Farewell to Arms , the pun is on the "arms." In the story, the tragic hero leaves the "arms" of war to fall into the "arms" of a lover, who then dies giving birth to...

Published Wed, Aug 25 2010 6:30 AM by Change.org's Human Rights Blog

Was Global Poverty Determined in 1000 BC?

How to explain the world's current distribution of poverty? A history of colonialism, the industrial revolution, the uneven spread of religion, capitalism or disease burden — the list goes on. However, a new study suggests that the root explanation...

Published Sun, Aug 15 2010 7:46 PM by Change.org's Global Poverty Blog

Kenya's Peaceful Constitutional Revolution

Just before Kenya's new consitution was approved on Wednesday, energy minister Kiraitu Murungi expressed the sentiment shared by many in the country: "Kenya has been reborn," he declared . Mr. Murungi and his countrymen certainly have reason...

Published Fri, Aug 06 2010 12:01 PM by Change.org's Global Poverty Blog

Getting the Simple Things Right In Addressing Global Poverty

The big landmarks in the development field tend to be the things we get most excited about, but often, they signify little in the way of meaningful change. Kenya’s new constitution, which Meredith Slater has written about for Change.Org here , is an important...

Published Thu, Aug 26 2010 6:12 AM by Change.org's Human Rights Blog

What is Obama Waiting for in Sudan?

As a perpetual optimist, even I am starting to become pessimistic about Sudan and the potential for the U.S. to step up and implement a successful Sudan policy. With the Obama administration still “mulling over” potential policy changes, tensions are...

Published Tue, Aug 31 2010 3:15 PM by Change.org's Human Rights Blog

In This New Dawn, Let Us Not Forget Our POW/MIA in Iraq

September will mark no less than three significant dates for the United States in regard to our presence in Iraq. Firstly, September 1 st will mark the end of the sardonically named “Operation Iraqi Freedom,” and the transition to a reduced (not withdrawal...

Published Wed, Aug 11 2010 7:01 AM by Change.org's Human Rights Blog

Drug Addicts in the Developing World and the Practice of Flashblood

In July, The New York Times reported a new practice called “flashblood” where some intravenous drug addicts in several east African countries inject other users’ drug-filled blood in order to stave off withdrawal. The public health community is appalled...

Published Tue, Aug 24 2010 1:47 PM by Change.org's Human Rights Blog

Stock Up on Sunscreen, 'Cause You May Soon Live in the Desert

For those of us believers, it's pretty clear that global warming is to blame for the weather chaos that has been plaguing the earth of late. From the flooding in Pakistan that has already claimed the lives of 20 million people and is still going strong...

Published Fri, Aug 20 2010 8:10 AM by Change.org's Global Poverty Blog

Women-Led Groups Seed a New Generation of Latin American Entrepreneurs

There’s little doubt that women are the backbone of Latin American society. Women run households, raise children and are sometimes the sole breadwinners of the family. And if that weren’t enough, through a powerful movement of business cooperatives, Latin...

Published Tue, Aug 10 2010 11:41 AM by Change.org's Global Poverty Blog

Google's Scam-paign for Human Rights Needs to Change

Google, the owner of YouTube, has recently launched a video blog series with Witness, an advocacy and training organization, to examine "the role of online video in human rights," in addition to their Citizentube channel, "a feed of the...

Published Thu, Aug 26 2010 11:22 AM by Change.org's Human Rights Blog

Latin America in Crisis: An Expert Witness Responds

Dr. Frances Negrón-Muntaner of Columbia University is a world-renowned scholar and filmmaker. She has been named as one of the nation’s “100 Most influential Latinos” by Hispanic Business. Born in Puerto Rico, her work spans several fields, including...

Published Mon, Aug 30 2010 6:57 AM by Change.org's Human Rights Blog

Enticing Kids to Smoke, One Hip Party at a Time

Remember the days when the Marlboro Man and Joe the Camel made cigarette smoking look utterly cool? Those days are long gone, right? Well, maybe for American youth, but not for kids in Nigeria. According to Environmental Rights Action (ERA), a Nigerian...

Published Tue, Aug 31 2010 6:47 AM by Change.org's Human Rights Blog

Conflict Minerals on the Blogs: Correcting Misperceptions

In the two weeks since President Obama signed the conflict minerals bill – a landmark moment after two years of advocacy to press the U.S. government to address the issue – one corner of the blogosphere has been subsumed with posts pointing out the merits...

Published Fri, Aug 06 2010 12:13 PM by Change.org's Human Rights Blog

Honoring U.S.-Affiliated Iraqis Like "Roy”

Over the weekend, The Washington Post published a humanizing, heart-wrenching glimpse of a portrait of a young Iraqi interpreter who served alongside American soldiers when the insurgency was at its potent and lethal zenith three years ago. “Roy,” the...

Published Tue, Aug 31 2010 9:00 AM by Change.org's Human Rights Blog

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