Call Myanmar’s crimes against Rohingya by their rightful name: Genocide
Nearly three years after unconscionable atrocities were unleashed upon the Rohingya of Myanmar by their country’s military and security forces,…
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Turkey waging war against Kurds and Yazidi genocide survivors
In 2014, the Yazidis in Iraq suffered genocide at the hands of the Islamic State. Last year, the Kurds of…
The House overwhelmingly recognizes the Armenian Genocide
A century after 1.5 million Armenians were slaughtered by the Ottoman Empire, the House of Representatives today overwhelmingly recognized those…
Two years after the Rohingya genocide, name the crime and stop suggesting sham returns
The Rohingya suffered genocide at the hands of their own homeland’s military. This Sunday, Aug. 25, marks the two-year anniversary…
The Burma Act in the House: What it means for the Rohingya
Congress is not giving up on the Rohingya! After much anticipation, the House companion bill to the newest incarnation of…
En route to the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar
I arrived today in Cox’s Bazar, just a 1-hr flight from Dhaka, where I spent a day in transition on…
The L.A. Walk to End Genocide is THIS SUNDAY!
The Walk to End Genocide is a community event that brings together activists of all ages and backgrounds to rise…
Lemkin Summit Day 1: To stop atrocities – follow the money and see where it goes; PLUS promising indicators in the DRC
I’m currently attending the Lemkin Summit at American University in Washington, D.C., organized by the Enough Project. Saturday was the…
House calls Myanmar military’s actions against Rohingya genocide
The House of Representatives declared Rohingya crisis in Burma/Myanmar a genocide. What we’ve been calling genocide for months has finally been…
Big gains: Elie Wiesel act passes, calling out Rohingya genocide, ceasefire in Yemen
The United States Congress may be lame-duck when it comes to other issues, but a bipartisan group is aggressively pushing…