November 25, 2012 I just received the heartbreaking news that my beloved friend and inspiration, Sifa Nsengimana, has been killed in a car accident in South Africa. Death is hard to handle no matter the circumstances, but for this world to lose someone who had survived so much, who had managed to see the worst […]
Archives for 2012
The Kiobel case
September 30, 2012 by Leave a Comment
For more than three decades survivors of human rights abuses in foreign countries have turned to U.S. federal courts to seek justice. On Monday the U.S. Supreme Court hears a case that could make that impossible. The case pits a Nigerian widow against a multinational oil company. Esther Kiobel and others say Royal Dutch Petroleum […]
PRI: American supporters of South Sudan
July 12, 2012 by Leave a Comment
South Sudan celebrated its first anniversary as an independent nation this week. It took decades of struggle for the nation to get independence. Among the actors who helped the south finally gain independence from Khartoum was a small group of Americans. That’s according to long-time journalist Rebecca Hamilton. Listen to the interview Read the article
The wonks who sold Washington on South Sudan
July 12, 2012 by Leave a Comment
(July 11, 2012) – In the mid-1980s, a small band of policy wonks began convening for lunch in the back corner of a dimly lit Italian bistro in the U.S. capital. After ordering beers, they would get down to business: how to win independence for southern Sudan, a war-torn place most American politicians had never […]
Last Words
March 15, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Until I hit play on an old-school Walkman last month, I had forgotten that it was possible for my full name to be said with so much love. “This is for Rebecca Jane Hamilton.” My Dad’s words crawled above the whirring of the cassette. It was the first time I’d heard his voice in nearly […]
Public Radio International: Kony 2012
March 12, 2012 by 1 Comment
By Jeb Sharp ⋅ March 9, 2012 ⋅ What a phenomenon. Invisible Children’s Kony 2012 film went viral this week. It also generated a maelstrom of criticism. If you don’t know the story check out Jason Margolis’s piece on The World from yesterday and this NYT piece from today. For other thoughtful treatments see here, […]
Centre for Human Rights & Legal Pluralism
February 7, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Sponsored by McGill University Center for Human Rights & Legal Pluralism, Human Rights Working Group, & Montreal Holocaust Memorial Center Panel discussion moderated by McGill law professor Payam Akhavan For reservations contact Louis-Philippe Jannard: louis-philippe.jannard_at_mhmc.ca
Canadian International Council
February 7, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Mass mobilization for human rights Sponsored by Canadian International Council & Montreal Institute for Genocide & Human Rights Studies For reservations email Alexandra Buskie: abuskie@alor.concordia.ca
Atrocity Reporting & R2P
January 16, 2012 by Leave a Comment
As part of a week-long series of conference events to mark the 10th anniversary of the Responsibility to Protect, I’ll be speaking on the challenges of reporting on atrocity situations. Date/Time: Jan. 17, 3pm Location: Australian Mission to the United Nations, New York
