Tag: Books & Articles

The report warns that Iraq’s children are being abandoned as international donors “sign up to the view that the mission has been accomplished”. Read More

“So we face an historic opportunity. We have embraced the chance to show that America values the dignity of the street vendor in Tunisia more than the raw power of the dictator. There must be no doubt that the United States of America welcomes change that advances self-determination and opportunity. Yes, there will be perils that accompany this moment of promise. But after decades of accepting the world as it is in the region, we have a chance to pursue the world as it should be.” Read More

Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Read More

This book by Noushin Ahmadi Khorasani is a valuable case study of a new model for grassroots movements in the twenty-first century, applicable not only in societies ruled by autocratic governments or influenced by radical fundamentalism, but also in more open and tolerant societies that have yet to achieve full equality for women. Read More

That the countryside always votes conservative is a myth. The claim that this year Ahmadinejad swept the board in more rural provinces flies in the face of these trends. Read More

Amnesty International: More than six decades of human rights failures by governments have been exacerbated by the world economic crisis, which brought the problems of poverty and inequality to the fore. Read More

The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) has released its report on the death penalty in the Islamic Republic of Iran, entitled « A State Terror Policy ». Read More