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Massachusetts Congressman Bill Delahunt has an op ed in today’s Boston Globe presenting his plan to introduce legislation to protect women against violence. Delahunt, who is Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Oversight Subcommittee, writes:
WHETHER IT’S the Congo, Darfur, Afghanistan, Albania, or elsewhere, young girls are sold as sexual slaves, forced into marriage, or are burned with acid if they …

In case you missed it, Georgetown University’s Yahoo! Fellow, Evgeny Morozov, had an excellent op ed in Friday’s New York Times on “The Internet and Democracy.” Evgeny writes:
To appreciate the full bouquet of challenges that the Internet is posing to the modern nation state, look no further than the case of two German men who are waging a legal battle …

The Philosophy of Care at Transitions Global from Transitions Global on Vimeo.

From the video website:
Where did the idea behind Transitions Global come from? Why is is important when dealing with survivors of sex trafficking? Here is a video that explains much of the energy behind the model of care Transitions Global utilizes.
Shot in 2007/8 by Penumbra Films, Mike and Mirian …

The International Atomic Energy Agency Board of Governors adopted the following resolution today:
The Board of Governors,
(a)    Recalling the Resolutions adopted by the Board and the UNSC,
(b)    Commending the Director General for his professional and impartial efforts to implement the Safeguards Agreement in Iran, to resolve outstanding safeguards issues in Iran and to verify the implementation by Iran of the suspension,
(c)   …

This is the winning video in the 1 Minute to Save the World Competition. As the website explains:
My Paper Boat is the story of a little boy, we keep meeting somewhere or rather everywhere in the heart of India. He lost his play space due to the drought. He is now confused on where to leave his paper boat. So …

Jess Bravin writes in the Wall Street Journal:
When five defendants are brought before a New York federal judge to face charges for the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the first question may be whether some of them are competent to stand trial at all.Military lawyers for Ramzi Binalshibh, an accused organizer of the 9/11 plot, and Mustafa al-Hawsawi, the …

Interesting. But is she too positive about the Kimberley Process? What about recent reports that Kimberly seems to be faltering?

Erin Conaton at her confirmation hearing last week

A previous post reported on the nomination of Erin Conaton to be the Under Secretary of the Air Force. In case you missed it, her confirmation hearing was held on the 19th of November before the Senate Armed Service Committee.  The webcast of the hearing can be found here. The transcript of the …