Tracking Rape in Syria with Social Media
By Jackie Blachman-Forshay “You’re using YouTube to track rape in Syria? And Twitter?” I am asked this question on a frequent basis. As a student the Mailman School of Public… Read more…
By Jackie Blachman-Forshay “You’re using YouTube to track rape in Syria? And Twitter?” I am asked this question on a frequent basis. As a student the Mailman School of Public… Read more…
Syria Last Thursday, a mortar attack on the University of Damascus killed at least 12 and wounded several others. The Assad regime and rebel groups blame each other for the attack. The increased… Read more…
By Scott Warren, Student Director ’07-’08 When I became Student Director for STAND, in 2007, I immediately set to work on re-inspiring a movement that I saw losing some energy. … Read more…
By Alex Colley-Hart, Burma Conflict Education Coordinator Unfortunately, Burma is not new to interethnic violence following the country’s recent democratic reforms. The Myanmar military, which ruled the country prior to… Read more…
Syria Moaz al-Khatib, the president of the Syrian National Coalition (SNC), Syria’s main opposition group, resigned Sunday stating that international powers have failed to help the rebels and that he could… Read more…
This piece, written by Danny Hirschel-Burns, from Swarthmore College STAND, originally appeared on his blog The Widening Lens. As I sarcastically noted in the above tweet yesterday, the reaction from the… Read more…
Democratic Republic of the Congo On Saturday, The New Times in Rwanda reported an influx of over 200 Congolese refugees into North and Western Rwanda, a group that includes combatants. Jean-Marie Runiga,… Read more…
Want to interact with inspiring anti-genocide activists from across the country? Want to learn more about campaign development, policy, grassroots organizing, and Google Docs than you ever thought possible? And… Read more…
Burma Last weekend, the Myanmar opposition group the National League for Democracy (NLD) ended its party congress with Aung San Suu Kyi remaining its leader. The NLD has been struggling in… Read more…
Last semester, high school and college students from across the country submitted entries to STAND’s Fall 2012 Human Rights Essay Contest. The prompt for the contest was as follows: Select… Read more…