Betraying Justice for Rwanda’s Genocide Survivors
More than 20 years after an international criminal court’s landmark convictions of Rwandan genocidaires, the court is beginning to parole the masterminds of genocide.
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Burundi Votes
In May, Burundians voted to change their constitution. Social media was full of strident voices on both sides, but here’s what ordinary Burundians, both…
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Who Decides When Survivors Can Tell Their Own Stories?
A UN court tried to stop three Rwandan rape survivors from telling their stories in their own words. When is protection paternalism?
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All of Uganda’s Free Emergecy Contraceptives Are About to Expire
NAIROBI — Uganda’s entire public stock of emergency contraceptives will expire by Wednesday, leaving women — especially survivors of rape — in the lurch.
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How Rwandan Women Got Their Power
Twenty years after Rwanda’s genocide, the country’s women have made huge strides in politics and law. But culture changes more slowly. KIGALI, Rwanda —…
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Star-Studded London Summit Won’t End Sexual Violence Without Survivor Voices, Nobel Winners Say
Survivors, Nobel laureates and foreign ministers launch a new project to improve governments’ response to sexual violence. Survivors of sexual violence from six countries…
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Rwanda’s Keeper of the Dead
On the 20th anniversary of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, remembering a man who made history his mission. NYAMAGABE, Rwanda — There was never…
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The End of Vulture Funds?
LUSAKA, Zambia — In his spare bungalow in central Lusaka, Fisho Mwale wears a pastel, plaid button-down and sleek, rectangular glasses. He is warm…
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Refugee Hotel
The Bronx Documentary Center is showing the exhibit through December 21 The mood cast by the photographs on the walls of the Bronx Documentary…
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What these Ugandan women want (hint: not SWEDOW)
An amazing lipdub from rural Uganda (and a case study in empowered marketing, by a Dutch NGO).
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