Aid group halts Sri Lanka operation

The International Red Cross in Sri Lanka has halted operations.  The victorious Sri Lankan government has imposed further restrictions on aid agencies since the defeat of the Tamil resistance. Further the...

A Book By Mark Danner: U.S. Torture: Voices from Black Sites

Mark Danner, author of Torture and Truth: America, Abu Ghraib and the War on Terror, has written another soon to be released book entitled, U.S. Torture: Voices from Black Sites. Mr. Danner obtained an...

PRCS Blood Drive Needs Support

“The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) is built on committed and continuous voluntary work by its members, staff and friends around the world. The PRCS nurtures the spirit of volunteerism, especially among...

Restoring Family Links

I Am Alive The family messages transmitted by the Red Cross can be very brief, but the three short words "I am alive" may be all that is needed to ease the minds of distraught loved ones half a world away. Armed...

Life on a troubled frontier

An interesting report of what is happening along the 1,952 mile southern border from the Gulf of Mexico to the beach at California.

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