Charles Taylor Says He Is Not a Cannibal

Charles Taylor, the former President of Liberia who is on trial at the International Criminal Court, has denied practicing cannibalism or ordering the National Patriotic Front of Liberia to create fear among Sierra...

Boys allegedly raped girl, 8

Barry Artiste Op/EdA tragic story in the USA, with even a more horrific ending, when police returning a 8 year old girl to her family, is told by the father that he does not want his 8 year daughter back after she was repeatedly raped. The fathers logic is it was all the...

Liberia's destruction diverted through dialogue

Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDateline: Geneva, SwitzerlandTuesday, 23 June 2009 H.E. Madam Olubanke King-Akerele, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Liberia, thanked those who made sacrifices for peace in Liberia in a statement to mediators in Oslo, Norway on 16 June...

Presidential Women of the World

Are women making strides around the globe? In the midst of so much violence against women, it is easy to forget that  we are making strides, albeit slowly. Here are some of the present-day female Presidents...

Army worms causes havoc in Liberia - Over 19 villages invaded

Over 19 towns and villages in the African country of Liberia have been attacked by  legions of hundreds of thousands of army worms, which have destroyed a significant quantity of crops - leaving the grounds...

The 10 Poorest Countries Of The World

The level of economy in countries around the globe is not even. It is somewhere very high and somewhere very low. GDP, literacy rate and employment rate are several parameters of a country to determine the level...

Over 300 RP peacekeeping troops to be sent to Liberia, Haiti

" MANILA, Philippines -- The Philippines will be sending 165 peacekeepers to Liberia in West Africa, and 155 others to Haiti as part of its commitment to the United Nations, Military Chief General Alexander Yano said. Yano saw off the peacekeepers in ceremonies at Camp...

Human Rights Advocate Describes African Leadership Project

Tim Bowles, the Director of International Development of Youth for Human Rights International, recently returned from West Africa where he is working to implement sweeping human rights reforms. Here are excerpts...

High School Leadership Competition

"Youth for Human Rights International Launches High School Leadership CompetitionMarch 28, 2008Tim Bowles and Jay Yarsiahdelivering a human rights lecture in LiberiaHuman rights education is a vital component of Liberia’s post-conflict reconstruction. Without knowledge of...

From Liberia to America: Richelieu Dennis, Founder of Sundial Creations

" Just when it seemed that the Chris Gardner story was the most inspirational story I'd come across, here's an entrepreneur's story that may even be more inspiring.  I came across this interesting blog post while surfing the blogosphere today.  It is about an...

Moscow: Making a Killing by Selling Weapons

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorWell there is a new twist in Columbia Drug Cartels  looking for a way to get it's point across against interlopers who  fly over their airspace,  "Say it...

Endangered pygmy hippo found in Liberia - see the photos

The endangered pygmy hippo has surprised conservationists and has been caught in photographic traps set up by a team from the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) in Liberia.

Somalia, Afghanistan, Iraq top index of weak states

"Somalia, Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Iraq are the four weakest states in the world, according to an index of fragile nations released by two U.S. think tanks on Tuesday. The Brookings Institution and the Center for Global Development ranked 141...

Leaps of faith keep dreams alive

"Decontee Kaye left Liberia on her mother's back, a 3-year-old refugee from the least civilized of civil wars, from gruesome brutality and massive bloodshed, from human sacrifice and inhuman atrocities.  She...

Gen. Butt Naked confesses to killing thousands

You know based on just the name, I would have put this in the entertainment section if not for the fact that depite the Hilarious name, General Butt Naked stands accused of one of the most atrocious crimes against...

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