Word: iraq
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...representative for the Iraqi History Project Etelle R. Higonnet drew attention to the under-reported phenomenon of sexual violence in Iraq yesterday during a lecture at Harvard Law School. As analysis director for the project, Higonnet called this widespread human rights violation “one of the most revolutionary, interesting and unknown things” in Iraq and said it was a significant aspect of the nation’s past and present struggle. The project, created and funded by the International Human Rights Law Institute at Depaul University, has gathered over 10,000 testimonies from victims, perpetrators...
...musicians and other impassioned demonstrators. The protest—spearheaded by Rising Tide Boston, a local climate activism group, and Rainforest Action Network, a national organization—addressed a range of issues, from climate crisis to sub-prime mortgages, and the Wall Street bailout to the Iraq War. Ananda L. Tan, a member of RAN and the spokesperson for the event, said the protestors’ goal was to “build awareness that large banks are endangering the public, predominantly poor communities and communities of color, with their reckless financial behavior.” According...
...reporting in Afghanistan for The Los Angeles Times, spoke at Harvard Book Store last night to an overflowing room. His talk was part of a promotional tour for his new book “The Forever War,” an account of his experiences reporting in Afghanistan and Iraq over the past decade. Filkins, a Cambridge resident, was a fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Carr Center for Human Rights Policy last year after he had come back from reporting in Iraq. He called his return “jarring,” stating that Cambridge...
...reason for this heightened interest is the prevalence of issues that really engage younger voters, not just the Iraq War but eco-debates like whether or not to permit oil-drilling off Florida's coast. Bryan Griffin, 20, a junior classics/political science major and head of UF's Republicans, suggests young Floridians have begun to shift their focus from the beach to the ballot box. "There's a lessening of political apathy,"he says. "Florida kids have a lot of [recreational]distractions, but we're waking up now to the realization that we can make a difference in this state...
...Again, Obama is counting on younger Latinos like Esteban Morera, 18, a Miamian and UCF freshman, to keep him competitive in that community. Morera says he was undecided until McCain selected Palin last month. "It helped confirm for me that I really like Obama's ideas on solving Iraq better,"says Morera...