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...order to discourage forced labor under the military junta. “It’s an honor to have someone who’s shown such dedication to democracy and freedom,” said Amy K. Lehr, a student at the Law School who worked for an NGO in Burma. “I found it encouraging that he thinks there’s a lot of opportunities for change in Burma in the current generation.” Speaking fluent English, Bo Kyi said he learned the language one sentence at a time from a fellow prisoner...
...author Helen Newton, an Australian counselor, spent weeks in 2004 traveling across the Solomons and documenting instances of abuse for the first time. Medical, prison and ngo officials were interviewed; sensitive issues were brought into the open in focus groups and in meetings with women, youths and villagers. Among the allegations: n Nine boys, aged six to 14, told how they had survived on the streets for the previous three years by charging the equivalent of $A1 a time to have sex with the crews of Japanese-owned fishing boats. "It is very painful, but I need money for food...
...Some involved in monitoring the trade think all that's needed is a firm demonstration that child abuse will no longer be tolerated. "Hover a helicopter over one of those boats, drop a boarding party on the deck, and it wouldn't happen again," says a senior ngo worker. But RAMSI chief Batley says "one show of force is not going to solve the problem." Commissioner Castles says he will follow up Junelyn's story and investigate the other allegations in the unicef report. Yet for all of RAMSI's successes to date, this is an area where authorities...
...southern Afghanistan from U.S. forces to the nato-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)--the transition is expected to be completed this summer--and Taliban rebels are already probing for weak spots in coalition defenses. "The insurgents are learning as they go," says Christian Willach, manager of the Afghanistan ngo Safety Organization. "In the coming months everyone is going to have a harder time...
...part about Harvard: Sorry, what happens in the suite stays in the suite. Least favorite part about Harvard: Snow in April. Describe yourself in three words: Nerd at heart. In 15 minutes you are: Watching a Bollywood movie with Elissa. In 15 years you are: Running my own international NGO...