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...system of checks and balances, there is limited oversight over the only body authorized to exercise lethal force upon citizens. In a study by the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Northwestern University sociologist Wesley Skogan notes that decentralization and officer discretion have been the trends of police organization over the last eight years. Sixty percent of officers admit to not reporting serious abuse of authority by their colleagues: little can break the “Blue Code of Silence.” Unfortunately, officers are not just blue, but black, brown, white, yellow, and red. So who challenges...
...raised and killed for food, it’s understandable why they are seeking meatless alternatives in droves. For example, chickens on factory farms have their beaks sliced off with hot blades, and many are even scalded alive in feather removal tanks. If these kinds of abuses were inflicted upon cats or dogs, it would result in felony cruelty to animals charges...
...REBORN Although the South American nation has seen many constitutions--17 since it was founded in 1825--the latest incarnation received more than 60% approval at the polls, the first time a Bolivian constitution has been up for a national vote. The document promotes equality for Bolivia's put-upon indigenous majority and nationalizes several natural resources, among other changes. The result bolsters President Evo Morales' chances in coming elections, although he still faces opposition in Bolivia's wealthy lowlands; at least four out of nine provinces rejected the charter...
What the next stage of the conflict may be is impossible to guess. There are signs that forces loyal to Nkunda are melting away in the wake of his arrest. But that still leaves myriad armed groups who know only the way of war--and who continue to prey upon the people of eastern Congo. It was precisely to deal with such disasters--and with leaders like Kabila and Nkunda--that in 2005 the U.N. World Summit adopted a set of principles called the responsibility to protect, or R2P. Intended to prevent a repeat of cataclysms like...
...Sister Mara was injured, MONUC's compounds in Goma came under attack by mobs claiming that the peacekeeping force was doing nothing to protect them. Being set upon by the people it was sent to protect is a searing indictment of MONUC. "There is a huge amount of genuine frustration," admits Doss. "I understand it. I would be less than honest if I said we could guarantee the protection of every civilian...