A new report by Amnesty International documents the inability of Afghan civilians to obtain justice for family members killed in attacks by NATO forces. “None of the cases that we looked into – involving more than 140 civilian deaths – were prosecuted by the US military. Evidence of possible war crimes and unlawful killings has seemingly been ignored.”
Watch: Rideau Institute President Peggy Mason appeared on CTV News live on Tuesday, August 11 2014 to discuss the conflict in Iraq.
A new report on Canada’s involvement in UN peacekeeping says Canada should do more to support the missions.
“The reality has never been so grim. And yet, in the midst of this darkness, there are Israelis and Palestinians who are working tirelessly for an end to bloodshed, and to all forms of violence—including the structural violence of the occupation/siege.”
Five years after affirming his support for a nuclear-weapon-free world, President Barack Obama has approved a secret ten-year extension of the U.S. nuclear cooperation agreement with the United Kingdom.
“Last night, children were killed as they slept next to their parents on the floor of a classroom in a UN designated shelter in Gaza,” UNRWA Commissioner-General Pierre Krähenbühl reports.
