Stories about Humanitarian Response from December, 2007
Russia: Prison Torture Video
Robert Amsterdam posts “a secret video made in 2006 by a prison guard of a ‘Preventative Actions’ exercise by the OMON (special police squad) performed at a prison camp in Yekaterinburg”: “The appalling instances of beatings, torture, inhumane treatment and excessive and arbitrary violence shown in this recording inarguably represent...
China: Dog Beaten to Death
Kenneth Tan from Shanghaiist blogs an online video showing how a security guard had beaten a dog to death. The video has been removed but discussions carry on.
Haiti: A Neglected Disease
“With a population 8,000,000 that would mean approximately 320,000 people have it”: Haiti Innovation focuses on the prevalence of Lymphatic Filariasis (Elephantiasis) on the island.
Sri Lanka: Cost of a humanitarian operation
groundviews on the civilian cost of a humanitarian operation by the Sri Lankan armed forces.
Afghanistan: Leaked map has got more no-go zones for aid missions
Carl Robichaud reacts on the recent article in The Times with the leaked information about new map for aid missions in Afghanistan. According to this UN map, almost half of Afghanistan is now too dangerous for aid workers to operate in.
Bulgaria, Libya: Article on Tripoli Six Case
Declan Butler links to an article by John Bohannon, which “tells the story of scientists’ actions in the Libya [Tripoli Six] case.”
Ukraine: “Unsung Heroes”
Orange Ukraine writes on various sources of aid to Ukraine, individual and institutional.
Central Asia: UN's Year of Clean Water
Bboyd says that in view of the fact that UN Secretary-General Ban-Ki Moon has designated 2008 as the Year of Water Sanitation, the Central Asian states could use it to their benefit.
