Somalia: Failure to Sanction
By Patrick Duplat Fri, 09/19/2008 - 03:28Sanctions – economic embargoes, travel bans, freezing of assets – are popular measures used by diplomats to target countries, organizations and individuals violating international law. The effectiveness of sanctions is a matter of debate, but what is clear is that it is the commitment to enforcement that determines success. It’s one thing to ban the import of Cuban cigars; it’s another to prevent small arms from entering a country with porous borders and 3,200km of unguarded coastline.
Burma: From the Ground Up
By Megan Fowler Wed, 09/17/2008 - 03:41
Just one month ago, Refugees International led its second mission inside Burma this year. We continue to see the importance of ground truth – witnessed first-hand – in the debate over whether to engage the country with humanitarian aid or punish it through isolation. And the facts from inside the country continue to convince us of the need to engage. Here are a few vignettes to illustrate that point:
President’s Corner: U.S. Needs to Ratchet Up Response to Iraqi Refugees
By Kenneth Bacon Mon, 09/15/2008 - 04:07
Last Friday the State Department held a press briefing to celebrate the fact that it will exceed its goal of resettling 12,000 Iraqi refugees this year. The celebration is justified.
Sudan: Yet more suffering for people in Kalma camp
By Melanie Teff Tue, 08/26/2008 - 03:18
The latest news coming out of South Darfur is deeply disturbing. On the morning of August 25 around sixty Government of Sudan vehicles surrounded Kalma camp – a camp housing 90,000 internally displaced people -- in a supposed attempt to disarm it. Violence broke out, and according to United Nations security reports, 20 people were killed in the attack and over 70 people were injured.
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