Using Science to Gauge Sudan’s Humanitarian Nightmare

Village razed in Shattay, Sudan

Seen from a satellite, the modest plot of Sudanese landscape looks nearly barren, but for an irregular pattern of squares and rectangles etched over the lunar surface. An expert’s eye, however, sees something more ominous: stark evidence that dozens of homes have been destroyed, trees felled and walls that once surrounded [...]

Posted on October 26th, 2004 by Monica
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Harsh Criticism of U.S. at Torture Conference

Experts at AAAS Forum Say the U.S. Has Tortured War Prisoners

Some prisoners are stripped and threatened with ferocious dogs. Some are sexually humiliated. Some are deprived of sleep, and others are kept for long periods in isolation. Many are denied visits from family, lawyers and the International Red Cross. And in select cases, the prisoners [...]

Posted on June 29th, 2004 by Monica
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