Rene Wadlow
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INTL CONFLICTS
Aleppo: Short-term action followed by reaffirmation of humanitarian law
By Rene Wadlow Stephen O’Brien, the United Nations Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs describing the ever-more destructive situation in and…
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ASIA
Turkey: Whom the gods would destroy
By Rene Wadlow “Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad” Attributed to Prometheus, the bringer of fire to humanity The…
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ASIA
Poison smoke over Mosul
By Rene Wadlow It is not clear that the retreating Islamic State (ISIS) troops from Qayyarah, a town just a few…
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MIDDLE EAST
Battle for Mosul. Can there be respect for the laws of war?
By Rene Wadlow On Monday 17 October 2016, the battle of Mosul began as the troops of the Iraqi army…
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AMERICAS
Building on the UN summit to address large movements of refugees and migrants
By Rene Wadlow On 19 September 2016, the UN General Assembly held a one-day Summit on « Addressing Large Movements o…
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AFRICA
Destruction of cultural heritage condemned by the International Criminal Court
By Rene Wadlow On 22 August 2016, Ahmad Al Faqi Al Mahdi pleaded guilty to organizing and helping to carry…
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MIDDLE EAST
Yemen: Political negotiations halted. Humanitarian crisis continues
By Rene Wadlow On Saturday, 6 August, the political negotiations to stop the armed conflict in Yemen came to a…
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Breaking News
30 July: UN-designated Day for Developing Awareness of Human Trafficking
By Rene Wadlow The recent interception by the Italian Navy of two ships filled with refugees from Syria and other…
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EUROPE
Prepare to defend human rights in Turkey
By Rene Wadlow It is difficult to know now or even later the nature of the failed military coup in…
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MIDDLE EAST
The crumbling Islamic State: Its desperate violations of humanitarian law
By Rene Wadlow In simultaneous, if not necessary coordinated operations, there are attacks against the forces of the Islamic State…
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