Omar al-Bashir to attend UN General Assembly despite ICC indictment
Sudanese President and ICC-indicted war criminal, Omar al-Bashir, said in a statement on Sunday that he plans to attend the United Nations General Assembly in New York this week, despite widespread calls for his arrest. Bashir was indicted by the International Criminal Court in 2009 and 2010 on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity. […]
How I became a secret agent
PREFACE: The following occurred on the final night of the 2013 Fourth Estate Summit. And yes, it’s a true story. I was assigned to the actor/activist/speaker Don Cheadle. By “assigned” I mean I was put in charge of keeping him in my line of sight at all times to ensure he got onstage at the […]
Kunangbangate Belaha receives the 2013 Peace Award during Fourth Estate Summit
Kunangbangate Belaha keeps a list. It’s a reminder of what has been stolen from his community in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and way a to keep track of when it is returned. Kunangbangate, also know as Kun, refers to this list as “the list of invisible children” and on it are the names of children […]