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The State of Affairs in Africa has always created stereo-types as a doomed continent with unavoidable tribal conflict and ethnic cleavages. It’s hard to understand why there were so many wars and instability in Africa in the late 90’s. Over the last four decades, nearly twenty African countries in the Sub-Saharan Africa area have experienced at least one form of war. The biggest and deadliest war was the Rwandan genocide. Most of the wars occurred because of influences Europeans had on African…

a new process of human rights thinking was produced focusing towards groups that had been stripped of their basic human rights. The League of Nations’ unique humanitarian efforts towards the Armenians included assertion of national rights of the Armenians, linked the League of Nations to the communal…

In an era of increased globalization, transnational corporations (“TNCs”) and MNCs have grown in number and in power. A significant portion of modern economic development occurs through TNCs that, in an effort to maximize profit, move to developing countries. Among the attractions to TNCs of such regions are lax environmental regulations and what amounts to tolerance of human rights violations. TNCs have increased the rate of man-made environmental destruction and concomitant harm to humans.…

The contributor of “Africa's Informal Economy Is Receding Faster than Latin America's,” published by The Economist, discusses the current and rapidity changing economy of sub-Saharan countries and their respective traditional roles. The author directly cites Adam Smith and the invisible hand in correlation to human nature to “truck, barter, and exchange” (Africa’s). This is to illustrate how individuals will innately make economic decisions based on their personal needs and that these decisions…

In 2013 the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights passed a resolution 23/13 which reinforced that “state would adopt specific measures to protect and preserve the rights to life and security of people with albinism, as well as their right not to be subject to…

Al-Bashir—charged with multiple counts of crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide—is the first sitting head of state indicted by the ICC. In late 2014, Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda (2014) decided to table the investigation, citing the United Nations Security Council’s inaction and the ICC’s limited resources as causes for tabling all active investigations. The ICC’s inaction has allowed President Omar al-Bashir’s regime to continue the violence, marking thirteen years of destruction…

Rob Reich lectures that blurred lines between the private, public (government), and social sectors have altered how social change happens in the economy. He explains that the shifts in behavior and responsibilities across the traditional sectors have led to improper behavior and decision making, which has also led to the poor management of responsibilities. While the blurred boundaries stress the existing laws, regulations and expectations, the overlap in the boundaries created is a space for…

The Crime of Genocide Article 2, The United Nations General Assembly define the word genocide. Genocide is acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such: (a) killing member of the group, etc. although is a crime against humanity, however we have seen the act in different countries around the world. One example would be the Rwanda genocide in 1994. In the reading it talked about the ethnic cleansing between Hutus and Tutsis.…

country where 40% of the population had no access to drinking water. Funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), the TajWSS project has been implemented by Oxfam in partnership with the Government of Tajikistan (GoT) the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). Oxfam first important step in the project was to promote a constructive dialogue among citizens, service providers and public officials, contributing to the institutional and policy reform in Tajikistan, enhancing…

What African country suffered massive destruction during the Civil War? What country had its capital destroyed? What country is known for its massive murder genocide? The answer to that question is Rwanda, when Rwanda faced massive destruction they had to rebuild everything because it was destroyed. The Rwandans lifestyle is very unique and challenging. People in the rural areas in Rwanda build their houses out of woven branches and grasses (King 80). Also 90 percent of the people who live in…