Google has teamed up with the US Holocaust Memorial Museum to share thousands of satellite photos of the widespread destruction in Darfur through its Google Earth service, in an effort to “document the true enormity of the destruction”.
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WWDD: What would Dumbledore do?
The Harry Potter books aren’t just tales of wizards and teenage drama. Instead, some, like the Harry Potter Alliance, use the books as a blueprint for social activism in the real world.
Breeding the next Sri Lankan insurgency behind razor wire
With hundreds of thousands of Tamils being held in detention, the seeds of future bloodshed are now being sown on a massive scale, writes Jeff Sparrow.
Media ignores Congo, focuses on Darfur
Why is the Congo so neglected? Some of the usual explanations—the victims are black, the conflict zone is somewhat inaccessible—are overly simplistic. Darfur is similar but has spurred far more coverage.
Getting serious about international justice
There has been little sign from the Rudd government that it accords much priority to international human rights, writes Charles Richardson.
