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International efforts, such as the Paris Agreement, aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But experts say countries aren’t doing enough to limit dangerous global warming.
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November 8, 2012
United States
Middle Eastern Reactions to President Obama’s Reelection
“It made my day… I and my friends expected war if Romney won.” – Sima, a businesswoman in Tehran “President Obama will press for human rights and democracy to leave his marks in history…Also, the re…
April 23, 2014
Child Marriage
Ending Child Marriage: Legal Approaches
Rachel Vogelstein moderates a conversation with Jody Heymann, dean of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, and Yasmeen Hassan, global director of Equality Now, about their ongoing research and …
December 22, 2012
Israel
Voices From the Region: Israel, Syria, Egypt, Palestine, Turkey
“For decades the Assad regime was talking about the Palestinians’ rights….But Bashar al-Assad has killed more of us today than Israel did in its latest war on Gaza.” – Abu Ammar, Palestinian resident…
March 20, 2014
The President Ignores Human Rights in Iran--Again
Yesterday President Obama delivered his "Nowruz" message to Iran, on the occasion of that annual holiday. From the human rights perspective it is an appalling message. Ostensibly a message not just t…
October 29, 2010
United States
Living Dangerously in Lebanon
Not a lot of time for blogging today. I have a post in the works for the weekend. In the meantime, things are heating up in Lebanon. Hizballah Secretary General, Hassan Nasrallah, declared today…
