COVID-19 in Women’s Prisons
COVID-19 and the policies designed to counter it in American prisons pose distinct medical, emotional, psychological, and economic threats for incarcerated women and their families.
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The series features African scholars, writers, policy makers and activists on issues of peace, justice and democracy.
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In Their Presence: Debates on the dignity, display, and ownership of human remains
A series of panels that brings together leading voices in areas of forensic ethics.
WPF Blog: Reinventing Peace
- Who Will Call Out Eritrea’s War Crimes in Tigray? December 23, 2020Eritrea has deployed most of its army in Tigray region of Ethiopia. This is no secret. At minimum, 12 divisions have been fighting inside Tigray. At first, the United States gave Eritrea a free pass, expressing “thanks to Eritrea for not being provoked” into retaliating after a TPLF rocket attack on Asmara. [...] The post […]Alex DeWaal
- Cruel and Unusual Punishment in Massachusetts December 16, 2020After a two-year investigation, on November 20, 2020, the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued notice that there is reasonable cause to believe that conditions in the Massachusetts Department of Corrections violate the civil rights of incarcerated people under the 8th Amendment of the US Constitution, which prohibits cruel and unusual punishment. They found constitutional [...] […]Bridget Conley
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A domestic turn: Interview with Adrienne Klein on COVID 19 in NYC
Research Director, Bridget Conley speaks with Adrienne Klein, a Fletcher graduate about time she spent working in a makeshift morgue in New York City.
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BBC News | November 29, 2020
Ethiopia took the lead in creating Africa's continental organisation, the African Union (AU), but Ethiopia analyst Alex de Waal argues that its actions are now jeopardising the body's founding principles.
THE GUARDIAN | November 24, 2020
"Each day of killing and starvation and every broadcast of divisive rhetoric in Ethiopia’s media make it harder for Ethiopians to climb out of the abyss into which their leaders are plunging them."
FOREIGN POLICY | November 19, 2020
Biden should learn from Carter and head off further conflict while he still can.
BBC NEWS | November 16, 2020
Alex de Waal on Ethiopia's fast approaching war.
BBC News | October 9, 2020
With Sudan in desperate straits the US administration and Israeli government have seen an opportunity.
AL JAZEERA Inside Story | September 1, 2020
Will the latest peace deal in Sudan last?
WPF Executive Director Alex de Waal joins panelists Jamelah Ahmed and Cameron Hudson to discuss the historic peace deal between the transitional government and rebels.
BBC News | April 15, 2020
Many African countries introduced lockdowns to halt the spread of coronavirus. Alex de Waal & Paul Richards argue, ordinary people should be involved in choosing solutions.