October 2-8 marks the annual recognition of World Orphan Week, a campaign to raise awareness for the cause of orphans and abandoned children all over the world. SOS Childrens Villages is one charity meeting exactly that need.

Since 1993, over seven hundred women have gone missing or been found brutally slaughtered in Juarez Mexico. Who or what the cause is for these murders is still largely unknown to this day. What is critical is that we do not forget them.

The Geneva Conventions are at the forefront of political commentary these days. What are they and what do they have to do with the War on Terrorism? For these and other answers, click here..

Vice President Dick Cheney intimates war is looming on the horizon in Iran, noting that ´all options´ are on the table. With one war disastrously wedded to US responsibiities, are we really willing as its citizens to court yet another?

We must begin to examine the ways that our society eroticizes and perpetuates violence.

The current report issued by the Human Rights Watch highlights sex offender laws in the United States with a not-so-surprising discovery: Current policy not only fails to protect the innocent, but more often than not causes more damage than good.

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon laid down a stern warning to Sudan after arriving on Monday to try to affect a peaceful end to the Conflict in Darfur. Is all of this ceremonial falderal simply too litle, too late?

Solidarity with the abusers rather than the victims of the Darfur conflict was conferred today by the United Nations with the rejection of a key resolution which would have held the Sudanese Government responsible, imposing strict sanctions for any refusal of compliance.

Facebook launches a new social application utilizing critical mass to negotiate change.

The link between anti-depressant medication and violence is so well established that there are black box warnings featured on every prescription as mandated by the FDA. In the wake of the recent slaughter at VA tech, is there more of a connection here than anyone is willing to admit?