The mindboggling violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo over the past ten years has seen more dead bodies than the genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Darfur and Iraq combined. At the heart of the conflict are the so-called ‘blood minerals’ or ‘conflict minerals’ whose unregulated trade has been ruling the country, enriching its politicians and [...]

The social investigation was conducted by Freedom House. The organization’s Freedom in the World report entitled Worst of the Worst: The World’s Most Repressive Societies 2009 enumerates the bottom 21 countries and territories with regards to repression of human freedom. Here are some of the worst of hell on earth:
North Korea is the nadir of [...]

Pyongyang has proven its nuclear doggedness. In spite of tremendous international criticism that puts North Korea in a pariah state, it has gone ahead to test nuclear and ballistic missile weapons. Add to that is its ‘nuclear technology proliferation to terrorist-supporting states,’ plus its mounting human-rights abuses.
Those opposed to North Korea’s ever-heightening nuclear capability are [...]

Since his ascension to the highest office in the land in 2006, Mexican President Felipe Calderon has deployed more than 35,000 federal troops in security operations around the country. The extensive use of Mexican military in counternarcotics operations has met considerable criticism. Calderon has widely defended his strategy since the drug trafficking crisis has put [...]

The 56-page report entitled ‘Hostages to Peace: Threats to Human Rights and Democracy in Somaliland’ affirms that the government in Somaliland has, indeed, instituted a semblance of democratic stability in the country despite the existence of armed conflict.
However, the government continues to disregard the rule of law and undermine democratic processes. A crisis in the [...]