This morning, the Summer Institute began with a presentation by Jason Cross on health and human rights. Soon to be a PhD in cultural anthropology, Jason is also a lawyer (Duke Law) and a veteran activist with experience in Europe and Latin America. He described health as a “gateway” human right and perhaps one of [...]
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A meddling neighbor
Jeffrey Gettleman of the New York Times published an excellent piece last Wednesday on the relationship between Rwanda and the Congo, the site of one of the worst human rights situations currently on-going in the world. It’s impossible to understand the Congo without factoring in Rwanda and its own tragic history, most recently on display [...]
