June 25, 2010
| Jennifer Smith
| Tagged as: Sudan
As we move closer to the January 2011 referendum on southern Sudanese independence and a laundry list of unresolved issues remains between the two parties, criticism of U.S. Special Envoy Scott Gration is reaching fever pitch. It is hard to go more than a couple of days without reading an article, paper or blog somewhere in the U.S. complaining about his perceived shortcomings and suggesting that solutions would be just around the corner, if only the Obama Administration could get its act together.
June 21, 2010
| Charlotte Ponticelli
| Tagged as: Kuwait, Middle East, Statelessness
Imagine that you have just given birth to a new baby in the country where you, your parents, and perhaps even your grandparents were born. But under current law, you and your baby are considered “illegal residents” of your own country, denied citizenship, and relegated to inferior status for life. In fact, your baby is not even considered worthy of a birth certificate – that is, unless you and your husband agree to be strong-armed into listing yourselves on the certificate as “non-citizens” or even into choosing an artificial nationality for the sake of your child's future.
June 18, 2010
| Joel Charny
| Tagged as: About RI
Sunday, June 20 is World Refugee Day, the annual date on which we celebrate the courage and tenacity of refugees worldwide, and reflect on the massive gaps that remain in responding fully to their needs. This year, more than ever perhaps, is a good opportunity to reflect on whether the iconic image of the refugee – an African woman with several children at her feet posing in front of a tent with her meager belongings – conveys refugee reality adequately.
June 16, 2010
| Tom Getman
The second most widely produced playwright in the world after William Shakespeare is South African Athol Fugard, who indeed has been described as the “greatest playwright writing in English since Shakespeare.” Those present on June 9 witnessed the power of his craft and his riveting personal presence at the a staged reading of “Have You Seen Us,” Mr. Fugard’s first play set in the United States. The performance at Washington D.C.’s Folger Theatre was sponsored by The Faith and Politics Institute, and featured Refugees International’s Vice Chair, Sam Waterston in the lead role.
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