It was the 1950s, a time of doo-wop, sock hops and Bobby Rydell, when Americans dusted off the remnants of WWII and looked toward a more optimistic society. Or so it’s often thought. But the ’50s were often less Happy Days and more The Day the Earth Stood Still, as fears of a Cold War and mistrust of the government were just beginning to bloom. Since those fears couldn’t always be talked about, they came through in films like Invasion of the Body [...]

THE DEVIL CAME ON HORSEBACK exposes the tragedy taking place in Darfur as seen through the eyes of an American witness who has since returned to the US to take action to stop it.
Using the exclusive photographs and first hand testimony of former U.S. Marine Captain Brian Steidle, THE DEVIL CAME ON HORSEBACK takes the viewer on an emotionally charged journey into the heart of Darfur, Sudan, where an Arab run government is systematically executing a plan to rid the [...]

The U.S.-based group Physicians for Human Rights says Darfuri refugees sheltering in refugee camps in Chad are subject to ongoing sexual violence. The group is calling for more global awareness of the matter in the wake of the U.S. government’s new policy on Sudan.
U.S. President Barack Obama launched the new policy last Monday. It focuses on the situation in South Sudan as well as the ongoing crisis in Darfur and calls for a “definitive end” to the fighting in the [...]

RICHMOND, Calif. – Four teens could appear in court as early as Thursday after being charged in the alleged gang rape of a 15-year-old girl outside her high school homecoming dance in Northern California.
The four – ages 15, 16, 17 and 19 – were charged Wednesday with rape and enhancements that they acted in concert, which could make them eligible for life in prison. “These are people who played a significant role in the incident,” Police Lt. Mark Gagan said. [...]

The people of the West African nation of Guinea are still struggling to deal with the trauma of a deadly military crackdown on a pro-democracy rally last month.
It was not the first time troops in Guinea have opened fire on civilians. What has shocked people most is that women were targeted in a wave of alleged sexual violence perpetrated by soldiers in public — in broad daylight.
On Sept. 28, security forces turned on demonstrators who had gathered in the national [...]