BY FARHANA HAQUE RAHMAN
TORONTO, Canada — Do you sometimes feel like a hamster on its wheel, or perhaps stuck on a runaway train hurtling toward the abyss? Whatever metaphor one might choose for our world looking back on 2024, rainbows don't easily spring to mind.Wars and conflicts already in full spate a year ago got even worse, with horrific violence inflicted on civilians, especially on women and children, and millions displaced.
Warring parties regularly attack civilians, inflicting terrible violence against women. Madiha Abdalla, an activist journalist forced to flee Sudan, wrote for IPS describing how women human rights defenders have been targeted.Despite the scale of the suffering in Sudan, international attention is waning and aid has been blocked. Russia vetoed a UN Security Council ceasefire resolution.As the world observed the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on Nov.
On Runaway Train: Looking Back On 2024
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