Welcome Welcome to Five Minutes to Midnight’s latest issue about human rights and international affairs. To view a description of each article, move your cursor over the title box. Simply click on any title to read the article in full.
Editor's Note by Hannah Renglich In honour of December 1, World AIDS Day, Five Minutes to Midnight brings you a satirical editorial that explores music as a sex enhancer.
Nepal Towards a Sustainable Peace Process by Prakash Bhattarai The November 21st Peace Agreement is examined in a comment from Prakash Bhattarai, the chair of Youth Action Nepal. For more information on the workings of the organization, visit http://www.youthaction.org.np/.
Women's Health and Safety in Costa Rica by Karmel Wong Karmel Wong explores women's reproductive rights as well as the health care system in Costa Rica, whose interplay has opened the door for positive change.
Another Great Leap Forward by Anita Li Anita Li questions the implications that China's participation in the World Trade Organization will have for its economic and political development.
HIV/AIDS and Power Relations in Kwa-Zulu Natal by Joanna Chiu Following World AIDS Day, Joanna Chiu writes of regional struggles and the stigma affecting HIV-positive women and youth in South Africa.
Saving Darfur by Ruth Gonzalez Never Again member Ruth Gonzalez writes of the genocide in Sudan and the United Nations role in its prevention and moderation.
Child Prostitution in Thailand by Brebeuf College High School A student from Brebeuf College Catholic High School in Canada examines the sexual exploitation of children in Thailand.