Editor's Note
Colombia (almost) OKs Civil Rights Legislation
Hamas & Gaza: Yet Another Failed US Policy in the Middle East
I Would like Dance Lessons, Please, Daddy
Defining Genocide
Ghanaians Speak Out Against “Mob Justice”
Spare Seats In Noah's Ark
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 and Wojciech Gryc A look back at the beginnings of Five Minutes to Midnight   Colombia (almost) OKs Civil Rights Legislation       by Siobhan Roberts Caption: Most do not associate the predominantly conservative, Catholic country of Columbia with progressive gay rights. Siobhan Roberts reveals that Columbia has showed tremendous progress in this area and discusses what will happen next.   Hamas & Gaza: Yet Another Failed US Policy in the Middle East       by Twiggy Thevapalan In Gaza, Palestinians are murdering their brethren. Twiggy Thevapalan traces the roots of this crisis back to the devastating failure of the Bush Administration’s Middle East Policy.   I Would like Dance Lessons, Please, Daddy       by Bethany Deshpande Have you ever found HIV/AIDs in your refrigerator? Bethany Deshpande reflects about her father’s HIV/AIDs research, and the difficulties he has faced.   Defining Genocide       by Meghan Roberts How many people must die before a tragedy is labeled a genocide? Meghan Roberts discusses the use of genocide as a legal term.   Ghanaians Speak Out Against “Mob Justice”       by Eva Salinas Mob justice reaches a new level in Ghana as citizens take law and lives into their own hands. Read first hand experiences of this trend and the reasons why it happens.   Spare Seats In Noah's Ark       by Chaitanya K Kalevar Chaitanya Kalevar's poem on global warming is a chilling reminder of the human effect on the planet, and what other inhabitants have faced as a consequence.