Over 10,000 black market organ transplants are performed each year according to the World Health Organisation. The operations are fueled by rich patients who pay gangs to harvest organs from the poor, who recieve little compensation or post-operation medical care. [The Guardian]
Brazil’s president has vetoed parts of the controversial forest law—but that still leaves regulations weaker than they were before the law passed. [BBC]
Ten year’s after extreme violence carried out by the guerrilla group The Shining Path, Peruvians are grappling with the group’s attempt to reinvent itself inside the government. [New York Times]
North Korea’s history of regular and prolonged droughts and aggression has positioned it poorly for its current drought, which appears to be more serious than usual. Both South Korea and the United States are thought to be withholding much-needed aid after the government’s most recent rocket launch. [Washington Post]
The British government is getting ready to introduce an anti-rape campaign that focuses on war zones and areas in conflict. Aimed at training personnel on the ground, the program will collect evidence to convict perpetrators of sexual violence and help create legislation in targeted countries. [BBC]
