There are more than one hundred unauthorized bloggers in Cuba, including at least two dozen who are openly critical of the government…

Like other government critics, these bloggers face reprisals…

The participants in Glenn Beck’s “Restoring Honor” rally paused as they walked toward the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial. Some stopped to have pictures taken with King as the backdrop.

As recordings of King’s booming baritone filled the air, some of the Beck followers laughed and others booed…

Unfortunately, Beck fails to grasp the implications of his call; MLK Jr.’s message entails radical politics of just the sort that he and his reactionary followers would find appalling.

In a move strongly criticized by the European Union, the court convicted Abdallah abu Rahmah of organizing weekly protests against the route of what Israel calls its security barrier and what Palestinians call the apartheid separation wall.

“The individual was convicted of incitement and participation in an illegal riot,” the Israeli military said.

But the organizers of the protest say it is a grass-roots nonviolent movement.

Catherine Ashton, EU High Representative, said the union considers abu Rahmah to be a “human rights defender” and she was “deeply concerned that the possible imprisonment of Mr Abu Rahma(h) is intended to prevent him and other Palestinians from exercising their legitimate right to protest against the existence of the separation barriers in a nonviolent manner.”

But you need to know what the report talks about, I don’t expect you to read 565 pages. Here are the first highlights of the report, chronicling the period between 1993-1996.

Professional artists, peaceworkers, art therapists, mediators, educators, coaches, and humanitarian workers are encouraged to pursue the EXA-CT MA program.

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• Famine photographs and the need for careful critique an April, 2010, article by David Campbell at A Developing Story.
• Images of humanitarian crises: Ethical implications a 1996 article by Gilbert Holleufer the International Review of the Red Cross;
• Working as a Humanitarian Photographer – Ethics and Images, a January 2010 article by Doug Klostermann on his blog, Picturing Change;
• The National Press Photographers Association Code of Ethics;
• Development Photography Ethics posted by Knowledge for Health (K4Health); and
• Online Journalism Ethics: Photojournalism, by Carolynne Burkholder on the Journalism Ethics website.

We acknowledge Susanne Ure of Amnesty International Canada who pointed out most of these articles. Please let us know about other articles on this topic or online policies or standards of humanitarian organizations of which you are aware.

Visual journalists and those who manage visual news productions are accountable for upholding the following standards in their daily work:

1. Be accurate and comprehensive in the representation of subjects.
2. Resist being manipulated by staged photo opportunities.
3. Be complete and provide context when photographing or recording subjects. Avoid stereotyping individuals and groups. Recognize and work to avoid presenting one’s own biases in the work.
4. Treat all subjects with respect and dignity. Give special consideration to vulnerable subjects and compassion to victims of crime or tragedy. Intrude on private moments of grief only when the public has an overriding and justifiable need to see…

In addition to laws and editorial principles, you may wish to consider these five general ethical principles in developing policies for best practices in development photography:

1. Autonomy – In what way can I show respect for a person’s right to decline or consent to photography? How do I handle informed consent?
2. Non-Maleficence (Do No Harm) – Am I creating and using photos in a manner that will do no harm to persons appearing in photos?
3. Beneficence (Do Good) – What is my intention or purpose for taking this photo? How can I use a photo to promote a good cause while ensuring that I do no harm to individuals in photos?
4. Fidelity – Am I using photos in a context that fairly represents the real situation, subject identity, or physical location of the image? What steps am I taking to properly credit the photographer?
5. Justice – Am I photographing people and communities with the same respect I would show to neighbors and strangers in my home country?…