Peter Ford is The Christian Science Monitor’s global affairs correspondent, based in Paris. https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/contributor/peter-ford/rss en Diplomacy & Foreign Affairs Human Rights Solutions Fri, 16 Mar 2018 09:10:00 +0000 Peter Ford https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2018/03/16/analysis-what-ghouta-tells-us-about-the-worlds-ability-to-protect-civilians https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2018/03/16/analysis-what-ghouta-tells-us-about-the-worlds-ability-to-protect-civilians Not long ago the humanitarian concept of ‘Responsibility to Protect’ had currency. But this is no longer the case in Syria, where a new harsh reality is playing out in eastern Ghouta, writes journalist Peter Ford. Laws & Policy Mon, 04 Sep 2017 12:31:52 +0000 Peter Ford https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/09/04/priest-named-guardian-angel-of-refugees-under-investigation-in-italy https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/09/04/priest-named-guardian-angel-of-refugees-under-investigation-in-italy Rev. Mussie Zerai has received hundreds of nighttime distress calls from refugee boats over the years. Now, the Eritrean Roman Catholic priest finds himself under investigation by Sicilian prosecutors for collusion with smugglers.