A round up of this week’s news. Violence continues in Syria despite UN ceasefire, airstrikes on the border between Sudan and South Sudan leave thousands displaced, India and Pakistan exchange nuclear-capabale ballistic missile tests, Western powers move forward with sanctions against Iran, and Egypt allows Mubarak’s last PM to run in the upcoming elections.

Issues involving violations of human rights are almost always more complicated then they first appear. Campaigns like KONY 2012 and situations like the conflict in Syria seem to offer clear courses of action, but how well are they represented and addressed by those involved in the solutions? WNR’s Collin Smith takes a look at how complex issues are often oversimplified, and how this problem can be fixed.