Beth Van Schaack

Aug 16, 2024 | thehill.com | Beth Van Schaack |Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya

Alexander Lukashenko, the authoritarian leader of Belarus, has never been held to account for perpetrating massive human rights violations after the country’s fraudulent presidential election on Aug. 9, 2020. This ongoing impunity has caused unspeakable suffering for Belarusians and now fuels the Belarusian regime’s complicity in Russia’s war against Ukraine.

Sep 13, 2023 | time.com | Beth Van Schaack

For children in the U.S., the back-to-school season evokes a mix of emotions: nostalgia for another summer ended, excitement about seeing friends again and learning new things, and the butterflies that accompany any major life change. It is a time for many kids to pick out a new lunchbox and recommit to learning as they embark on their journey to adulthood. Tragically, for Ukraine’s children, this back-to-school season is about trying to survive Russia’s war of aggression.