In places like Sudan, DR Congo, Burma, and most recently, Syria, civilians continue to fall victim to ruthless actors who commit horrifying crimes to achieve their political aims. But in the 21st century, we no longer feel we can simply look the other way. Now we expect the international community to intervene when gross violations of human rights are either taking place or imminent. Photo: 2005 - The village of Tama, Sundan, burning (Lynsey Addario).