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Will Progressives in the U.S. Congress Support Palestinian Children’s Human Rights?
With just hours left before today’s deadline, 13 Members of Congress have now joined the call for Palestinian children’s human rights. Led by U.S. Representative Betty McCollum, these elected officials…
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From Animal Cartoons to Opposition to the Death Penalty: Just About Anything Can Land You in Prison in Iran
[caption id="attachment_61411" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Artist Atena Farghadani[/caption] It seems that not one single thing escapes the attention of hardliners in Iran, bent on using the extraordinary powers they hold to…
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The State of LGBT Human Rights Worldwide
[caption id="attachment_60816" align="alignleft" width="1000"] LGBT activists take part in a Gay Pride event in St. Petersburg, Russia, 29 June 2013. (EPA/ANATOLY MALTSEV)[/caption] Across the globe, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender…
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5 things you should know about Bahrain ahead of the Formula One Grand Prix
This weekend, Bahrain will host the Formula One Grand Prix. But behind the shiny fast cars and super-sized champagne bottles lies a government that is willing to stop at nothing…
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1,000 Days in Prison: How Mohammed Al-Roken Is Sacrificing His Freedom for Human Rights in the UAE
By Mansoureh Mills, Amnesty International campaigns on UAE, Iran and Kuwait Sunday 12 April 2015 marks 1,000 days since Dr Mohammed al-Roken was locked up in the United Arab Emirates (UAE),…
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Four Years into the Syrian Conflict
[caption id="attachment_59691" align="aligncenter" width="3543"] Photo: Ricardo Garcia Vilanova/AFP/Getty Images)[/caption] The lights are going out in Syria. As the humanitarian crisis in Syria worsens, the darkness is literally spreading. More than…
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#FreeRaif: US should press for release of Saudi blogger
[caption id="attachment_59656" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Ensaf Haidar, wife of imprisoned blogger Raif Badawi[/caption] By Ensaf Haidar, via The Washington Post On June 17, 2012, my husband, Raif Badawi, the father of my three…
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Women Get the Short End of the Stick in Iran and Can’t Even Protest
As if it weren’t bad enough. Iranian women face persistent systemic discrimination in terms of family law. New legislation being considered by Iran’s parliament is intended to roll back many…
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Tech and Human Rights: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
As someone whose job it is to take advantage of technological progress for human rights research and advocacy, I am a strong proponent of using new tools and methods to…
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The First Day of Spring Should Not Be Spent Behind Bars in Iran
[caption id="attachment_59196" align="alignleft" width="960"] Friends from Scholars at Risk taking the Nowruz action[/caption] Former Iranian prisoner of conscience Maziar Bahari said “the prisoner’s worst nightmare is the thought of being…