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Elections in Nigeria Must Lead to Protection and Accountability
After a year of conflict spurred by attacks by and on the armed group Boko Haram, Nigerian public officials must take further action to ensure professional, accountable police and military…
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Mexico betrayed
[caption id="attachment_54601" align="alignleft" width="618"] Printouts of missing College students, missing in Iguala. (Reuters)[/caption] It has been a month since the disappearance of 43 ‘normalistas’, students that train to become teachers…
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Hong Kong: I have not seen anything like this in decades
[caption id="attachment_53846" align="aligncenter" width="3680"] Pro-democracy protesters put their hands up in the air in front of the police in Hong Kong on September 28, 2014. Police fired tear gas as…
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The Terrifying Reason 64% of Mexicans Fear Detention
Mexican authorities have been dismissive if not dishonest in responding to the horrific spike of torture and ill-treatment. But the solution is also real and present.
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Who “Disappears”?
On the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearance, it is not enough to just highlight names and stories. These four cases show why -- and how -- people…
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Burned, Beaten, and Electrocuted: One Survivor’s Shocking Story of Torture in Morocco
Instead of investigating accusations of torture, Moroccan authorities are prosecuting and jailing individuals for speaking out against it.
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Which Weapons Policy for Israel Are You Using Mr. President?
The United States has two policies when it comes to Israel and weapons: one gives Israel ‘carte blanche,’ the other bases arms transfers on human rights.
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Dispatch from Ferguson: Why We Fight
An Amnesty International USA organizer on the ground in Ferguson, Missouri in the wake of the death of Michael Brown explains what it is like to lead by joining.
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Moving On From the Mountain: The Continuing Crisis in Northern Iraq
While this imagery has an historic element to it, world leaders are not entitled to a sense of relief that many of those displaced on Mount Sinjar have now moved…
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When Will We See Justice for Michael Brown?
There must be change, or else we will ensure that there will be more victims of unnecessary and excessive use of force by police. There must be justice.