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First step for the Right to Health Care in the US?
On Sunday night, after more than a year of debate, the U.S. House of Representatives passed Health Care Reform legislation. No, the bill was not the one that most human…
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Indigenous Colombians Struggle to Survive
[caption id="attachment_8342" align="alignleft" width="257" caption="Women prepare food in the Embera KatÃo community in Aguasal, Chocó Department, Colombia"][/caption] The indigenous community of Colombia is in serious danger of extinction if their…
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Celebrate Nowruz by Remembering Iran's Detained Human Rights Defenders
[caption id="attachment_8311" align="alignleft" width="220" caption="Emadeddin Baghi"][/caption] Now that spring is in the air, most of us (at least those in the northern hemisphere) eagerly look forward to the end of…
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Aid Organization Under Attack In Northwestern Pakistan
This morning, suspected Islamist militants attacked World Vision, a Christian-based relief agency operating in the Manserha district of Pakistan. Six aid workers, all Pakistani, were murdered and seven others were…
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Giving Life, Risking Death in Burkina Faso
Safiatou (not her real name), 26 years old, married her cousin Hamidou when she was 14. They lived in a village in Burkina Faso, about 100 km south of Ouagadougou,…
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Southern Africa Year in Review 2009
[caption id="attachment_6908" align="alignleft" width="168" caption="Waiting in line to vote. ©Amnesty International"][/caption] As 2009 winds down, here's a wrap up of the year's highlights from the southern Africa region. From elections,…
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A Year of Seismic Significance in Iran
As 2009 draws to a close we marvel at the extraordinary—and what is sure to be remembered as pivotal—year in Iran. Amnesty International marked International Human Rights Day on December…
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Musicians Shine a Light on Human Rights
It's amazing the power that music has to inspire people to stand up for what they believe in. And it’s also amazing how human rights inspire musicians. There’s a trio…
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The Human Right to Health Care in Vermont
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="225" caption="Rally at the Vermont State House in Montpelier. "][/caption] Communities across the country are demanding the human right to health care, while Congress is tweaking its…
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Ohio’s Rush to Resume Killing
UPDATE: Kenneth Biros was executed by Ohio's new, untested, one-drug method. It took the execution team about 30 minutes to find a vein; once the drug was administered, death occurred…
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Write-a-Thon Series: Shi Tao
This posting is part of our Write-a-Thon Cases Series. For more information visit www.amnestyusa.org/writeathon/ Four years ago, Chinese journalist Shi Tao was sentenced to 10 years in prison. His crime? Sending…
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Write-a-Thon Series: Mansour Ossanlu
This posting is part of our Write-a-Thon Cases Series. For more information visit www.amnestyusa.org/writeathon/ [caption id="attachment_6082" align="alignleft" width="167" caption="Mansour Ossanlu"][/caption] Trade Unionist Mansour Ossanlu, age 49, is the leader of…