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A Maternal Mortality FAIL in the U.S.
By Alicia Ely Yamin While the Republicans cynically stall efforts on health reform to gain political advantage and the Democrats wrangle over special deals, too many people continue to die…
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This month is the time to talk about human rights in Haiti!
The earthquake in Haiti was incredibly devastating, but now, as Haitian and other world leaders are discussing aid administration and how to best rebuild Haiti, I really hope that they…
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Howard Zinn – a gift to the movement
Today we are deeply saddened by the news of historian and political activist Howard Zinn's death. William Cordery, Senior Development Officer of Amnesty International's Southern Region, shares a few words…
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Update on Haiti and yesterday's conference in Canada
The earthquake in Haiti caused unimaginable destruction and grief for a country that was already the poorest in the Western Hemisphere. The Obama Administration has responded to the crisis with…
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UN sends a strong message to U.S. about the state of its indigenous people
The United Nation's first report on The State of the World's Indigenous Peoples, released on January 14, 2010, contains figures and an assessment that are both shocking and illuminating, even…
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Women: The Smartest Investment
In an empowering speech on Friday, January 8, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reiterated her commitment to women’s rights as human rights. Exactly 15 years since the UN’s International Conference…
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Real men are not afraid of women's empowerment!
As UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon put it "Violence against women and girls will not be eradicated until all of us – men and boys- refuse to tolerate it". Globally, men…
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Desi Spotlight Series: Indian Muslims Fighting for Rights in India
This is the first posting in the Desi Spotlight Series, a series of blogs that will spotlight organizations and individuals of South Asian origin living in the United States that…
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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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Congress Moves on the 2009 Tribal Law and Order Act
On Thursday, December 10th, the House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security held a hearing to discuss the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2009, for which AIUSA was…
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Unsilence Azerbaijan's Donkey Bloggers!
A satirical YouTube video showing a press conference by a blogger in a donkey costume was meant to make a point in ex-Soviet Azerbaijan. Instead, it got the activist and…
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There's No Free Press in Egypt
That’s some bad timing U.S. Ambassador to Egypt Margaret Scobey had last week. Speaking at a public conference in Egypt, Scobey declared that “Egyptians are very free to speak out.…