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Lebanon Election to be held on June 7th
[caption id="attachment_2169" align="alignnone" width="258" caption="Electoral Map of Lebanon"][/caption] Lebanon is due to hold its national elections in about two weeks on June 7th. This is a unique opportunity for the…
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Sri Lanka: effective action needed from UN Human Rights Council
The U.N. Human Rights Council will hold a special session on Sri Lanka in Geneva on Tuesday, May 26 (and not May 25 as I reported earlier). Today, the Sri Lankan…
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Life for Darfuri Refugees in Chad Still Desperate
Amnesty International researchers just completed a mission to Chad to investigate the growing number of Darfuri refugees there. Alex Neve, Secretary General of Amnesty Canada, has been documenting the mission:…
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The Women of Atenco have waited three years for justice…
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="The women of Atenco calling for justice on the 2nd anniversary of the abuses, one year ago."][/caption] ...and they're still waiting. Yesterday and today mark the…
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Amnesty Activists March to White House Today Calling for Accountability
At last night's press conference marking 100 days in office, President Obama said that over time a "short-cut" like torture "corrodes the character of a country." And he has gotten…
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Ex-President Fujimori Convicted of Human Rights Violations
Today, in a landmark decision, former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori was convicted for torture, kidnapping and forced disappearances committed during the early 1990s. This is a crucial victory in the…
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One in Three
Native American and Alaska Native women face a 1 in 3 chance of being raped in their lifetime. The numbers are shocking. In our report, Maze of Injustice, Amnesty uncovered…
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The Difference Between Justice and Impunity is Action
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Amnesty International and other activists rally outside the Mexican Consulate in Chicago on March 6, 2006."][/caption] I just got back from an amazing week in Chicago,…
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A step towards justice for Darfur?
The ICC's pre-trial chamber has issued an arrest warrant for Omar al-Bashir, the head of state of Sudan. Already, the government in Khartoum has rejected the court's decision. The government of…
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Condi's former professor argues she should be tried as war criminal tonight
Tonight just after 10 pm EST, Condoleeza Rice's former history professor will argue in a debate with Colorado State Senator Shawn Mitchell that the former Secretary of State should be tried…
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Business as Usual?
The past week has seen some alarming news stories (and bloggers trying to figure out how alarming) suggesting that the Obama administration may be backing away from commitments made on…
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Sri Lanka: Suicide Bombers and Impunity
The opposition Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka are well-known for their use of suicide bombers, especially female bombers. So I wasn’t shocked to hear on the radio yesterday the words…