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Another Year, Another Unarmed Black Man Killed by Police
The below piece was written in January of 2009. Police continue to kill people with impunity in numbers close to 1,000 annually, disproportionally impacting black people. E-mail us at [email protected]…
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Reports that have lost their meaning
As we enter the new year the U.S. State Department is finishing the touches on its annual human rights report. When I took over as Egypt country specialist for Amnesty…
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New Prez, How to End Impunity for Military Contractors
This week, Human Rights First (HRF) issued a report, "How to End Impunity for Private Security and Other Contractors: Blueprint for the Next Administration". The report helpfully encapsulates many of…
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Battling Impunity in Guatemala
[caption id="attachment_139" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Member of staff at the FAFG studying human remains in order to identify them, 12 June 2008. © Private"][/caption] Excavating human remains, using forensic techniques to…
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3 Steps for President Obama
[caption id="attachment_158" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="© AP Graphics Bank"][/caption] Please be sure to take our new "100 Days Action," urging President-elect Obama to take three essential steps in the first 100 days…
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Tensions in DRC Remain High
The situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo remains fragile, after rebel forces and local militia clashed north of Goma. More than 250,000 people have been displaced by the…
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Get Ready to Close Gitmo and Stop Torture
[caption id="attachment_37" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="President Bush signs the Military Commissions Act, October 17, 2006."][/caption] As soon as the next president of the United States is elected, we'll go live with…