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The Real Story Behind Abu Ghraib
Standard Operating Procedure, directed by Errol Morris, tells the dark story behind the infamous photographs of detainee abuse and humiliation…
December 3, 2008
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Can a Women's Rights Treaty Make any Difference?
Earlier this week, President-elect Obama made a commitment to push for Senate ratification of the Convention on the Elimination of All…
December 3, 2008
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Inmate ordered off death row in North Carolina
Clinton Smith, a man sentenced to die in 1998 for the death of his daughter, was ordered off death row…
December 3, 2008
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A Stronger US Stance Against Mass Atrocities?
With every day that passes, grave human rights violations continue in places like Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo and…
December 2, 2008
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Parliamentarians Debate Women's Rights
The Inter-Parliamentary Union is bringing together members of parliament from around the world this week for a conference on “A…
December 2, 2008
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Is it worth the risk, Maryland?
When testifying before state lawmakers in 2007, Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley asked “Can the death penalty ever be justified as…
December 2, 2008
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AIDS is a Human Rights Issue
Today is twenthieth anniversary of the first World AIDS Day, established to commemorate those who have died of the disease…
December 1, 2008
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Rally Echoes Congolese Plea for Help
Rallying in front of the White House on November 23, I joined over 100 activists in expressing our concern for…
November 26, 2008
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Washington Execution Stayed
Two separate courts (a County Superior court and a Federal District court) have issued stays of execution for Darold Stenson,…
November 26, 2008
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What Nkunda Wants
Laurent Nkunda considers himself a man of diplomacy and politics. Unfortunately, whether we agree or not has become academic. This…
November 25, 2008
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No Rational Explanation
The death penalty isn’t as popular out West as it is down South. For example, there hasn’t been an execution…
November 24, 2008
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How Will YOU Celebrate Human Rights Day?
Now, the outgoing Bush administration’s plans for celebrating Human Rights Day ’08 can finally be revealed! On December 10, they…
November 21, 2008