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Are Last-Minute Stays of Execution a Form of Torture?
The practice of “mock execution”, where prisoners are led to believe they are going to be killed by their captors,…
December 10, 2008
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Happy Human Rights Day!
Today is a day when I feel especially grateful for all my rights--that I can write this blog entry, that…
December 10, 2008
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What the UDHR Means to Me
The United Nations' Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), proposed by Eleanor Roosevelt and adopted by the United Nations in 1948…
December 10, 2008
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More on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Reflections on its 60th anniversary by former U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson, author and former child soldier…
December 10, 2008
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Troy Davis: 11th Circuit Court of Appeals to Hear Oral Arguments TODAY
At 1 p.m. today, the federal appeals court in Atlanta will hear oral arguments in the case of Troy Anthony…
December 9, 2008
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The Effect of the Girl Effect
Yesterday I saw this clever, 2 minute video called the Girl Effect that basically says that a girl can save…
December 9, 2008
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Wanted: US Leadership to Prevent Genocide
Dear President-elect Obama, As a candidate for president, you clearly stated how you will respond to mass atrocities and genocide:…
December 8, 2008
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What Do O.J. Simpson and Attorney General Michael Mukasey Have in Common?
Consider the following two statements: 1.“I didn’t want to hurt anyone. I didn’t know I was doing anything wrong.” [There…
December 8, 2008
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Blackwater Indictment Good Step; Better Law Next Step
In indicting five Blackwater personnel, and accepting a guilty plea of a sixth, for the 2007 Nisour Square shootings resulting…
December 8, 2008
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Do Desperate Times Really Call For Desperate Measures?
Recently, lawmakers in Mexico have proposed reinstating the death penalty to deal with rising kidnapping and murder rates. According to…
December 5, 2008
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Time to Start Writing, Stamping, and Sending!
Today is the first official day of Amnesty International's 2008 Global Write-a-thon! Over the next week and a half, thousands…
December 5, 2008
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A Sad Anniversary
Remember these men from Indonesia? Monday was the four year anniversary of their arrest, and Amnesty is encouraging people to…
December 4, 2008