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New technology demonstrates extreme lack of progress in Gulf Coast reconstruction
Technology has been a driving force as of late, to document a variety of things related to human rights from…
May 7, 2010
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I Would Like the Firing Squad, Please
Ronald Lee Gardner faces execution on June 18 in Utah. The media has zeroed in on the fact that he…
May 7, 2010
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Desi Spotlight Series: Drishtipat
This posting is part of our Desi Spotlight Series. It's time for another in my very irregular series featuring the…
May 7, 2010
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Indecent Haste
Tom Parker is currently at Guantánamo to observe the military commissions proceedings against detainee Omar Khadr. This is his second…
May 6, 2010
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Curbing my enthusiasm over a presidential pardon
Yesterday, on World Press Freedom Day, the Sri Lankan government announced that President Rajapaksa had pardoned J.S. Tissainayagam (often referred…
May 5, 2010
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Non-Traditional Interrogation
Tom Parker is currently at Guantánamo to observe the military commissions proceedings against detainee Omar Khadr. This is his first…
May 5, 2010
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Not-so-happy Cinco de Mayo
While many people in the US will be enjoying margaritas and nachos this evening in honor of the Mexican holiday,…
May 5, 2010
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Check Out Our New Video on Chad
Last week, we told you about the need for UN peacekeepers to stay in eastern Chad to help protect refugees…
May 4, 2010
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Egypt: Sweeping Reform Needed to Protect Workers&039; Rights
Egypt workers were on the move this weekend, with significant ramifications we hope for the future of human rights in…
May 4, 2010
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Human Rights: Time to Practice What We Preach
Originally posted on HuffingtonPost.com In a recent speech to the American Society of International Law (ASIL) the legal advisor to…
May 4, 2010
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Iraq: Civilians Under Fire
Seven years after the US invasion of Iraq, violence is still taking the lives of countless Iraqis. Amnesty International’s new…
May 3, 2010
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Medical Ethics and Executions: A New Development
This weekend, the Washington Post reported that the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA) decided in February to censure any of…
May 3, 2010