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South Korea&039;s Death Penalty: Forgotten, But Not Gone
South Korea is, to my knowledge, the only place in the world where a former death row inmate went on…
March 4, 2010
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The Dalai Lama on Human Rights
On Human Rights Day, His Holiness the Dalai Lama shared his insights into the importance of NGOs in fighting human…
March 3, 2010
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The Cancer of Democracy
The take-no-prisoners approach to counterinsurgency adopted by the Sri Lankan government in 2009 was hailed in many corners as evidence…
March 3, 2010
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Life Itself Is a Celebration&8230;Unless You&039;re Killed in a Pogrom
The Gujarat state government website features a smiling Chief Minister Narendra Modi touting how "life itself is a celebration" in…
March 1, 2010
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World Leaders Unite Against the Death Penalty
By Laura Moye, Amnesty International USA Death Penalty Abolition Campaign Director Imagine President Obama competing with other nations for world…
March 1, 2010
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Holi Human Rights, Batman
Hindus all over the world are preparing to celebrate Holi, the festival which celebrates the victory of good over evil. …
February 26, 2010
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Secretary Clinton: when you go to Guatemala, will you put human rights at the top of your agenda?
I hope that during US Secretary of State Clinton’s March 4th visit to Guatemala, the grave human rights situation, specifically…
February 26, 2010
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The UN Votes on Goldstone Report - But Will It Act?
There are powerful efforts to ensure that the Goldstone Report doesn’t get acted on. Amnesty International believes the report is…
February 26, 2010
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Deportation Without Consideration
By almost any measure, Qing Hong Wu is an American. He has lived in the US since the age of…
February 25, 2010
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Sri Lanka: What&039;s happened to Pattani Razeek?
Pattani Razeek, a Sri Lankan human rights defender, has been missing since he was apparently abducted on February 11 in…
February 24, 2010
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Texas Death Sentence Overturned; Judge-Prosecutor Affair Overlooked
Back on September 16, 2009, the day before the 222nd anniversary of the US Constitution, the Texas Court of Criminal…
February 24, 2010
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Guinea&039;s Bloody Monday Demonstrates Need for Greater Arms Control
There is no question that the September 28th, 2009, Bloody Monday massacre in Guinea was an unprecedented episode of violence and…
February 24, 2010