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Google, Actions speak louder than words

Google made an unprecedented announcement this week by claiming it is no longer willing to continue censoring search results on…

January 14, 2010

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Haiti Through Satellite Images

Satellite images of Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince show the effect of the major earthquake that hit the island earlier this week.…

January 14, 2010

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President Obama: Protect the Human Rights of Haitians

Haiti is devastated. According to media reports, the earthquake has resulted in thousands of deaths, more injuries, and likely countless…

January 14, 2010

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Women: The Smartest Investment

In an empowering speech on Friday, January 8, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reiterated her commitment to women’s rights as…

January 14, 2010

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A Few Good Men?

"I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the…

January 13, 2010

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Import Human Rights to Angola

Angola is experiencing a major revitalization as it slowly recovers from a devastating 27 year civil war that finally ended…

January 12, 2010

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Sri Lankan journalist granted bail

Great news!  The detained Sri Lankan journalist, J.S. Tissainayagam, was granted bail today by the court in Sri Lanka.  He…

January 12, 2010

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Anti-Homosexuality Bill could mean a death sentence for LGBT People in Uganda

Uganda is a country where the human rights of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community have been stripped…

January 12, 2010

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Cover Up of Detention Center Deaths Exposed

This past weekend, the New York Times reported on the widespread and coordinated cover up of deaths in immigration detention.…

January 11, 2010

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Real men are not afraid of women&039;s empowerment!

As UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon put it "Violence against women and girls will not be eradicated until all of us…

January 11, 2010

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Stop Harassing Gandhian Activists!

It's time for the Chhatisgarh state government to immediately put a stop to the torture and arbitrary arrest of peace…

January 9, 2010

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UN official says Sri Lankan execution video authentic, calls for war crimes investigation

We mentioned in this site last August that a shocking video had been released which appeared to show extrajudicial killings…

January 8, 2010