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How is the US currently upholding the human rights treaties to which it is a party of?
This week, on December 15, 2009, the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law held the first ever…
December 18, 2009
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On International Migrants Day Act to Restore Due Process in Detention and Deportation!
The White House has publicly committed to reforming the current immigration system, which permits arbitrary detention and deportation in violation…
December 18, 2009
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A Year of Seismic Significance in Iran
As 2009 draws to a close we marvel at the extraordinary—and what is sure to be remembered as pivotal—year in…
December 18, 2009
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Congress Moves on the 2009 Tribal Law and Order Act
On Thursday, December 10th, the House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security held a hearing to discuss the Tribal…
December 18, 2009
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Happy Birthday, Bangladesh
George Harrison, former Beatles, singing "Bangla Desh" (Ringo Starr, another Beatles member is at the drums) at the 1971 Concert…
December 17, 2009
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Musicians Shine a Light on Human Rights
It's amazing the power that music has to inspire people to stand up for what they believe in. And it’s…
December 17, 2009
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CEDAW&039;s 30th Birthday: The Present That the President Should Give
30 years ago tomorrow, December 18, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Treaty for the Rights of Women --…
December 17, 2009
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Getting used to a new Gitmo zip code
(Originally posted on Jurist) The Obama administration's announcement that it intends to move "War on Terror" detainees not cleared for…
December 17, 2009
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Unsilence Azerbaijan&039;s Donkey Bloggers!
A satirical YouTube video showing a press conference by a blogger in a donkey costume was meant to make a…
December 16, 2009
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Iraq Tells Camp Ashraf Residents to Get Out
Iraqi authorities announced last Thursday that they will forcibly relocate about 3,400 members of the Iranian opposition group People's Mojahedin…
December 16, 2009
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There&039;s No Free Press in Egypt
That’s some bad timing U.S. Ambassador to Egypt Margaret Scobey had last week. Speaking at a public conference in Egypt,…
December 16, 2009
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With Death Sentences Down, Things Are Looking Up in Texas
It’s always nice to hear good news about the decline of the death penalty, and even nicer when that news…
December 16, 2009