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Remember the disappeared in Sri Lanka
Today, Aug. 30, is the International Day of the Disappeared, observed by Amnesty International and other human rights groups around…
August 30, 2009
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Shocking Video Footage from Sri Lanka
The Sri Lankan government is facing renewed calls for an investigation into human rights abuses after a graphic video was…
August 27, 2009
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Human Rights Flashpoints - August 25, 2009
NIGERIA - Instability Despite an Amnesty Deal Hundreds of militants in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria, including one of the…
August 25, 2009
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Executed for a crime that never occurred?
In 2004, Cameron Todd Willingham was executed in Texas for setting a fire that killed his three children. He maintained…
August 25, 2009
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Update: Leonard Peltier Denied Parole
To our deep disappointment, Leonard Peltier was denied parole on Friday, nearly a month after his July 28 parole hearing.…
August 24, 2009
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Sri Lanka: Justice for the ACF 17
You may not have been aware of it, but this past Wednesday, Aug. 19, was the first World Humanitarian Day. …
August 23, 2009
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Private military and security companies wanted for hire by CIA as "hitmen"?
September 16, 2009 will be the second anniversary of the Nisour Square shootings, in which six Blackwater (now Xe) personnel…
August 22, 2009
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Sri Lanka: end impunity for human rights violations
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa said last Tuesday that no one should be above the law, including members of the…
August 21, 2009
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Secretary Clinton on Maternal Health and Human Rights
In an interview in next Sunday's New York Times Magazine, Secretary of State Clinton says: When it comes to our…
August 20, 2009
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The Media Hype May Be Over, But There Is Still A Crisis In Honduras
Amnesty International issued a report today about the ongoing crisis in Honduras following the coup d'etat which took place June…
August 20, 2009
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In Zambia, One Person&039;s Human Rights Violation is Another&039;s Porn
The editor of Zambia's largest independent newspaper, The Post, is currently on trial for distributing pornography. Chansa Kabwela was charged…
August 20, 2009
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The Human Right to Health Care in Context
Riffing off of the news that President Obama is adding a moral component to his (heretofore mostly economic) pitch for…
August 20, 2009