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Nicaragua&039;s Abortion Ban Is Endangering Women&039;s Lives
Since July 2008, abortion in all circumstances has been banned in Nicaragua. The new law makes no exceptions for terminating…
July 28, 2009
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Uighur Blogger Still Held
Since July 8, Ilham Tohti, editor of the Web site Uighur Online and a professor at Central Nationalities University in…
July 28, 2009
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Lecture on Human Rights in Iran this Wednesday
As conditions in Iran continue to look bleak, many people are wondering what the rest of the world can do next. To…
July 28, 2009
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Update: Iran Releases 140 Prisoners
The Iranian authorities have announced they have released 140 prisoners from Evin Prison in northern Tehran, reports Reuters. Parliament official…
July 28, 2009
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Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Awarded 2009 "Ambassador of Conscience" Award
Yesterday, twenty years after being declared a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International (with more than 13 of those 20…
July 28, 2009
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Iran Global Day of Action a Resounding Success
Protests in more than 80 countries, with numbers ranging from a couple hundred to several thousand, took to the streets…
July 27, 2009
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The course of justice in Sri Lanka
The Sri Lankan Supreme Court yesterday acquitted five soldiers for the murder of 10 Muslim youths in Udathalawinna on December 5, 2001,…
July 25, 2009
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Global Day of Action for Iran this Saturday
On July 25, people in more than 60 cities across the world will be standing in solidarity with the Iranian…
July 24, 2009
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Another Birthday in Prison
Saturday marks the 41st birthday of Chinese journalist and poet Shi Tao. It will be the fifth birthday he celebrates…
July 24, 2009
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Troy Davis Case Featured on CNN
Despite the Supreme Court’s summer hiatus, the Troy Davis case continues to make news.  Tuesday night on CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360,…
July 23, 2009
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Under the Veil of "Counter Terrorism"
Amnesty International has just released a report detailing the consistent human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia under the facade of…
July 23, 2009
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Hope and Human Rights Abuses in Honduras
Mediation efforts in Costa Rica concerning the ongoing crisis in Honduras reached a turning point today as diplomats and the…
July 23, 2009