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Republicans Protest Too Much
Right-wing Republicans have reportedly been mobilizing to block the appointment of two prominent lawyers to advisory positions in the Obama…
April 8, 2009
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Ex-President Fujimori Convicted of Human Rights Violations
Today, in a landmark decision, former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori was convicted for torture, kidnapping and forced disappearances committed during…
April 7, 2009
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Happy World Health Day!
Today is the 60th World Health Day, which the World Health Organization uses to highlight a different health theme each year. Today…
April 7, 2009
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Who Wants To Know?
Yesterday, the Seattle Times reported that Washington State’s execution team resigned, out of concern that their identities might be revealed…
April 3, 2009
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Another Blow to Illegal Detention
Judge John Bates took a stand for human rights and common sense when he ruled yesterday that foreign prisoners held…
April 3, 2009
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US Weapons Pour Into Israel
Despite reports of US weapons used in human rights violations in Gaza, another shipment has arrived and been unloaded in…
April 2, 2009
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Will victims of Gaza tragedy ever find justice?
Although the UN initiated a Board of Inquiry into allegations of war crimes in Gaza, Dion Nissenbaum, Jerusalem Bureau Chief for…
April 1, 2009
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Guantanamo, Now "Relaxing, Calm and Beautiful"
Proving that there truly is no prerequisite for intelligence in pageant winners, Miss Universe either just revealed her deep ignorance…
April 1, 2009
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Arrest warrants coming for 6 Bush-era officials in Madrid?
Last week the National Court in Madrid received a complaint filed on behalf of five Spanish nationals formerly detained in…
March 31, 2009
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Exporting Insanity: Dutch Police Get Tasers
Today, Holland starts a one-year trial of arming police with Tasers. This sounds like a familiar story, but here's the…
March 27, 2009
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China Blocks YouTube, Google Plays Dumb
In case you haven’t heard, Google announced a few days ago that YouTube had been completely censored in China. According…
March 27, 2009
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Immigrant detention report makes it onto Olbermann
Here's the clip - you have to watch until the end - where Amnesty's new report on immigrants in detention,…
March 26, 2009