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Israel&039;s Investigation into Gaza Offensive More Than Disappointing
The Israeli Army (IDF) this week concluded that its forces had committed no violations during the recent Gaza military offensive.…
April 24, 2009
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Govt Running Out the Clock on Torture
(As originally posted on Daily Kos) Let’s be clear, calls to allow the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence to conduct…
April 24, 2009
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Obama Drops Resistance to Investigating Torture
President Obama gingerly retreated Tuesday from his resistance to a Congressionally-authorized commission of inquiry to investigate US detention and interrogation…
April 23, 2009
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Distinguishing between civilians and Tigers
The Sri Lankan Foreign Minister said today that since Monday, over 100,000 civilians had fled the remaining area controlled by the…
April 23, 2009
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Tweet to help Amnesty win 100k for human rights!
Today, please send Twitter messages supporting Amnesty International to actor Hugh Jackman @RealHughJackman. The actor is asking fans to help…
April 23, 2009
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Rising civilian casualties, "catastrophic" situation
A day after my last post, what's the situation of the estimated 100,000 civilians trapped in the war zone in…
April 22, 2009
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As Zimbabwe turns 29, statements are not enough
As originally posted on the Daily Kos In advance of talks with Zimbabwe's finance minister Tendai Biti next weekend in…
April 22, 2009
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Missing the Point
As originally posted on the Daily Kos The former Head of the CIA, General Michael Hayden, has publicly stated his…
April 22, 2009
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Yoland Foster, AI&039;s researcher on Sri Lanka, Comments on the Current Crisis
Watch Yolanda Foster comment on the concerns for civilians still caught up in the fighting in Sri Lanka: » English…
April 22, 2009
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How the Situation Looks in Sri Lanka
Recent satellite images from the UN agency UNOSAT offer a glimpse of the drama currently unfolding in Sri Lanka. As…
April 22, 2009
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New Report Confirms Hamas&039; Deadly Campaign During Gaza War
Human Rights Watch (HRW) this week released a report detailing the unlawful killings and torture of Palestinians by Hamas during…
April 22, 2009
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The Latest from Standing Rock Sioux Reservation
Today I was out around different areas of the Reservation visiting various Aunties and other women elders who participated in the Maze of Injustice report…
April 22, 2009