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Ads in Fake New York Times Tell Truth About Business & Human Rights

In the fake July 4, 2009 edition of the New York Times distributed yesterday, pages were filled with stories many hope…

November 13, 2008

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A presidential pardon would not preclude accountability

The worth of a law is in its enforcement; if a law is not enforced, then it has no more…

November 12, 2008

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Don&039;t Just Close It, Close It Right!

OK, I just ate lunch (yes at 4:39 PM) and I need a few minutes to digest before I dive into…

November 12, 2008

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"A Hole in the Law?"

Earlier today, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Bell v. Kelly, a Virginia case that has important implications for death…

November 12, 2008

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Battling Impunity in Guatemala

Excavating human remains, using forensic techniques to identify them, hoping the evidence will help bring the killers to justice--it may…

November 11, 2008

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Esha and the Anatomy of a Human Rights Movement

Isn't it a little unrealistic to think writing a letter asking a world leader to free one prisoner will really make…

November 11, 2008

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3 Steps for President Obama

Please be sure to take our new "100 Days Action," urging President-elect Obama to take three essential steps in the first…

November 11, 2008

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Suicide By Court

On November 21, Kentucky is set to execute Marco Allen Chapman, who was sentenced to death for the murder of…

November 11, 2008

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Forced to Leave Home

Every day across the world people make the difficult decision to leave their homes. War, persecution, environmental disaster and poverty…

November 10, 2008

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Bali Bombers Executed

On Saturday, November 8, Indonesia executed three men (Amrozi bin H. Nurhasyim, Ali Ghufron, aka Mukhlas, and Imam Samudera) known…

November 10, 2008

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If I can blog, why can&039;t he?

I can sit in my ergonomic chair as I type, comforted not only by the lower back support, but by the knowledge that…

November 7, 2008

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Amnesty’s Solution to DRC isMore Guns??

I was asked today about Amnesty International’s increasing calls for the UN Security Council to act to reinforce the peacekeeping force…

November 7, 2008