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Death Penalty Debate in States Heats Up
UPDATE:Â The New Mexico House of Representatives passed the death penalty repeal bill, by a vote of 40-28. Today the…
February 11, 2009
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Both Illegal and Dumb
This weekend saw the publication of two powerful opinion pieces on the futility of using torture as an interrogation tool. …
February 10, 2009
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The Crisis Continues
The crisis in Gaza continues as the Israeli elections wrap up. Of the two front runners, Tzipi Livni of Kadima…
February 10, 2009
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What Happened to Philip Rizk? - Update
The Gaza war was bound to get caught up in the human rights abuses of other countries in the region. …
February 9, 2009
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Macho Posturing Does Not Make Us Safer
Speaking to Politico last Tuesday, former Vice-President Richard Cheney opined: “When we get people who are more concerned about reading…
February 9, 2009
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Does Letter Writing Really Work?
Those of us who work in the Individuals at Risk Campaign get this question a lot, especially from people who…
February 7, 2009
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Al Jazeera Video on AI Mission
In a moving story on Al Jazeera English, Amnesty International researcher Donatella Rovera walks through a bombed out home in…
February 6, 2009
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Sri Lanka: 52 Civilians Killed
Disheartening isn’t the word for it; it’s worse than that. It had been bad enough to hear of 9 civilians…
February 5, 2009
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Hospital Shelled in Sri Lanka, 9 Civilians Killed - But Does Anyone Care?
As the deadly violence continues to escalate in Sri Lanka I am distraught by the lack of attention it’s receiving. …
February 4, 2009
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Powerful New Video to Save Troy Davis
Indie rock group State Radio has joined forces with Amnesty International USA to create a powerful new video about the…
February 4, 2009
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Sri Lanka: Nowhere Safe
The war in Sri Lanka has escalated this past weekend but one thing about the 26 year conflict has not…
February 3, 2009
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Much Ado about Blackwater: Part I - What were they (we) doing in Iraq anyway?
In a series of blog posts, I will humbly try to contribute clarity to the plethora of news coverage recently…
February 3, 2009