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Maryland Abolition Takes Another Step Forward
Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley has announced, via a Washington Post article among other places, that he intends to personally sponsor…
January 16, 2009
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Justice for Darfur
In the next few weeks, the International Criminal Court (ICC) is expected to hand down its decision about indicting Sudanese…
January 15, 2009
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Crisis in Gaza and Southern Israel
AI’s Philip Luther updates the situation in Gaza and Southern Israel from on the ground reports by an Amnesty International…
January 15, 2009
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Sri Lankan Civilians Trapped in War Zone Urgently Need Protection
You may not have heard about it, but there’s a humanitarian crisis in Sri Lanka right now – over 250,000…
January 15, 2009
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China's e-blockade a blow to human rights victims of the world
It’s not surprising that with the Olympics come and gone, reports are surfacing of China’s cracking down of the Internet, again, and…
January 15, 2009
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An Impending Three-Month Spree
Starting tomorrow (Jan. 14), Texas will embark on a three-month spree of executions in which 14 men (one of them…
January 13, 2009
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It's Not Complicated
Again and again we’re told that closing Guantanamo is “complicated.” I don’t see what’s complicated about it. Flying a chunk…
January 13, 2009
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Obama to Close Gitmo
Barack Obama has announced that he will close Guantanamo. Throughout the world, this announcement will be understood as an introduction…
January 13, 2009
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UN Should Investigate War Crimes
Last week, the UN passed a binding resolution calling for “an immediate, durable and fully respected ceasefire leading to the…
January 12, 2009
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Seven Years Later: Our Power, Our Responsibility
This week we mark the 7th anniversary of the day the U.S. government first began warehousing “enemy combatants,” terrorism suspects…
January 12, 2009
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Direct from our researcher near Gaza
Reporting directly from southern Israel, Amnesty International researcher Donatella Rovera answered questions submitted about the Gaza crisis. Our vote for…
January 12, 2009
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Outspoken Journalist Killed in Sri Lanka
Yesterday morning, a brave Sri Lankan journalist paid the ultimate price for freedom of expression. Lasantha Wickramatunga, the editor of…
January 9, 2009