Sri Lankan journalist granted bail
Great news! The detained Sri Lankan journalist, J.S. Tissainayagam, was granted bail today by the court in Sri Lanka. He…
January 12, 2010
Anti-Homosexuality Bill could mean a death sentence for LGBT People in Uganda
Uganda is a country where the human rights of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community have been stripped…
January 12, 2010
Cover Up of Detention Center Deaths Exposed
This past weekend, the New York Times reported on the widespread and coordinated cover up of deaths in immigration detention.…
January 11, 2010
Real men are not afraid of women's empowerment!
As UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon put it "Violence against women and girls will not be eradicated until all of us…
January 11, 2010
Stop Harassing Gandhian Activists!
It's time for the Chhatisgarh state government to immediately put a stop to the torture and arbitrary arrest of peace…
January 9, 2010
Imprisoned For Love in Malawi
Homosexuality is little tolerated or accepted in much of Africa. South Africa legalized gay marriage in 2006, but incidence of…
January 8, 2010
UN official says Sri Lankan execution video authentic, calls for war crimes investigation
We mentioned in this site last August that a shocking video had been released which appeared to show extrajudicial killings…
January 8, 2010
Colbert: Death Penalty Deters Hunting Interns for Sport
If the death penalty is unconstitutionally wanton and freakish, then what about Lady Gaga? A profound, if unanswered question that…
January 8, 2010
Sri Lankan editor's killers still at large
About a year ago, my first entry was posted to this site, about the murder of the Sri Lankan editor Lasantha…
January 6, 2010
Intractable Obstacles
Last year ended with the news of a record low number of death sentences, and with the decision by the…
January 5, 2010
Desi Spotlight Series: Indian Muslims Fighting for Rights in India
This is the first posting in the Desi Spotlight Series, a series of blogs that will spotlight organizations and individuals…
January 4, 2010
A message from Sting
We sent this moving message from Sting earlier today to our email list. In light of the recent startling developments…
December 29, 2009