CEDAW's 30th Birthday: The Present That the President Should Give
30 years ago tomorrow, December 18, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Treaty for the Rights of Women --…
December 17, 2009
Getting used to a new Gitmo zip code
(Originally posted on Jurist) The Obama administration's announcement that it intends to move "War on Terror" detainees not cleared for…
December 17, 2009
Unsilence Azerbaijan's Donkey Bloggers!
A satirical YouTube video showing a press conference by a blogger in a donkey costume was meant to make a…
December 16, 2009
Iraq Tells Camp Ashraf Residents to Get Out
Iraqi authorities announced last Thursday that they will forcibly relocate about 3,400 members of the Iranian opposition group People's Mojahedin…
December 16, 2009
There's No Free Press in Egypt
That’s some bad timing U.S. Ambassador to Egypt Margaret Scobey had last week. Speaking at a public conference in Egypt,…
December 16, 2009
With Death Sentences Down, Things Are Looking Up in Texas
It’s always nice to hear good news about the decline of the death penalty, and even nicer when that news…
December 16, 2009
Desperately Needed Homes Sit Unused in Mississippi
Thousands of residents of the Gulf Coast are unable to exercise their right to return more than four years after…
December 15, 2009
Chrysler decides to stand with Suu Kyi
On December 3, 2009, Chrysler launched a major new television ad dedicated to human rights, democracy champion and Nobel Laureate,…
December 14, 2009
When did the "land of the free" become "the land preventing freedom"?
 The Restore Fairness Campaign recently posted a video describing the horrific plight of Esmeralda. Esmeralda: A Transgender Detainee Speaks Out…
December 14, 2009
India Needs to Repeal Armed Forces Act NOW
Now is the time for Members of Parliament (called the Lok Sabha) to act to repeal the 1958 Armed Forces…
December 13, 2009
What Future for Guinea?
Since the deadly attack on civilians by Guinea's security forces on September 28th, 2009, Guinea is showing many signs of slowly…
December 13, 2009
How Rugby Built a New Nation in South Africa
As a general rule, Americans don't play rugby. We are too litigious of a nation to allow grown men to…
December 12, 2009