Death Penalty Outrage – Iraqi Style
Embedded video from CNN Video On Monday, Amnesty International release a report on the death penalty in Iraq, pointing out…
September 2, 2009
Iranian human rights defender Abdolfattah Soltani released!
Abdolfattah Soltani, an Iranian human rights defender, was one of hundreds of people who were rounded up and imprisoned in…
September 2, 2009
20-year sentence for Sri Lankan journalist
I was shocked this morning when I heard the news that J.S. Tissainayagam, the detained Sri Lankan journalist, was sentenced…
September 1, 2009
Zuma Zooms to Zim
First off, apologies for the title. I couldn't stop myself. That being said, South African President Jacob Zuma traveled to…
August 31, 2009
Uncertain Future for Zambian NGO's
President Ruplah Banda signed new legislation today regulating the activities of all Zambian NGO's. This is the Zambian government's second…
August 31, 2009
Is it all "over" in Darfur?
The departing Force Commander of UNAMID (United Nations - African Union Mission in Darfur), General Martin Luther Agwai, has been…
August 31, 2009
Human Rights Missing from Health Care Debate
(Originally posted on Huffington post.) Though Alyce Driver worked three jobs, none of them provided health insurance. Regular teeth cleaning…
August 31, 2009
Remember the disappeared in Sri Lanka
Today, Aug. 30, is the International Day of the Disappeared, observed by Amnesty International and other human rights groups around…
August 30, 2009
Shocking Video Footage from Sri Lanka
The Sri Lankan government is facing renewed calls for an investigation into human rights abuses after a graphic video was…
August 27, 2009
Human Rights Flashpoints – August 25, 2009
NIGERIA - Instability Despite an Amnesty Deal Hundreds of militants in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria, including one of the…
August 25, 2009
Executed for a crime that never occurred?
In 2004, Cameron Todd Willingham was executed in Texas for setting a fire that killed his three children. He maintained…
August 25, 2009
Update: Leonard Peltier Denied Parole
To our deep disappointment, Leonard Peltier was denied parole on Friday, nearly a month after his July 28 parole hearing.…
August 24, 2009