Sri Lanka: Justice for the ACF 17
You may not have been aware of it, but this past Wednesday, Aug. 19, was the first World Humanitarian Day. …
August 23, 2009
Private military and security companies wanted for hire by CIA as "hitmen"?
September 16, 2009 will be the second anniversary of the Nisour Square shootings, in which six Blackwater (now Xe) personnel…
August 22, 2009
Sri Lanka: end impunity for human rights violations
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa said last Tuesday that no one should be above the law, including members of the…
August 21, 2009
Secretary Clinton on Maternal Health and Human Rights
In an interview in next Sunday's New York Times Magazine, Secretary of State Clinton says: When it comes to our…
August 20, 2009
The Media Hype May Be Over, But There Is Still A Crisis In Honduras
Amnesty International issued a report today about the ongoing crisis in Honduras following the coup d'etat which took place June…
August 20, 2009
In Zambia, One Person's Human Rights Violation is Another's Porn
The editor of Zambia's largest independent newspaper, The Post, is currently on trial for distributing pornography. Chansa Kabwela was charged…
August 20, 2009
The Human Right to Health Care in Context
Riffing off of the news that President Obama is adding a moral component to his (heretofore mostly economic) pitch for…
August 20, 2009
Human Rights Flashpoint – August 18, 2009
AFGHANISTAN – Election violence and a nod to “warlord politics” The world is looking to Afghanistan this week, where Presidential…
August 18, 2009
A Medicare-like Public Plan For All: Still Crucial
Over the weekend, the Obama administration may have weakened its support for a "public option" as one part of the…
August 17, 2009
Sri Lankan doctors at risk of torture
Amnesty International today issued an urgent action appeal on the five Sri Lankan doctors currently being held by the government…
August 13, 2009
Sleeper Hits of the Summer – Part 1: The Curious Case of 30,000 Indigenous People vs. Chevron
By Anna Phelan, Amnesty International USA’s Business & Economic Relations Group Among my picks for sleeper hits of the summer,…
August 13, 2009
The Graveyards of Sri Lanka's War Zone
A final analysis of satellite images – requested by Amnesty International USA’s Science for Human Rights project – was released…
August 12, 2009