A Tale of Two Taliban
(Originally posted on Daily Kos) In the last month, a spotlight has fallen on two sharply different terrorism cases that…
August 4, 2009
Heavy Criticism Emerges after Jerusalem Evictions
Yesterday, approximately 55 Arabs, including 14 children, were evicted from their houses in east Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah after…
August 3, 2009
Happy birthday, Medicare!
 Medicare turns 44 years old today. It's in good health. The program remains efficient -- Medicare’s administrative costs are…
July 31, 2009
Maryland Lethal Injection Regs for Public Comment
The Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services recently proposed new regulations for lethal injection procedures. Executions in Maryland…
July 31, 2009
Displaced children at risk in Sri Lankan camps
Yesterday, the Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers (of which Amnesty International is a member) issued a briefing paper on children…
July 30, 2009
IDP's Still Locked Up in Sri Lanka
The IDP situation in Sri Lanka continues to worsen as weeks continue to pass without the release of civilians locked…
July 30, 2009
Stuck Between a Rock and U.S. Immigration Policy
Sarnata Reynolds, AIUSA’s policy and campaign director for refugee and migrant rights, spoke at a press teleconference on Thursday July…
July 30, 2009
Iranian American Entertainers Speaking Out
Many Iranian Americans have turned to the arts as a means of critiquing the status quo both in Iran and…
July 29, 2009
Loss of Foreign Humanitarian Aid Brings Major Implications for the Honduran People in Need
As always, it is those with no resources that lose out first. Despite of the acute international pressure, protests, threats…
July 29, 2009
Uighur Blogger Still Held
Since July 8, Ilham Tohti, editor of the Web site Uighur Online and a professor at Central Nationalities University in…
July 28, 2009
Lecture on Human Rights in Iran this Wednesday
As conditions in Iran continue to look bleak, many people are wondering what the rest of the world can do next. To…
July 28, 2009
Update: Iran Releases 140 Prisoners
The Iranian authorities have announced they have released 140 prisoners from Evin Prison in northern Tehran, reports Reuters. Parliament official…
July 28, 2009