Human Rights Flashpoints
This is the first edition of Human Rights Flashpoints, a weekly column about countries at risk of escalating human rights…
July 21, 2009
Death Penalty for Hate Crimes??
Yesterday the Senate passed four amendments to the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act, including a provision that would allow…
July 21, 2009
The Gambia, Where Persecution Has Replaced Justice
The following comes to us from Essa Bokarr Sey, the former Ambassador of the Republic of The Gambia to France…
July 21, 2009
Iranian Lawyer and Human Rights Activist Shadi Sadr Detained in Evin Prison
Lawyer and human rights activist Shadi Sadr has been arrested and detained by Iranian authorities. According to the International Campaign…
July 20, 2009
War Crimes in Afghanistan. Or: What You Don't Learn in Science Class
Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) demonstrated in a more than impressive way this week how science and technology can advance…
July 17, 2009
Another Life Lost in the Struggle for Human Rights in Russia
Human rights activist Natalia Estemirova was murdered Wednesday in the North Caucasus region in Russia. According to BBC News, she…
July 16, 2009
Detainees Protest at Bagram
Detainees held in the U.S. military detention center at Bagram Air Base are in the middle of a conundrum over their…
July 16, 2009
Tune in to PBS tonight to watch a great documentary about justice
Tonight, PBS will premiere The Reckoning: The Battle for the International Criminal Court. This documentary film was produced by Skylight Pictures, an outstanding team of filmmakers who…
July 14, 2009
2009 Summer Solidarity Action
So, we're halfway through July, and most people who haven't already taken a summer vacation are planning one, or at…
July 14, 2009
Parole Hearing for Leonard Peltier
< p style="text-align: left;">***** Update: As we await the results of Leonard Peltier's parole hearing, it is still possible to…
July 13, 2009
Yahoo! needs to click its refresh button on Internet Censorship in China
By Tony Cruz, AIUSA’s Business and Economic Relations Group Yahoo! held its annual shareholder meeting on June 25th — the…
July 10, 2009
Sri Lanka: Red Cross asked to scale down operations
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) announced today that it had been asked by the Sri Lankan government…
July 10, 2009