Is it worth the risk, Maryland?
When testifying before state lawmakers in 2007, Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley asked “Can the death penalty ever be justified as…
December 2, 2008
AIDS is a Human Rights Issue
Today is twenthieth anniversary of the first World AIDS Day, established to commemorate those who have died of the disease…
December 1, 2008
Rally Echoes Congolese Plea for Help
Rallying in front of the White House on November 23, I joined over 100 activists in expressing our concern for…
November 26, 2008
Washington Execution Stayed
Two separate courts (a County Superior court and a Federal District court) have issued stays of execution for Darold Stenson,…
November 26, 2008
What Nkunda Wants
Laurent Nkunda considers himself a man of diplomacy and politics. Unfortunately, whether we agree or not has become academic. This…
November 25, 2008
No Rational Explanation
The death penalty isn’t as popular out West as it is down South. For example, there hasn’t been an execution…
November 24, 2008
New Prez, How to End Impunity for Military Contractors
This week, Human Rights First (HRF) issued a report, "How to End Impunity for Private Security and Other Contractors: Blueprint…
November 21, 2008
US-Iraq Security Agreement Forgets Blackwater
Yesterday, the Associated Press ran the headline US Contractors Lose Immunity in Iraq Security Deal. But, if what comes to…
November 21, 2008
It's Separation of Church and State, Stupid
Not persecution of the Church by the State. Unfortunately for Patriarch "Abune" Antonios of the Eritrean Orthodox Church, the government…
November 21, 2008
How Will YOU Celebrate Human Rights Day?
Now, the outgoing Bush administration’s plans for celebrating Human Rights Day ’08 can finally be revealed! On December 10, they…
November 21, 2008
Obama Renews Comittment to Human Rights on 60 Minutes
The tide of American politics is changing. That much is clear. Barack Obama has inspired Americans to renew their faith…
November 21, 2008
You're Free to Go Now…Just Kidding!
Can someone please explain this to me? How is it OK to arrest someone, send them to Guantánamo, keep them…
November 20, 2008