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Forces affiliated to three rival governments, as well as armed groups and militias, continue to commit serious violations of international law and abuses of human rights with impunity. Migrants, refugees…
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Torture, arbitrary arrest, incommunicado detention, restriction on freedom of expression and association and discrimination against women and foreign workers.
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Unanimous Security Council Vote A Crucial Moment for International Justice
Saturday's Security Council referral of Libya to the International Criminal Court marks a historic moment in accountability for crimes under international law.
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As Situation in Libya Escalates Alarmingly, UN Has to Act
While the human rights situation in Libya continues to escalate at an alarming rate, the UN Security Council is meeting in New York to decide on next steps. We are…
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We Stand For Justice In Libya
My Twitter feed was a string of indictments on Monday. Libyans were telling the world that they are being massacred. On my screen were the names of Libyans’ killed friends,…
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Security Council and Arab League Must Act on Libyan Crimes Today
Update, February 23: Call on US government officials to play a leadership role at the United Nations to ensure that it imposes a total arms embargo on Libya and sends…
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Join Demonstrators in Chicago – Call for an end to Violence!
Death tolls continue to rise in Libya, Yemen, Bahrain, Iraq and other Arab countries as protesters demand their rights. Join demonstrators in Chicago and call on all governments to stop…
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The Right to a Facebook Status
Facebook status updates draw the protest picture in the Middle East and North Africa
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Turkey: Arrest & Surrender Bashir!
Sudanese President Omar al Bashir is expected in Istanbul, Turkey, this Sunday and Monday for a summit of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC). Back in March, the International…
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The Italian Job
Earlier today an Italian court convicted in absentia twenty-two CIA officers and a colonel in the US Air Force of charges relating to the February 2003 kidnapping of Muslim cleric…
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Human Rights Flashpoints-September 1, 2009
Burma - New Fighting in Northeast The last few days have seen renewed violence in Myanmar (Burma). Fighting erupted between government forces and one of the so-called ceasefire groups, when…
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Death of POC Fathi al-Jahmi
Fathi Al-Jahmi became an activist for democracy in the 1970s. When he was a provincial governor in 2002, he criticized Muammar al-Gadhafi’s authoritarian regime, calling for free elections, a free…