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Our Work in Myanmar Isn’t Done Yet!
This post is part of our Write for Rights series. Labor activist Su Su Nway was arrested for putting up an anti-government banner near the hotel in Yangon, Myanmar’s biggest…
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A Moral Quagmire
The British government announced that it had reached a settlement to pay compensation to sixteen former Guantanamo detainees for the abuses they suffered in US custody.
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Chinese Woman Sentenced to Year in Labor Camp Over Tweet
We're appalled that the Chinese authorities sentenced a woman to a year in a labor camp for retweeting a supposedly anti-Japanese message. They must release her immediately. Chinese online activist…
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Indonesia Must Block Virginity Tests for School Girls
As reports surfaced of Indonesian high schools forcing their female students to take pregnancy and virginity tests, we’re getting concerned about the effect this will have on women’s rights throughout…
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Detention and Torture: Just Another Day in the Life of a Human Rights Defender in China
This post is part of our Write for Rights series. [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="180" caption="Mao Hengfeng"][/caption] Mao Hengfeng has been repeatedly detained and tortured for her advocacy on behalf of…
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Code of Conduct for Private Security Providers Endorsed in Geneva
On Tuesday, November 9, 58 private security companies -- including Xe (formerly Blackwater) -- signed an International Code of Conduct for Private Security Providers. The Code seeks to address the…
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Amnesty International & Gael García Bernal Release Immigration Films
Amnesty International and Gael García Bernal launch films on migrants in Mexico.
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Help a student from Gaza not miss another day of school
Want to help a student who has worked hard both academically and in his community? Someone who has gone through the madness of applying and being accepted at a university…
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Fighting Crime Without the Death Penalty
“Bizarre.” This was the answer given by Former Detective Superintendent Bob Denmark of Lancashire, England when asked what people in the UK thought about the execution of Teresa Lewis. “[People] are…
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Contemporary Slavery in Brazil a Sad Reality
After responding to an anonymous claim filed last August, the Federal Police identified 14 individuals held as slaves at a farm in Brazil’s western state of Mato Grosso do Sul.…
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Campaign of Repression Against Union Organizing in Bangladesh
Labor groups and human rights organizations have denounced the harassment of worker's rights protesters in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka. This harassment has escalated in the past few days to…
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Digging Deeper Into Naomi Campbell’s "Dirty Little Stones"
Getting past the hype of the celebrity laden Charles Taylor trial to the real issue: blood diamonds and human rights abuses in Africa.