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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 collaborated with AIUSA on our 2007 documentary Justice Without Borders. Click here for local listings,…
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The Nightmarish Detention of U.S. Immigrants
(Originally posted in the Bell Gardens Sun) Coming to the United States was a “dream come true” for Deda Makaj. Now 42, Deda fled Albania 20 years ago after enduring…
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Help Release Laura Ling and Euna Lee
On Tuesday, we heard from T. Kumar about what U.S. journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee face in their 12 year sentence in a North Korean labor camp. They got…
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The June 12 Elections in Iran: A New Future?
[caption id="attachment_2394" align="alignnone" width="206" caption="© AFP/Getty Images"][/caption] Enormous crowds throng the streets of Tehran and great excitement is in the air. Commentators note that the June 12 presidential elections in…
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Life Inside a North Korean Prison Camp
The news has been buzzing with reports of the two U.S. journalists who were sentenced to 12 years imprisonment with hard labor in North Korea. Laura Ling and Euna Lee…
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Good News from Chevron: Toxic Waste Won't Make You Sick!
The thousands of communities living among Texaco’s decades-old toxic waste pits in the Amazon will be so relieved! It turns out that despite decades of scientific research, long-term exposure to…
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New Report Confirms Hamas' Deadly Campaign During Gaza War
Human Rights Watch (HRW) this week released a report detailing the unlawful killings and torture of Palestinians by Hamas during the recent Gaza conflict. This report confirms Amnesty’s own findings,…
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Republicans Protest Too Much
Right-wing Republicans have reportedly been mobilizing to block the appointment of two prominent lawyers to advisory positions in the Obama administration: Indiana University constitutional law Professor Dawn Johnsen and the…
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The Guardian 'Gaza War Crimes Investigation' – 3 videos
[caption id="attachment_1548" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Hermes 450 unmanned drone used by Israel."][/caption] The Guardian website posted three incredible videos March 23rd by Clancy Chassay, Christian Bennett, Sarah Brodbin, Maggie O'Kane and Mustafa Khalili. …
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The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same
Late on Friday afternoon, in a move apparently designed to give the media as little time to respond as possible, the Obama administration filed a new motion in the US…
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The Crisis Continues
[caption id="attachment_1077" align="alignleft" width="236" caption="As Israelis vote, Palestinians rebuild; Tents serve as temporary shelter while humanitarian supplies filter into Gaza."][/caption] The crisis in Gaza continues as the Israeli elections wrap…
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Historic presidential race, but slavery persists in US
Surrounding the election of the first black President of the United States, much was made of the country overcoming its legacy of slavery, leading a reasonable person to conclude that slavery…