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Troy Davis And Our Unfixable Death Penalty
In the four years since Amnesty International first reported on Troy Davis, three states have abolished the death penalty. In each case, the governor signing the abolition bill cited the…
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UN: Release Sri Lanka Panel Report
A UN report on accountability for war crimes committed in the Sri Lankan armed conflict must be made public.
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Back to Basics: A Military Commissions Primer
If we had treated Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and co as criminal suspects, the 9/11 Trial would have been over years ago and the US would have shown that terrorists could…
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When A Tweet Can Change The World
A 14-year-old boy in Kashmir held without charge was freed thanks to a Twitter campaign targeting Indian government officials.
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Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi On An Iranian Family's Tragedy
Thirty years of brutal repression in Iran is movingly condensed into the story of one family’s tragedy in Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Shirin Ebadi's new book The Golden Cage.
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Iraqi authorities must halt attacks on protesters
Thousands of Iraqis have taken to the streets since early February 2011 to protest against the chronic lack of basic services, rising prices, mass unemployment and endemic corruption, and to…
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Role of women in protests in Yemen
Women in Yemen are fighting on two fronts. They are on the frontlines speaking up against torture, rampant poverty, corruption and lack of freedom; but they also fight on a…
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France's Face Veil Ban Goes Into Effect Today
As France's ban on full-face veils goes into affect today, several people have already been detained for protesting or wearing the outlawed garment.
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Massacre at Rio de Janeiro's Public High School
Earlier today Brazil suffered one of its saddest days in recent history.
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Execution Date is Inevitable. Execution is NOT.
Troy Davis, on death row in Georgia despite serious claims of innocence, has run out of appeals. But he has not run out of hope, and neither have we.
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Mines Pose New Danger As Libya Battles Rage On
Mines pose new danger as Libya battles rage on.
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Anti-Immigrant Bill Coming Down To The Wire
The Georgia State Legislature will reconvene on Monday, April 11 for its final 3 days. During this time, HB 87 – the anti-immigrant Arizona copycat – will be voted on.…