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Copt Blast Aftermath: When Will the State of Emergency Protect Egyptians?
A week after a New Year's Day attack on a Copt church left 21 Egyptians dead and 79 wounded, it’s still hard to express in words the kind of madness…
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Sudan: The Best Monitored Crisis in History?
No matter how uncertain the weeks following the referendum will be for Sudan, one thing is guaranteed: The situation in South Sudan is the best monitored and documented potential human…
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Miscarriage of Justice
For continuous updates on human rights in South Asia, follow acharya_dude on twitter. [caption id="attachment_16409" align="alignleft" width="251" caption="Binayak Sen being led to court in Chhattisgarh"][/caption] I’ve been on vacation for…
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Finally a good news story…
[caption id="attachment_16419" align="alignleft" width="185" caption="James Zadroga"][/caption] Yesterday, while still on vacation in Hawaii, President Obama signed the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act into law, laying the groundwork for…
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Less than Two Weeks Left: World Anxiously Awaits Sudan Referendum
By Girma Negash, Sudan Country Specialist This posting is part of the Sudan Referendum Watch series Recent reports have indicated that South Sudan will move forward as scheduled on January…
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Hollywood Greats Join Amnesty to Express Outrage Over Panahi Sentence
One week after the astonishing news that Iranian cinematic giant Jafar Panahi had been handed a harsh prison sentence and an unprecedented twenty-year total ban on his artistic activities, Mr.…
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Caterpillar Inc's Role in Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories
A coalition of student groups from the Arizona university system invited me recently to talk to the Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR) about Caterpillar, Inc’s role in violations of international…
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Brazil Hides its Crimes Through Inhumane Legislation
It has been 25 years since Brazil’s military regime ended. Yet, the crimes and violence enforced by the country’s authorities from 1964 to 1985 have failed to see the light…
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Cote D'Ivoire Reaches Tipping Point as Death Toll Hits 200
At a special session of the UN Human Rights Council today, the US claimed that the post-election violence in Cote D’Ivoire has claimed 200 lives so far – a much…
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Will Gov. Schwarzenegger Grant Clemency?
Kevin Cooper has been on death row in California for 25 years. There are major unresolved doubts about his guilt and many have called on outgoing Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to…
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Freedom to Believe
We want to share this powerful message former prisoner of conscience Bu Dongwei shared with Amnesty members earlier today. Dear Amnesty Supporter, Are you celebrating a holiday this December? Gathering…
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Human Rights Victory in Angola!!
[caption id="attachment_16265" align="alignleft" width="184" caption="Billboard showing portraits of the victims of an attack on the bus carrying the Togo national football team."][/caption] Today, four persons incarcerated in Angola were released…