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The Four Biggest Death Penalty Trends in 2010
The unworkable and degrading nature of capital punishment in the U.S. continued to reveal itself throughout 2010. The pace of executions slowed considerably as the year progressed, and the last…
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No More Delays
In the past week we have been treated to the unedifying spectacle of U.S. Senators blocking the passage of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010 (H.R.847)…
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Distinguished Iranian Film Director Jafar Panahi Receives Preposterous Sentence
Jafar Panahi is one of the most acclaimed film directors in the world. Admirers like myself were horrified and astonished at the news, announced yesterday, that Jafar Panahi had been…
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In Solidarity with Garment Workers in Bangladesh
UPDATE: For more stuff about human rights in South Asia (Bangladesh and India, in particular), follow acharya_dude on Twitter! In the days around Bangladesh’s Liberation Day (Bijoy Dibosh) celebrations, the…
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Net Neutrality: Save the Internet from Corporate Censorship!
In the last 15 years the Internet has become the most democratic communications tool ever created. But today, the Internet as we know it is at risk.
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Amnesty Calls on Iraqi Government to Protect Christians
As Christmas draws closer, Amnesty International calls on the Iraqi government to protect the country’s Christians who have been threatened, bombed, and displaced since the US invasion in 2003. In…
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Forgetting Darfur?
This posting is part of the Sudan Referendum Watch series Lately, there’s been no shortage of news about Sudan. On January 9th, the people of South Sudan will vote in…
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37 Iraqis at risk of imminent execution
On December 16 Deputy Justice Minister Busho Ibrahim said in an interview that Iraq will execute 37 people who have exhausted all legal remedies and their death sentences have been…
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Filep Karma Needs Urgent Help
The global Right for Writes write-a-thon may have ended last week, but Filep Karma still needs your help more than ever.
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Politics + Executions = Comedy Gold!
In emails that have come out during the appeal of New Hampshire’s one and only death sentence, we have learned that former New Hampshire Attorney General (and current U.S. Senator-elect)…
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President Obama endorses the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples!
Kicking off the second annual White House Tribal Nations Conference this morning, President Obama announced that the U.S. would finally endorse the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous…
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Free Gift with Your $15 Donation!
Today only! Make a donation of $15 or more to Amnesty International by midnight December 16th and get a free human rights word magnet set.