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Do Sri Lankan Asylum-Seekers Deserve Hearings?
You may not have heard about it, but a boatload of Sri Lankan Tamils recently arrived in Canada. The Washington Post published an article quoting a former State Dept. official…
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Speak Out for Troy Davis
There are no do-overs when it comes to death. Help by writing a letter to the editor of your local paper in support of Troy Davis.
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Amnesty Activists Detained at U2 Concert
Five Amnesty International activists were detained by police yesterday before U2's first ever Russian show in Moscow. The detained activists had been holding placards inside the concert venue and collecting…
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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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Armenia: Guys Who Struggled for Independence Are Now in Prison
On Armenia's 20th anniversary of declaration of independence, concerns about the human rights of imprisoned opposition activists.
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ACTION: Halt Forced Evictions in Georgia
Tell Georgian president to halt forced evictions.
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Troy Davis Petition Denied
Today Judge William T. Moore, Jr., ruled that Troy Davis did not “clearly establish” his innocence at the hearing held in Savannah on June 23-24. In a welcome development, Judge…
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Iran Stoning Case Lawyer Hounded into Exile
The campaign to silence Iran’s bravest voices by any means possible is a tragedy for Iranians and for people around the world who admire the courage of Iranian human rights…
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You Have Been Sentenced to…Paralysis?
A judge in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia is considering the possibility of paralysis as punishment in retribution for similar injuries a man allegedly caused during a fight. Saudi Arabia must not…
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Maybe Oklahoma Should Stop Trying to Execute Jeffrey David Matthews
Jeffrey David Matthews' execution was stayed yet again yesterday. This time because there is a worldwide shortage of sodium thiopental, the first drug in the three drug series most states…
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Afghan Couple Stoned to Death
"We love each other no matter what happens." Those were some of the last words of Khayyam and Siddiqa before they were stoned to death for ‘eloping’. This was the…
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A 64 Million Dollar Question
Killing prisoners is an abuse of state power. Even if it saved money it would still be the ultimate human rights violation. But of course, it doesn’t save money. The…