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Rockin Out the Valentines For Zimbabwe
[caption id="attachment_7880" align="alignleft" width="366" caption="Calling All Crows/State Radio Loves WOZA!"][/caption] I had a busy Valentine's Day writing valentines to 75,000 Zimbabweans and a squadron of anti-riot police. It was quite exhausting. Fortunately,…
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February 15-19: Take Action to Stop the Flow of Conflict Minerals
[caption id="attachment_7839" align="alignleft" width="241" caption="Child labourers at a cassiterite (tin oxide mineral) mine in Numbi, South Kivu, April 2009. Copyright Amnesty International "][/caption] Next week, activists like you are mobilizing…
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My Name Is Khan and I'm Not a Terrorist
UPDATE: Shiv Sena, a political organization with waning popularity, has been actively campaigning against this film. Given the recent history of Shiv Sena, one can only assume that this movie…
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Tell Zimbabwe Anti-Riot Police: Real Men Don't Beat Women!
[caption id="attachment_7798" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Zimbabwe police officers © APGraphicsBank"][/caption] Pig. Fuzz. 5-0 (as in Hawaii). These are some American slang terms for police. I won't even get into some of…
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Iranian Authorities Suppress Dissenting Voices on Victory of the Revolution Day
February 11 is Victory of the Revolution Day in Iran. Equivalent to the American Fourth of July, it commemorates the downfall of the monarchy in 1979, shortly after Ayatollah Khomeini…
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New bill to end violence against women:"An act of compassion.."
I was honored to attend the event to mark the re-introduction of the International Violence Against Women Act (I-VAWA) on Thursday February 4th. There was quite a turn out -…
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Don't Mine Us Out of Existence
UPDATE: Apparently the tribes in Orissa have asked James Cameron, the director of record-winning film Avatar for his assistance in stopping Vedanta's operations. UK-based company is destroying the environment of…
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All Malawians Should be Treated with Love
Malawi president Bingu wa Mutharika will purportedly participate in a traditional engagement ceremony on Valentine's Day with the lovely woman he has been seen escorting of late. I wish him all the happiness in the…
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Book Him Danno
Last week Attorney-General Eric Holder wrote to Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell about the circumstances surrounding the arrest of underwear bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab on Christmas Day 2009. A plainly…
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In Solidarity with the People of Iran
The first charter on human rights was authored by Cyrus the Great over 2500 years ago. As Iranians we are heirs to a proud tradition of human rights and tolerance.…
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A real chance for accountability for private security contractors
At the end of December, the human rights movement had some disappointing news. Federal Judge Ricardo Urbina dismissed the charges against the five Xe (Blackwater) guards accused in the shooting…
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The Road Not Taken
More disappointing news emerged on Monday for those who believe that US law and professional ethics should actually mean something. The long awaited Justice Department Office of Professional Responsibility report…