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UN official says Sri Lankan execution video authentic, calls for war crimes investigation
We mentioned in this site last August that a shocking video had been released which appeared to show extrajudicial killings in Sri Lanka during the final months of the war…
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Colbert: Death Penalty Deters Hunting Interns for Sport
If the death penalty is unconstitutionally wanton and freakish, then what about Lady Gaga? A profound, if unanswered question that Stephen Colbert raised last night as he lamented the decline…
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Sri Lankan editor's killers still at large
About a year ago, my first entry was posted to this site, about the murder of the Sri Lankan editor Lasantha Wickramatunga on Jan. 8, 2009.  Mr. Wickramatunga had been an outspoken…
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Intractable Obstacles
Last year ended with the news of a record low number of death sentences, and with the decision by the American Law Institute, described today in the New York Times,…
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Desi Spotlight Series: Indian Muslims Fighting for Rights in India
This is the first posting in the Desi Spotlight Series, a series of blogs that will spotlight organizations and individuals of South Asian origin living in the United States that…
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A message from Sting
We sent this moving message from Sting earlier today to our email list. In light of the recent startling developments in Iran, we’re also sharing it with you here on…
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Get everyone on YouTube talking about human rights!
Today, we're premiering our video homage to supporters who help spread human rights stories far and wide! YouTube is featuring our new, animated video "The Power of Words" on its…
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Local activists targeted in occupied Palestinian territories
Abdallah Abu Rahme is affable and articulate. Last July, when I called to set up a time to talk before one of the weekly protests in his village, Bi'lin in the occupied West Bank, he made…
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Southern Africa Year in Review 2009
[caption id="attachment_6908" align="alignleft" width="168" caption="Waiting in line to vote. ©Amnesty International"][/caption] As 2009 winds down, here's a wrap up of the year's highlights from the southern Africa region. From elections,…
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UN Report Echoes NGO Analysis of September Massacre in Guinea
Yesterday, a United Nations panel, commissioned in October to investigate the September 28th massacre in Guinea, released their report on what really happened that day. The report echoes what NGOs have…
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Sex in India (or, how I worried a little less about Section 377)
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="315" caption="A young hijra from Goa. Photo by Mike Garten (MikeGarten.com)"][/caption] OK, I admit that this post is not really about sex, but about gender identity and…
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How is the US currently upholding the human rights treaties to which it is a party of?
This week, on December 15, 2009, the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law held the first ever Congressional hearing on U.S. implementation of its human rights treaty…