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A Year of Seismic Significance in Iran
As 2009 draws to a close we marvel at the extraordinary—and what is sure to be remembered as pivotal—year in Iran. Amnesty International marked International Human Rights Day on December…
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Happy Birthday, Bangladesh
George Harrison, former Beatles, singing "Bangla Desh" (Ringo Starr, another Beatles member is at the drums) at the 1971 Concert for Bangladesh in New York City. Well, it's technically, Liberation…
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Musicians Shine a Light on Human Rights
It's amazing the power that music has to inspire people to stand up for what they believe in. And it’s also amazing how human rights inspire musicians. There’s a trio…
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Getting used to a new Gitmo zip code
(Originally posted on Jurist) The Obama administration's announcement that it intends to move "War on Terror" detainees not cleared for release to the Thomson Correctional Facility changes very little beyond…
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Unsilence Azerbaijan's Donkey Bloggers!
A satirical YouTube video showing a press conference by a blogger in a donkey costume was meant to make a point in ex-Soviet Azerbaijan. Instead, it got the activist and…
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Iraq Tells Camp Ashraf Residents to Get Out
Iraqi authorities announced last Thursday that they will forcibly relocate about 3,400 members of the Iranian opposition group People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI) from Camp Ashraf where they have…
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There's No Free Press in Egypt
That’s some bad timing U.S. Ambassador to Egypt Margaret Scobey had last week. Speaking at a public conference in Egypt, Scobey declared that “Egyptians are very free to speak out.…
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With Death Sentences Down, Things Are Looking Up in Texas
[caption id="attachment_6709" align="alignnone" width="309" caption="Source: Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty"][/caption] It’s always nice to hear good news about the decline of the death penalty, and even nicer when…
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Desperately Needed Homes Sit Unused in Mississippi
Thousands of residents of the Gulf Coast are unable to exercise their right to return more than four years after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita made landfall because of a lack…
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Chrysler decides to stand with Suu Kyi
On December 3, 2009, Chrysler launched a major new television ad dedicated to human rights, democracy champion and Nobel Laureate, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, a prisoner of conscience imprisoned…
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When did the "land of the free" become "the land preventing freedom"?
 The Restore Fairness Campaign recently posted a video describing the horrific plight of Esmeralda. Esmeralda: A Transgender Detainee Speaks Out from Breakthrough on Vimeo. Esmeralda, a transgender asylum seeker from…
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India Needs to Repeal Armed Forces Act NOW
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="320" caption="Street scene in Imphal, the capital of Manipur"] [/caption] Now is the time for Members of Parliament (called the Lok Sabha) to act to repeal the…