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Troubled Waters: Palestinians Denied Fair Access to Water
Israel is denying Palestinians their right to access to adequate water by using discriminatory and restrictive policies. Donatella Rovera, senior researcher on Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories said, “Israel…
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Breaking News: Deal Emerges in Honduran Coup Crisis
Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya and de facto Honduran leader Roberto Micheletti reached an agreement on Thursday that involves sharing power for the remaining of Zelaya's term. More from Democracy…
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Texas Ex-Gov Doubts Death Penalty
In a recent interview on NPR, former Texas Governor Mark White discussed his lack of faith in the ability of the legal system to reliably handle death penalty cases, and…
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Aterciopelados: Big Shout Out for Amnesty International at UN concert
[caption id="attachment_5944" align="alignleft" width="293" caption="Aterciopelados at UN concert ©AI"][/caption] The Colombian rock group Aterciopelados performed last week at the UN Day Concert: A Tribute to Peacekeeping, as they performed their…
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No Good Governance in Southern Africa?
Even though The Mo Ibrahim Foundation decided no former African leader merited its $5 million prize this year; when it ranked African nations on good governance, five of the top 10 were countries…
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Feeling Out of Options? Try a Boycott.
Update: Amnesty International warns of deteriorating human rights conditions in Zimbabwe. Amnesty International warned today that Zimbabwe is on the brink of sliding back into the post-election violence that erupted last…
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Mozambique Rocks the Vote
Mozambique goes to the polls tomorrow in its fourth general election since independence from Portugal in 1975. Parliamentary control and the Presidency are up for grabs. Election observors from the African Union, the Commonwealth…
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Human Rights Flashpoints – October 27, 2009
Zimbabwe - Political Standoff Continues The situation remains tense in Zimbabwe after Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai temporarily withdrew from the governing coalition on October 16th. Following the 10-day standoff, Tsvangirai’s…
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Docs Won’t Help Ohio Kill
[caption id="attachment_5885" align="alignleft" width="251" caption="Health professionals confirm death in 1998 Guatemala execution. (c) Jorge Uzon"][/caption] Ohio's botched and failed execution of Romell Broom, which has led to the postponement of…
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Who Really Killed Brad Will?
[caption id="attachment_5890" align="alignleft" width="267" caption="Brad Will ©AI"][/caption] This week is the anniversary of the death of Brad Will, a US video journalist who was shot and killed in Mexico on…
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Beyond the Market: Health Care as a Civil or Human Right?
A dramatic disconnect between principles and policies has hampered current U.S. health care reform efforts. This became obvious when candidate Obama declared health care to be a right and then…
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U.S. State Department Releases Sri Lanka War Crimes Report
The U.S. Department of State‘s Office of War Crimes Issues released its investigation into the final stage of the conflict in Sri Lanka today. Requested by Congress, the report (pdf)…