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Iranian Lawyer and Human Rights Activist Shadi Sadr Detained in Evin Prison
Lawyer and human rights activist Shadi Sadr has been arrested and detained by Iranian authorities. According to the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, Sadr was walking with friends…
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War Crimes in Afghanistan. Or: What You Don't Learn in Science Class
Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) demonstrated in a more than impressive way this week how science and technology can advance the cause of human rights. Using forensic analysis and satellite…
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Another Life Lost in the Struggle for Human Rights in Russia
[caption id="attachment_2951" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Natalia Estemirova © AI"][/caption] Human rights activist Natalia Estemirova was murdered Wednesday in the North Caucasus region in Russia. According to BBC News, she was allegedly…
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Detainees Protest at Bagram
[caption id="attachment_2957" align="alignnone" width="480" caption="US air base in Bagram, Afghanistan. (c) Digital Globe 2009. Screenshot taken from Google Earth"][/caption] Detainees held in the U.S. military detention center at Bagram Air Base…
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Tune in to PBS tonight to watch a great documentary about justice
Tonight, PBS will premiere The Reckoning: The Battle for the International Criminal Court. This documentary film was produced by Skylight Pictures, an outstanding team of filmmakers who collaborated with AIUSA on our 2007 documentary Justice Without Borders.  Click here for local listings,…
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Parole Hearing for Leonard Peltier
< p style="text-align: left;">***** Update: As we await the results of Leonard Peltier's parole hearing, it is still possible to take action on his behalf. The online action has a…
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Yahoo! needs to click its refresh button on Internet Censorship in China
By Tony Cruz, AIUSA’s Business and Economic Relations Group Yahoo! held its annual shareholder meeting on June 25th — the first meeting with the company’s new CEO, Carol Bartz. In…
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Sri Lanka: Red Cross asked to scale down operations
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) announced today that it had been asked by the Sri Lankan government to scale down its operations in the country. The ICRC…
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Sentenced to Death Due to Police Torture
On July 7, Ronald Kitchen became a free man. Convicted of the murder of five people in 1988, he spent over a dozen years on Illinois’ death row facing execution,…
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Sri Lankan doctors "recant" prior testimony
A group of Sri Lankan doctors currently in detention were produced by the Sri Lankan government before the media today in order to recant their prior reports of civilian deaths…
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Will the US Seek the Death Penalty in First Trial of a Former Guantanamo Detainee?
Last month, Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani became the first Guantanamo Bay detainee to be brought to the United States for trial outside of the military commission system. His trial is set…
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Amnesty Hits the Warped Tour This Summer
Amnesty International is excited to be a part of the Vans Warped Tour music festival this Summer! The Warped Tour has always been supportive of Amnesty and the non-profit community,…