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Obama's Mixed Messages on Torture & Abuse
The President on counterterrorism policy, after 100 days in office: No more torture, or loopholes galore? Important symbolic steps, or stalling tactics? Heading in the right direction, or Barack "Dubya" Obama? Pundits are coming…
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Sri Lanka and the keeping of promises
The U.N. said today (April 29) that two aerial bombardments were reported in the conflict zone in northeastern Sri Lanka on April 28. This follows the Sri Lankan government's statement last Monday…
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Amnesty Activists March to White House Today Calling for Accountability
At last night's press conference marking 100 days in office, President Obama said that over time a "short-cut" like torture "corrodes the character of a country." And he has gotten…
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UN: Sri Lanka facing two humanitarian crises
A top U.N. official visiting Sri Lanka warned today that Sri Lanka is facing "what amounts to two quite distinct crises."Â The first is the one I've been writing about…
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How Did Sri Lanka End Up in this Crisis?
While an estimated 50,000 civilians are still trapped in Sri Lanka's shrinking war zone, a diplomatic push for a humanitarian ceasefire by the British and French foreign ministers did not…
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On Hunger Strikes and Roxana Saberi
A few months ago I saw "Hunger," a disturbing movie about the hunger strike of IRA member Bobbie Sands in Maze Prison in Northern Ireland -- a hunger strike that…
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Crackdown After Disputed Elections?
Following disputed elections in Moldova, human rights defenders find themselves increasingly under threat. In addition to organizers of peaceful protests, several civil society organizations, including Amnesty International, are now being…
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No relief for Sri Lanka's trapped civilians
When I first heard this morning that the Sri Lankan government had announced that "combat operations have reached their conclusion" in the government's offensive against the opposition Liberation Tigers of…
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Global Day of Action for Troy Davis, May 19
On April 16, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Troy Davis’ application for permission to file a new petition in Federal Court. This denial cannot be appealed, but Davis’…
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Sri Lanka: When a ceasefire isn't enough
The opposition Tamil Tigers announced a unilateral ceasefire today, which the Sri Lankan government immediately dismissed. Successive government offensives in recent months have reduced the Tiger-held area to a 5…
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Israel's Investigation into Gaza Offensive More Than Disappointing
The Israeli Army (IDF) this week concluded that its forces had committed no violations during the recent Gaza military offensive. Most shocking to me was the claim that "no phosphorus…
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Govt Running Out the Clock on Torture
(As originally posted on Daily Kos) Let’s be clear, calls to allow the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence to conduct its own investigation into the abuses committed in secret CIA…