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Truce Over – Bloodbath Next?
The two-day truce called by the Sri Lankan government ended on Wednesday, with a Sri Lankan military spokesman saying military operations against the opposition Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (known as…
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Organizers of Moldova's Twitter Revolution Remain at Risk
The last ten days have seen massive protests in several countries, including Moldova, where the government is now accusing the organizers of peaceful demonstration on April 6 of inciting the…
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Extend truce now in Sri Lanka
Last Sunday, President Rajapaksa of Sri Lanka announced a two-day pause in offensive operations against the opposition Tamil Tigers, in observance of the Sinhala/Tamil New Year. Over 150,000 Tamil civilians…
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Obama possessed
By Cheney that is. Last Friday, the Obama administration turned to the "dark-side" yet again, and appealed a district court ruling that would give detainees in Afghanistan a chance to…
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Justice for Guatemala's Disappeared?
Yesterday, The Washington Post published an article highlighting the opening of Guatemala's police archives. The archives -- which contain documentation of Guatemala's internal armed conflict that killed approximately 200,000 people -- could…
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Why Are These People Dancing?
[caption id="attachment_1712" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti"][/caption] It is Monday, March 16, 2009. These two lawyers are dancing in celebration outside the home of Iftikhar Chaudhry , Chief Justice of…
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Doctors who torture
Torture can't happen without doctors. The point of torture is not to kill. As a former CIA lawyer once said, "If a detainee dies, you're doing it wrong." The point…
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What detention looks like on Twitter
One of the side effects of our new social networking technology is we are getting to see human rights violations and the workings of security agencies occur in real time…
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"A victory for the whole world"
A few years ago, thanks to a grant from the former JEHT Foundation, I began working with the great Skylight Pictures on a short documentary film for Amnesty members. The film was envisioned…
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Letters to the Editor about Gaza
Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) received a number of letters about our recent action asking the State Department why they allowed a massive shipment of arms to Israel despite clear evidence…
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It's the Morning After and My Marriage Feels Fine
The stars appear to be aligning. Yesterday, for the first time, a state legislature voted to allow same-sex marriage. Vermont joined Connecticut, Massachusetts, and recently Iowa, in recognizing marriage equality.…
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Republicans Protest Too Much
Right-wing Republicans have reportedly been mobilizing to block the appointment of two prominent lawyers to advisory positions in the Obama administration: Indiana University constitutional law Professor Dawn Johnsen and the…