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Much Ado About Blackwater Part II: Xe (the next generation?)
Just as it seemed everyone knew about Blackwater and its laundry list of scandals, the company pulled an all-too-common move of ducking a public-relations battering and organization-level accountability by changing…
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Transparency Still an Unfulfilled Promise by President Obama
The Obama Administration has already taken several laudable steps to separate itself from illegal policies and practices of its predecessor, and I applaud them for it. I'm glad Attorney General…
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A step towards justice for Darfur?
The ICC's pre-trial chamber has issued an arrest warrant for Omar al-Bashir, the head of state of Sudan. Already, the government in Khartoum has rejected the court's decision. The government of…
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Bashir Behind Bars?
I welcome today's history-making announcement of an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Bashir. Since 2003 I have been part of Amnesty International's global quest to put an end to Bashir's…
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International Women's Day Rally and Forum for the Women of Atenco
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="© Private"][/caption] The women of Atenco, Mexico, have been waiting more than two years for justice. On May 3-4, 2006, nearly 3,000 federal, state, and municipal…
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Death Penalty abolition in Maryland: UPDATE
This afternoon, the Maryland death penalty repeal bill was amended on the Senate floor, by a 25-22 vote, so that the death penalty would still be available, except in cases…
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Iranian Women Fight for their Rights
[caption id="attachment_1324" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Shirin Ebadi"][/caption] As International Women’s Day approaches on March 8th, it’s time to recognize the struggles and achievements of women’s rights activists around the world. One…
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Condi's former professor argues she should be tried as war criminal tonight
Tonight just after 10 pm EST, Condoleeza Rice's former history professor will argue in a debate with Colorado State Senator Shawn Mitchell that the former Secretary of State should be tried…
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Momentum on accountability issues continues to build
It has been a busy week with developments on multiple fronts concerning the abuse of detainees held in the War on Terror. Senator Patrick Leahy (Democrat, Vermont) has announced that the…
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Vigilance Alone is Not Enough
The big news today is the announcement from Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (Democrat, Vermont) that his committee plans to hold a hearing in the near future to consider…
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Major General Backs Torture Commission
Major General Antonio Taguba speaks with Salon.com about why he supports a commission to examine torture: "You can't sweep unlawful activities under the table and just forget about it. I…
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New Amnesty report calls for comprehensive arms embargo on Israel and Hamas
Amnesty International released a report today 'Fuelling conflict: Foreign arms supplies to Israel/Gaza' calling for a comprehensive arms embargo on both Israel and Hamas. Amnesty researchers during their fact finding…