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Bono To Present Amnesty Award To Aung San Suu Kyi

AP | SHAWN POGATCHNIK | Posted 05.30.2012

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DUBLIN — Bono will present Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi with Amnesty International's highest honor when she visits Dublin next mon...

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When Hogwarts Came to Harvard: Real Life Villains and the Universal Power of Imagination

Christine Horansky | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: JK Rowling, Harry Potter, Harvard, Pottermore, Literacy, Global Education, Human Rights, Empathy, Amnesty International, Imagination, Hogwarts, Impact News

What universal appeal might the story of Harry Potter, with its young upstart wizards and Dark Lord, have for the real struggles of so many people around the globe?

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Deportation And Wiretapping At The Supreme Court

HuffingtonPost.com | Mike Sacks | Posted 05.21.2012

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WASHINGTON -- With five weeks remaining in its term, the Supreme Court on Monday morning chipped away at its 20-plus cases yet to be decided by issuin...

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With Eurovision 2012 Around The Corner, Azerbaijan Gets Much Unwanted Attention

Jeff Burbank | Posted 05.24.2012

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As this year's host of Eurovision, Azerbaijan may well impress visitors with its beautiful, entertaining capital city of Baku and friendly, considerate people, but not with how its government treats the people.

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NATO Reportedly Underplayed Civilian Deaths In Libya

Reuters | Posted 05.14.2012

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By Sebastian Moffett BRUSSELS, May 14 (Reuters) - NATO air strikes killed 72 civilians in Libya last year, Human Rights Watch said on ...

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No Mother's Day: Every 90 Seconds a Woman Dies Becoming a Mother

Soraya Chemaly | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Global Maternal Health, Women's Rights, Christy Turlington Burns, Pregnancy, Reproductive Rights, Mothers Day, Unplanned Pregnancy, Amnesty International, No Mothers Day, Human Rights, Every Mother Counts, Global Maternal Mortality, US Maternal Mortality Rates, Pregnancy Complications, Reproductive Justice, Maternal Mortality, Video, Global Motherhood, Politics News

Every 90 seconds, somewhere in the world, a woman dies from a pregnancy-related complication. This isn't just a "third world" problem. The United States currently ranks 50th in the world for maternal health. It is safer to give birth in Bosnia or Kuwait than in California.

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What Comes Next for the Blind Chinese Dissident and US-Chinese Relations?

Amnesty International | Posted 05.02.2012

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Now is the time to remind the Chinese that human rights, long viewed as a luxury indulged in only when it does not conflict with core issues of security and prosperity, permeates U.S.-China relations.

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Is Criminalization of HIV Transmission Effective? Swedish Case Reveals Why the Answer Is No

Marianne Mollmann | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Abuse, Criminalization, Human Rights, Health, Unaids, Amnesty International, Hiv Transmission, Sweden, Domestic Violence, World News

The highly publicized use of the criminal law in Sweden to punish those living with HIV for being timid about their health status does not make it easier for anyone to disclose.

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Families of Murder Victims Key to Victory in Repeal of Death Penalty in Connecticut

Amnesty International | Posted 04.23.2012

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These spouses, siblings, and parents told legislators that exacting revenge would not help them heal, nor end their pain. They were adamant that countering one murder with a state-sanctioned killing would prolong and exacerbate their suffering.

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Legally Killing People Has Gotten A Lot More Expensive

The Huffington Post | Khadeeja Safdar | Posted 03.30.2012

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Legally killing people has gotten more expensive. The price of execution drugs is now 15 times higher than it was a year ago, according to The Aust...

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New Report Shows Death Penalty By Country

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 03.27.2012

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Fewer countries worldwide used capital punishment in 2011, however those that did carry out executions did so at an "alarming rate," according to a ne...

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U.S. Ranks 5th On Global Execution Scale

AP | PETER JAMES SPIELMANN | Posted 03.27.2012

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NEW YORK -- The United States was the only Western democracy that executed prisoners last year, even as an increasing number of U.S. states are moving...

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Pete Seeger -- Forever Young At 92 -- Salutes Bob Dylan 50th Anniversary

Martin Lewis | Posted 05.16.2012

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It's the 50th anniversary of the release of Bob Dylan's first album. Time may be relative -- but that's a landmark any way you slice it.

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Report: Syrian Detainees Beaten, Sexually Assaulted, Killed

Posted 05.14.2012

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BEIRUT (AP) -- Syrian security forces routinely torture people detained during the country's year-old uprising against authoritarian President Bashar ...

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How the Secret Policeman's Ball Got Rolling...

Gregory Weinkauf | Posted 05.03.2012

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You've heard of it. You've wondered about it. You've seen films of the classic ones on laserdiscs, VHS tapes and new-fangled DVDs. If you're really lucky there's a reasonable chance you've even attended one of them.

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Sensationalizing Drug Use in Pregnant Women: How the Media Perpetuates Racist and Ineffective Policies

Marianne Mollmann | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Drug Use, Whitney Houston, Human Rights, Crack Cocaine, Health, Amnesty International, Pregnancy, Racism, Drugs, Children's Health, Politics News

In this sense, poverty itself is what singles a pregnant woman out for persecution. It is no coincidence that the main focus for drug prosecutions for pregnant women in the United States is crack cocaine, a drug almost exclusively used by the resource-poor.

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Iranian Pastor May Face Execution For Refusing To Recant

The Huffington Post | Timothy Stenovec | Posted 02.24.2012

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Youcef Nadarkhani, an Iranian pastor who in 2010 was found guilty of apostasy and sentenced to death for refusing to recant Christianity, may have rec...

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Bradley Manning, Solitary Confinement and Occupy 4 Prisoners

Bill Quigley | Posted 04.24.2012

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One of the major complaints of prisoner human rights activists is the abuse of solitary confinement in prisons across the U.S.

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The Dangers of Being Female

Marianne Mollmann | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Women's Empowerment, Women's Rights, Violence Against Women, Human Rights, Maternity Leave, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Susan G. Komen Planned Parenthood, Womens Issues, Amnesty International, Feminism, Women News

This month was big on bad news for women.

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7 Nonprofits To Watch On Pinterest

Posted 02.21.2012

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By now, most nonprofits have likely been bombarded with suggestions to hop on the Pinterest craze. So what's it all about, and which organizations can...

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Uganda Police Shut Down LGBT Advocacy Group's Meeting

AP | Posted 02.14.2012

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KAMPALA, Uganda -- A gay activist in Uganda says that the country's ethics minister, accompanied by police, broke up a meeting of gay participants. A...

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Maldives Police Issue Warrant For Former President

AP | KRISHAN FRANCIS and HUSSAIN SINAN | Posted 04.10.2012

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MALE, Maldives — A court in the Maldives issued an arrest warrant Thursday for former President Mohamed Nasheed, a day after his supporters ramp...

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'Chimes of Freedom' Celebrates the Power of Music and Activism

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 04.01.2012

Amnesty International's Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan is not the first time they've tapped into the music community to raise funds and bring awareness to human rights issues.

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Ke$ha, Miley And Maroon 5 Cover Bob Dylan

AP | CAITLIN R. KING | Posted 03.28.2012

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NASHVILLE, Tennessee — Anyone who ever doubted the transformative power of Bob Dylan's music need only look to Ke$ha. Yes, Ke$ha....

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The Unfinished Revolution: We Must Stand Shoulder to Shoulder With the Egyptian Protesters

Bianca Jagger | Posted 03.26.2012

The Egyptian peoples' revolution that began a year ago today must not be allowed to be hijacked by the military. The Egyptians, more than ever, need the support of the international community during this critical period, to achieve their goals.

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