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Detainees Moved to DMV; Could Be Held There 'Indefinitely'

Andy Borowitz | Posted 11.17.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Borowitz Report, Geneva Conventions, Manhattan, Dmv, Andy Borowitz, Eric Holder Attorney General, Sarah Palin, Guantanamo Detainees, Amnesty International, Gitmo Detainees, Going Rogue, Eric Holder, Detainees, Comedy News
Andy Borowitz

While Eric Holder did not indicate how long the detainees might be held at the DMV, he did say that the DMV "is capable of detaining them indefinitely."

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Obama's Human Rights Opportunity in Singapore

Robert Amsterdam | Posted 11.11.2009 | World

Read More: Freedom of Assembly, Apec, Chee Soon Juan, Democracy, Canada, Obama, Autocracy, Defamation, Singapore Democratic Party, Amnesty International, Freedom of Speech, People's Action Party, Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew, Human Rights, Asean, Freedom of Expression, Harper, World News
Robert Amsterdam

Any American president should be horrified by the conditions under which opponents of the regime in Singapore have been harassed. The APEC summit presents an opportunity to set the record straight.

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U.N. Birthday Rocks for Its Peacemakers

Jim Luce | Posted 11.06.2009 | New York

Read More: India, Aterciopelados, Summer Olympics Beijing 2008, U.N. Department of Public Information, Emmanuel Jal, U.N. Day Concert 2009 a Tribute to Peacekeeping, Humanitarian, Shankhar Mahadevan, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, The War Against War, Angelique Kidjo, Cnn International, Jayashri Wyatt, Sierra Leone, Global Citizens, Wyclef Jean, Lauren Saffa, U.N. Secretary General, Norway, Lang Lang, Salman & Samina Global Wellness Initiative, Earth Wind and Fire, Xian Song & Dance Troupe, Africa, Zahir Hussain, Senegal, Leonardo Dicaprio, Cotonou, U.N. Department of Peacekeeping Operation, Oslo, Education Sans Mutilation, Wikipedia, Rwanda, Melissa Etheridge, Sting, South Asia, Berlin Philharmonic, Entwined Twins, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Pakistan, Isha Sesay, Culture Project, You Are Not Alone, Amnesty International, Blood Diamond, Shrinivas Uppalapu, Julianne Hoffenberg, John Mahavishnu McLaughlin, Benin, New York, Junoon, Barack Obama, Time 100, Colombia, Killing Me Softly, Ghatam, The First Time Ever, General Assembly, Salman Ahmad, Fisher Stevens, Interfaith Dialogue, Thought Leaders, Steven Lawrence, China, Bbc, Allan Buchman, National Geographic, Day-O, United Nations, Jim Luce, Harry Belafonte, Paris, Injustice, Vienna Philharmonic, Sudan, She Mama Africa, Selvaganesh Vinayakaram, Malaika, Cancion Protesta, John Lee, Sister Fa, Samir Chatterjee, Blue Helmets, Roberta Flack Singing, War Child Film, Berlin, Grammy-Award, Mridangam, Cross-Cultural Dialogue, Nile Rodgers, Indi-Jazz Fusion, Afghanistan, Kanjira, Eleanor Roosevelt, Freedom of Expression Award, Nobel Peace Prize, We Are the World, Alain Le Roy, God Grew Tired of Us, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, The Price of Silence, Two Sheps That Pass., Female Genital Mutilation, Emma McCune, Orphans International Worldwide, Haiti, New York Times, U.N. Peacekeepers, Swahili, Alicia Keys, Hutu-Tutsi Conflict, Sufi Rock, Remember Shakti, Michael Owen, USA for Africa, New York News
Jim Luce

Flashbulbs popping non-stop, H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary General of the United Nations in New York, entered the U.N. General Assembly Hall in New ...

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Dumb Luck and a Call to Action

Lora Somoza | Posted 10.14.2009 | Impact

Read More: Darfur, Amnesty International, Darfur Genocide, Obama Darfur, Mother Teresa, Charities, Impact News
Lora Somoza

Deemed the world's worst humanitarian crisis, the suffering in Darfur has not yet come to an end. We can help make that end possible.

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Netanyahu's 'Shame' And The Fiction He Weaves

Sharmine Narwani | Posted 10.01.2009 | World

Read More: Netanyahu, Goldstone Report, Politics, United Nations, Richard Goldstone, Israel Defense Forces, World, Hamas, UN High Commission for Human RIghts, Amnesty International, Palestinians, Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Human Rights, Gaza War, Gaza, Operation Cast Lead, Benjamin Netanyahu, Nuclear Weapons, Israel, Israeli Prime Minister, Nancy Kanwisher, World News
Sharmine Narwani

Break down Netanyahu's speech to the UN and you have more fiction than fact, albeit fiction that has very adeptly been spun by successive Israeli governments into the lexicon of our political language.

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Amnesty International Urges Action on Sri Lankan Detention Camps

Posted 11.15.2009 | Impact

Read More: Tamil Tigers, Detention Centers, Amnesty International, Sri Lanka, Impact News

The Sri Lankan government declared victory back in May when they defeated the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), also known as the Tamil Tigers....

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Amnesty International: Japan Must Stop Executing Mentally Ill Prisoners

Posted 11.10.2009 | Impact

Read More: Hanging by a Thread, Amnesty International, Death Row, Capital Punishment, Death Penalty, Japan, Impact News

Though Japan has a national policy against allowing visitors access to death row inmates, Amnesty International's latest report, "Hanging By A Thread,...

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Financial Times Withdraws Award To Narendra Modi, Gujarat's Chief Minister

Sanjeev Bery | Posted 10.20.2009 | World

Read More: Council of Indian Muslims, Commission on International Religious Freedom, Rss, Violence Against Women, Babri Mosque, Human Rights Watch, Narendra Modi, Immigration and Nationality Act, Hindu Nationalism, Vijay Prashad, Indian Human Rights, Amnesty International, Sangh Parivar, Indian Muslims, Vhp, Foreign Direct Investment, Mira Kamdar, New Delhi, Hindu-Muslim Riots, Pearson Group, Marjorie Scardino, Financial TImes, Modi Government, Godhra, Asian Personality of the Year, Muslims in India, Gujarat, Ayodyha, Hindutva, Fdi, Modi, India, World News
Sanjeev Bery

Following growing public criticism, the Financial Times magazine fDi has withdrawn its recent "Asian Personality of the Year" award to Narendra Modi, the Chief Minister of the Indian state of Gujarat.

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Latin America Scholars Urge Human Rights Watch to Speak Up on Honduras Coup

Robert Naiman | Posted 09.21.2009 | World

Read More: Honduras Coup, Amnesty International, Honduras, Human Rights, Human Rights Watch, World News
Robert Naiman

Latin America experts note that if Human Rights Watch took action and shone its spotlight on abuses in Honduras, the Obama administration would put greater pressure on the coup regime.

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The Modern Making of Refugee Politics

Yasmin Zaher | Posted 09.19.2009 | World

Read More: Amnesty International, Iraq Refugees, Copenhagen 2009, Un, Iraq, Refugees, World News
Yasmin Zaher

The deeper one delves into the issue, the more Iraqis face injustice and the more peculiar the case of the Danish government appears.

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Amnesty: Honduras Photos and Protestor Testimonies Show Extent of Police Violence

Robert Naiman | Posted 09.19.2009 | World

Read More: Honduras Coup, McClatchy Newspapers, Mcclatchy, Amnesty International, New York Times, Obama Administration, Honduras, Diplomacy, Foreign Policy, Miami Herald, World News
Robert Naiman

If the repression under the coup regime in Honduras were more widely known, it would be much more difficult for representatives of that regime to peddle their story in Washington that their government is "democratic" and "respects the rule of law."

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The Clock Ticks Ever Faster for Leonard Peltier

Harvey Wasserman | Posted 09.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Leonard Peltier, Nelson Mandela, Political Prisoners, Parole Commission, Amnesty International, Politics News
Harvey Wasserman

Leonard Peltier has been in prison for a staggering 33 years, six more than Nelson Mandela. When he was locked up, Three Mile Island was three years away, and Ronald Reagan had barely begun to run for President.

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Modern Day Harriet Tubmans Help Iraqi Women Escape Violence

Dr. Judith Rich | Posted 09.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Mimi Chakarova, Anna Bodhken, Baghdad Underground, Iraqi Violence Against Women, Amnesty International, Oxfam, Organization for Women's Freedom in Iraq, Madre, Living News, Featured Contributor, Dr. Judith Rich, Huffington Post, The Giving Life, Living News
Dr. Judith Rich

For the past six years, the daily headlines have been dominated by the war in Iraq and the political and social turmoil and widespread violence among ...

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Do Governments Need The Media to Bring Criminals to Justice?

Eric Blinderman | Posted 08.24.2009 | Media

Read More: Saddam Hussein, Mullah Krekar, Nuremberg, Ansar Al-Islam, Norway, Saddam Hussein Tribunal, Amnesty International, Iraq, The Simpsons, America's Most Wanted, The Wanted, Najmuddin Faraj Admad, Nbc, Media News
Eric Blinderman

America's Most Wanted has successfully bridged the gap between entertainment and law enforcement; The Wanted attempts to do this on an international scale.

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War Crimes in Afghanistan, Or: What You Don't Learn in Science Class

Amnesty International | Posted 08.17.2009 | World

Read More: Physicians for Human Rights, Amnesty International, Human Rights, Afghanistan, War on Terror, World News
Amnesty International

This week, Physicians for Human Rights, using forensic analysis and satellite imagery, documented a war crime -- and the subsequent U.S. supported cover-up -- in Afghanistan.

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The Guest is God's Friend: The Detention of Iason Athanasiadis in Iran

Sandy Tolan | Posted 08.02.2009 | World

Read More: Uk, Crackdown, Craft and Folk Art Museum, Clerics, Amnesty International, Iran, Nieman Foundation, Media, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Khamanei, Greek, Leyne, Documentary, Neda Agha Soltan, Committee to Protect Journalists, Christian Science Monitor, Neda, Iason Athanasiadis, World News
Sandy Tolan

Iason's detention is part a pattern of arrests and detentions of foreign reporters and Iranians working for Western news agencies.

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Amnesty Accuses Israel, Hamas Of War Crimes During Gaza Op (VIDEO)

AP | AMY TEIBEL | Posted 08.02.2009 | World

Read More: Amnesty Israel War Crimes, Hamas War Crimes, Israel War Crimes, Amnesty Israel, Amnesty, Amnesty Gaza, Amnesty International, Gaza War, Amnesty Gaza Report, Israel, World News

JERUSALEM (AP) -- Amnesty International accused Israel and Palestinian militants of war crimes Thursday in the most comprehensive report on the recent...

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Amnesty Salutes Its Secret Policemen

Gregory Weinkauf | Posted 07.30.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Paley Center for Media, Peter Gabriel, Larry Cox, Lincoln Center, Sting, Bono, John Cleese, Amnesty International, Monty Python, Martin Lewis, Bruce Springsteen, Secret Policeman’s Ball, Entertainment News
Gregory Weinkauf

The Secret Policeman's Film Festival celebrates three decades of comedy and music in service of Amnesty's efforts round the world.

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Sensationalist Film Exploits Human Rights Issue in Iran

Amnesty International | Posted 07.25.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Amnesty International, Women, Death Penalty, Iran, Human Rights, The-Stoning-of-Soraya-M, Entertainment News
Amnesty International

An accurate and thoughtful film about executions in Iran would be welcome, but we will still have to wait, as the Stoning of Soraya M is not it.

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Iran: Release Human Rights Lawyer Abdolfattah Soltani

Amnesty International | Posted 07.23.2009 | World

Read More: Amnesty International, Iran, Human Rights, Abdolfattah Soltani, Center for the Defense of Human Rights, World News
Amnesty International

Abdolfattah Soltani was arrested at his office in central Tehran on June 16th by four plainclothes security officials.

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Message from a Young Iranian - This Is Not Democracy

Heather Smith | Posted 07.20.2009 | World

Read More: Young Voters, Amnesty International, Iran Election 2009 Demonstrations, Rock the Vote, Human Rights, Twitter, Iran Election, World News
Heather Smith

"How much do I take for granted?" Donny asked. "For me, a choice between liberty and death is a philosophical dilemma, a historical event, but never a necessary choice."

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Smile and Say "Cleese!" - How the Secret Policeman Mocks, Rocks and Shocks

Gregory Weinkauf | Posted 06.25.2009 | Home

Read More: Rowan Atkinson, Peter Cook, Live Aid, Sting, John Cleese, Billy Connolly, Michael Palin, Bob Geldof, Monty Python, Amnesty International, Martin Lewis, Secret Policeman’s Ball, Home News
Gregory Weinkauf

Long ago on a smallish, awkwardly-shaped but somewhat culturally-significant island in the dismal North Sea, Peter Cook hosted a spoof awards show to anyone who featured in the 1981 Amnesty benefit show.

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The Stoning of Soraya M: A Brave New Film on Women's Rights in Iran

Chip Hanlon | Posted 07.17.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Amnesty International, Women's Rights, Iran, Human Rights, Stoning, The Stoning of Soraya M, Entertainment News
Chip Hanlon

The fact that stoning still occurs today is proof that too few understand its barbarity or frequency. Anyone who claims to care about the most basic of human rights, this film is a must.

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Having a Secret Policeman's Ball

Brad Schreiber | Posted 07.13.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Music, Film, Humor, Movies, Rock and Roll, Comedy, Hollywood, Tracy Chapman, Sting, Green Day, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Tom Morello, Nickelback, Amnesty International, John Cleese, Joan Baez, Egyptian Theatre, Martin-Lewis, Monty Python, Entertainment News
Brad Schreiber

Martin Lewis is a multi-headed entertainment serpent no longer interested in being a mere producer but is bent on some plan for world domination.

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June 12 Elections in Iran: A New Future?

Amnesty International | Posted 07.12.2009 | World

Read More: Amnesty International, Elections, Iran, Human Rights, Iran Election, World News
Amnesty International

As Iranians prepare to go to the polls to elect their president, human rights has surprisingly emerged as a subject of debate among the four candidates.

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