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Invictus Kicks Off New Campaign for the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Linda Milazzo | Posted 12.14.2009 | Los Angeles

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Linda Milazzo

Los Angeles gets a bad rap. It's assailed for being shallow and rarely acknowledged for its good heart. But Los Angeles has a huge heart - at the center of which is pulsating non-stop activism.

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Obama's Human Rights Opportunity in Singapore

Robert Amsterdam | Posted 11.11.2009 | World

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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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Increased Visibility Comes With Increased Defamation

Neil G. Giuliano | Posted 01.11.2009 | Media

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Neil G. Giuliano

Rather than serving as platforms for lies and inaccuracies, media outlets should be calling out anti-gay activists when they resort to defamation, lies, and rhetoric that promote homophobia.

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