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Terrorist Or Activist? A Young Colombian, Gabriel Gonzalez, Fights For His Country, His Reputation (VIDEO)

Diane Tucker | Posted 11.09.2009 | World

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Last week Tom Brokaw presented a human rights award to Gabriel Gonzalez. The thoughtful young man then flew home to Colombia, where he is charged with being a terrorist and faces seven years in prison.

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Beyond Guantanamo

Ginny Sloan | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics

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The Declaration represents the largest collection of policy experts yet to lend their voices to a responsible plan to process the cases of suspected terrorist detainees held at the Guantanamo detention facility.

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91% Of Terror Defendants Tried In US Courts Were Convicted: Study

Reuters | Posted 08.23.2009 | Politics

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MIAMI - Guantanamo prisoners could be successfully tried in the United States because an overwhelming number of terrorism cases in U.S. courts since t...

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Predictable Chaos as Guantanamo Trials Resume

Andy Worthington | Posted 08.18.2009 | Politics

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With no visible progress this was another dismal outing for the Commissions, and another warning for the Obama administration that any kind of revival of the wretched trial system will remain fraught with insoluble problems.

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Women's Rights in Pakistan: Descending into Darkness

Human Rights First | Posted 07.25.2009 | World

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Mukhtar Mai, a leading Pakistani women's rights advocate, has been celebrated across the globe. But her future, in light of a recent Multan Electric Power Company's raid, remains uncertain.

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World Refugee Day: After Fleeing Persecution At Home, Asylum Seekers Face Prison-Like Conditions In U.S.

Kelly Nuxoll | Posted 07.21.2009 | World

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Like the bulk of people who come to the United States seeking asylum or without correct documentation, Jean-Pierre spent the first phase of his new life as a prisoner.

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EXCLUSIVE: Russian Human Rights Activists Face Spike In Death Threats (UPDATES)

Diane Tucker | Posted 07.24.2009 | World

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More than 50 percent of the Russian people believe that "ethnic minorities should be limited or expelled from the country," Alexander Verkhovsky told the HuffPost.

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Obama Huddles With Human Rights Groups Before Security Speech

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.20.2009 | Politics

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Under heavy criticism for a series of decisions on national security that resembled, for some, those of the Bush years, President Barack Obama hosted ...

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Persecuted Often Find Prison in the United States

Human Rights First | Posted 06.19.2009 | World

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Welcoming the persecuted with handcuffs and prison uniforms is simply not consistent with this country's values or its commitments under refugee protection and human rights conventions.

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Fear, Loathing and the U.N. Human Rights Council

Neil Hicks | Posted 05.16.2009 | World

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The United States is in a unique position to seek to persuade its allies to behave more constructively on international human rights issues.

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Can We "Reset" Relations with Colombia?

Robert Naiman | Posted 04.05.2009 | World

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Our failed Colombia policy deserves special attention: it's literally a matter of life and death.

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Michael Posner To Head State Department's Human Rights Bureau: Official

Bloomberg.com | Posted 03.28.2009 | World

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Feb. 25 (Bloomberg) -- China's human rights record worsened last year in areas that included harassment of dissidents and repression of ethnic minorit...

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24: A Thriller With Few Surprises

David Danzig | Posted 02.14.2009 | Entertainment

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Junior soldiers have imitated techniques they have seen on the program. And military educators report that "24" is one of the biggest problems they have in their classrooms.

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Indonesia Murder Trial: Widow, Public And International Observers Protest Acquittal Of Former Official

GlobalPost.com | Peter Gelling | Posted 02.02.2009 | World

Defying what analysts had called an opportunity to demonstrate reform, a Jakarta court on Wednesday acquitted a former intelligence official of any ...

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Shaky Foundations & Bernie Madoff

Marc Gunther | Posted 01.28.2009 | Business

Nonprofits and foundations have to pay a lot more attention to how and where their money is invested. They can't just be responsible donors. They need to be responsible owners as well.

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