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| Mon Mar. 29, 2010 12:28 PM PDT

Sting's Uzbek Dictator Problem

Nowadays, no crooner ever tells a tyrant: "Don't stand so close to me."

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| Tue Mar. 2, 2010 1:47 PM PST

Video: Made in China Diversion

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| Tue Dec. 1, 2009 3:11 PM PST
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Human Rights in the Dust

The policies of the Bush administration were not just horrific in themselves or to others— they may also have brought to an end the human rights movement as we know it.

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| Thu Apr. 30, 2009 9:51 AM PDT

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China to Spy on Beijing Hotels During Olympics

The Chinese government is intent on presenting its best face to the world when the Beijing Olympics open on August...

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| Tue Jul. 29, 2008 8:32 AM PDT

Some Inconvenient Truths About The Olympics

The hype machine is now in high gear. You would have to live on the moon not to know:...

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| Tue Jul. 22, 2008 9:06 AM PDT

"Broken Laws, Broken Lives": New Physicians' Report

Physicians for Human Rights has released a new report that examines the medical evidence that it says confirms the "first-hand...

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| Wed Jun. 18, 2008 8:08 AM PDT

Are Today's Student Activists Lazy?

We want the lowdown on student activism, past and present. Been arrested and regret it? Would your school win the...

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| Thu May. 1, 2008 5:41 PM PDT

Iranian Nobel Laureate Threatened

Iranian human rights lawyer Shirin Ebadi, the recipient of the Nobel peace prize in 2003, says she is receiving an...

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| Mon Apr. 14, 2008 4:02 PM PDT
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Inside Gitmo with Detainee 061

Shortly after German-born Murat Kurnaz arrived at Camp Delta, intelligence reports show the plan was to let him go. What happened?

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| Mon Mar. 10, 2008 12:00 AM PDT
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Thu Dec. 13, 2007 1:00 AM PST
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That Darn Dictator!

Even though there's a writer's strike, you can still get your sitcom fix.

Tue Nov. 27, 2007 1:00 AM PST

The Players Behind Anti-Muslim Pogrom Caught On Tape

Last week, the Indian independent weekly newspaper Tehelka published the findings of their six-month long undercover investigation into the Gujarat...

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| Fri Nov. 2, 2007 4:32 PM PDT

Blotted Democracy in India or Just no Democracy at All?

Recently, the Human Rights Watch, in collaboration with Ensaaf, an Indian human rights organization, published a report addressing the impunity...

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| Tue Oct. 30, 2007 11:03 PM PDT

School of Shock : Rotenberg Center Director Matthew Israel Responds
Fri Oct. 5, 2007 12:00 AM PDT

School of Shock

Inside the taxpayer-funded program that treats American kids like enemy combatants.

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| Mon Aug. 20, 2007 12:00 AM PDT

Amnesty International Adopts Powerful Technology To Protect Darfur

Amnesty International USA is using powerful satellite cameras to monitor highly vulnerable villages in war-torn Darfur. This is the first-ever technological capability by human rights defenders to track possible targets of attack, prevent new atrocities, and save lives, says Amnesty. The human rights organization is inviting ordinary people worldwide to help protect 12 villages by visiting the Eyes on Darfur project website (www.eyesondarfur.org) and...

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| Thu Jun. 7, 2007 12:27 PM PDT

Mexico's Most Wanted Journalist: Lydia Cacho Made Some Powerful Enemies by Exposing Cancun's Sex Tourism Industry

Lydia Cacho made some powerful enemies by exposing Cancun's sex tourism industry. Now she's taking a historic civil rights case to Mexico's highest court.

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| Tue May. 1, 2007 12:00 AM PDT

Dictators On Parade

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| Mon Apr. 30, 2007 12:00 AM PDT

NYT Says "Military Taking a Tougher Line (Than What!?) With Detainees": Or the 2016 PBS Documentary on Guantanamo

Someday, not too many years from now, when Ric or Ken Burns or their successors makes the definitive elegiac 20-hour...

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| Sat Dec. 16, 2006 4:32 PM PST