Tags: Human rights
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President Obama Won’t Just Close Gitmo, But Will He Stop the Torturing?
UN human rights commissioner points out force feeding is torture
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Obama Re-Promises To Close Down Guantanamo Bay, Why Not Just Sequester It?
Still open four years after being ordered shut down, with 86 detainees cleared for release but still there
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Evading Communist Censorship with Samizdat Flash Drives
Dissent in Cuba.
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US Provides Drones to Speech-Suppressing United Arab Emirates
Cashing in on tools that will undoubtedly be used to spy on and detain political opposition
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How’s That Government Working Out for Somalia?
Woman who accused security forces of rape sentenced to one year in prison along with reporter who interviewed her
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Reports of Atrocities Committed or Encouraged By Malian Forces Continue as Islamic Militants Lose Ground
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Jared Diamond, Imperialist?
A human rights worker takes on The World Until Yesterday.
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2012 Was Not a Good Year for Freedom-Lovers in Russia
Crackdown on dissent approaches Soviet levels
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French Defense Minister Admits Mali Forces May Be Behind Some Human Rights Abuses
Refugees appear to be being brutalized by both sides
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Bill Richardson and Eric Schmidt’s Bogus Journey to North Korea
Kim Jong Un tried to project the look of a high tech leader
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"I escaped a North Korean prison camp" - Shin Dong-hyuk's Survivor Story
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Uganda Hates on the Gays in Order to Make it Possible to Imprison Anybody Forever
Touch somebody, go to jail
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President Obama’s Visit to Burma and What Happened to Human Rights
An historic visit to a country slouching toward reform
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Two Remaining Pussy Riot Members Sent to Prison Camps Once Used as Gulags
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Hey Urban Outfitters: Che Guevara Was a Murderer and Your Poster Is Not Cool
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YouTube Face Blurring Tech Latest Google Thwarting of Authoritarian Governments
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Gay Marriage, Like All Marriage, Not Worth Celebrating
Beware of governments granting the "right" to enter onerous lifelong contracts.
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U.S. Not Allowing Pakistani Drone Lawyer Into Country
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How Gauche: American Yokels Actually Obey Their Own Laws
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Is Jason Russell’s Hysterical Naked Madness Good for Kony?