Human rights
Jared Diamond, Imperialist?
A human rights worker takes on The World Until Yesterday
2012 Was Not a Good Year for Freedom-Lovers in Russia
Crackdown on dissent approaches Soviet levels
Human Rights Watch: Worst Year in Russia Since Soviet Collapse
Freedom on the decline in Putin's empire
French Defense Minister Admits Mali Forces May Be Behind Some Human Rights Abuses
Refugees appear to be being brutalized by both sides
Human Rights Activists in Saudi Arabia Complain of Official Harassment
Rights few and far between in the kingdom
Report Adds Three to List of Free Countries
Unfortunately freedom has declined in more countries than it has improved
Sweden Ends Forced Sterilization of Transgendered People
Procedure dates all the way back to 1972
Bill Richardson and Eric Schmidt's Bogus Journey to North Korea
Kim Jong Un tried to project the look of a high tech leader
Obama Signs Trade Bill with Russia
Lifts some trade restrictions but sanctions some accused of human rights abuses
Nephew of Blind Chinese Activist Given Jail Sentence
Chen Kegui had his house stormed by police after his uncle fled to the U.S. embassy in Beijing
Uganda Hates on the Gays in Order to Make it Possible to Imprison Anybody Forever
Touch somebody, go to jail
Human Rights Activists Slam White House Drone "Rulebook"
Upset rules on drone strikes were codified and not reformed
President Obama's Visit to Burma and What Happened to Human Rights
An historic visit to a country slouching toward reform
UN Calls Access to Contraception a Human Right
Report says it would improve lives of women and children in developing countries
David Cameron is "Fed Up" That Abu Qatada is Still At-Large
Radical cleric not deported to Jordan because of human rights concerns
Iranian Dissidents Win European Human Rights Prize
Jailed human rights lawyer and banned filmmaker honored
Syria Accused of Using Cluster Bombs
Government denies using the ordnance despite photographic evidence
Wave of Violent Attacks Against Women in Western Afghanistan
Area has highest rate of self-immolation
Anti-Gaddafi Militias Accused of Beating and Executing Captured Fighters
We backed the right side in that one, didn't we?
Hamas Abusing Palestinians in Gaza
Unfair trials, torture, and forced confessions among the abuses reported
Obama Waives Sanctions on Nations that Use Child Soldiers
Comes at odds with his statements on human trafficking
Assad Not Interested in Reforms, Says UN Envoy
Human rights abuses and air assaults might have been a clue
UK to Deport Tamils Despite Evidence That They Could Be Tortured
Two flights to Sri Lanka will leave next week
Justice Departments Acquits CIA of Abuses
No charges are to be filed against anyone involved in the torture or killing of detainees
U.N. Chief to Iran: "So About Human Rights …"
Let's talk about getting some around here
Amnesty Urges Review of Pakistani Blasphemy Laws
Call comes after a girl was arrested for burning a Koran
Sweden Upset Over Assange Asylum
Says it has a stellar human rights record, except, presumably, when it requires people to be detained and forcibly returned to their country for questioning
Belarus Expels Swedish Ambassador For Being "Too Supportive of Human Rights"
Move comes days after Swedish human rights activists parachuted hundreds of teddy bears with pro-human rights messages into Belarus.
Gay Marriage, Like All Marriage, Not Worth Celebrating
Beware of governments granting the "right" to enter onerous lifelong contracts.
A Tale of Two Conservatives
Andrew C. McCarthy wants to give the government more power; Sen. Rand Paul doesn't.
