Human Rights
Amnesty urges Cuban Five case review
October 19, 2010Human rights group, Amnesty International, issued a call to U.S. officials to review the case of the Cuban Five, citing serious violations of the prisoners' rights.
Read moreAppeal for support for Iran hunger strikers
August 6, 2010Hunger strikers in Iran's notorious Evin Prison are approaching their third week without food in protest at being transferred to solitary confinement, inhuman prison conditions and violent treatment.
Read moreRwanda releases U.S. lawyer Erlinder
June 18, 2010Progressive U.S. lawyer Peter Erlinder has been freed from jail in Rwanda and may be returning to the United States within the next few days.
Read moreRights group says California abuses children
June 3, 2010A recent Human Rights Watch report on California's neglect of children leaving foster care has gained considerable international coverage.
Read moreA port in the storm
May 20, 2010As readers may have noticed, I haven't written an article in the last few months. I've been fully occupied with a condition that comes with life - its passing.
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