Human Rights
Behind the death threats against supporters of Afro-Colombians
October 27, 2010Death threats have been made against U.S. organizations working in solidarity with Colombia. On October 10, the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) received its third death threat this year from Colombian "Black Eagles" paramilitaries.
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U.S. lawmakers call for halt to Honduras military aid
October 25, 2010Thirty members of the United States House of Representatives have sent a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton asking her to cut off U.S. aid to the armed forces and police in Honduras, until...
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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.
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Appeal 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.
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Rwanda 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.
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