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India: Don’t Repeat Misuse of Counterterrorism Laws 0
Post Views: 10 Amend Laws to Protect Basic Rights (New York) – The Indian government should revise its draconian 2008 amendments to counterterrorism laws that can lead to serious violations of human rights, Human Rights Watch said in a new
Read MoreThe Afghan War Springs a Leak 0
Post Views: 5 The 92,000 reports on the war in Afghanistan made public by the whistleblower organisation WikiLeaks, and reported Monday by the Guardian, The New York Times and Der Spiegel, offer no major revelations that are entirely new, as
Read MoreIraq: Trade Unions Banned in the Electricity Sector 0
Post Views: 8 The ITUC strongly protest against the Ministerial Order, Issue 22 244, of the Iraqi Government. This Order clearly violates trade union rights. According to the information received by the ITUC, the Ministerial Order, issued by the Minister
Read MoreGreece must stop treating migrants as criminals Greece must stop treating migrants as criminals 0
Post Views: 4 Unaccompanied children are often held with adults, which is illegal under international law.© UNHCR/L. Boldrini The Greek authorities should immediately review their policy of locking up irregular migrants and asylum-seekers, including many unaccompanied children, Amnesty International said
Read MoreRampant Racism in the Criminal Justice System 0
Post Views: 6 The biggest crime in the U.S. criminal justice system is that it is a race-based institution where African-Americans are directly targeted and punished in a much more aggressive way than white people. Saying the US criminal system
Read MoreAfghanistan war logs: Secret CIA paramilitaries’ role in civilian deaths 0
Post Views: 37 An Afghan girl lies on a hospital bed in Helmand after being injured in an airstrike by coalition forces in June 2007. Photograph: Abdul Qodus/Reuters Innocent Afghan men, women and children have paid the price of the
Read MoreAfghanistan war logs: Massive leak of secret files exposes truth of occupation 0
Post Views: 20 The war logs reveal civilian killings by coalition forces, secret efforts to eliminate Taliban and al-Qaida leaders, and discuss the involvement of Iran and Pakistan in supporting insurgents. Photograph: Max Whittaker/Corbis? A huge cache of secret US
Read MoreUS: Confused, Alone, and in Legal Limbo 0
Post Views: 11 Personal belongings of undocumented immigrants being loaded into an ICE plane as part of the deportation process. © 2008 Michael Schennum·People With Disabilities Unlawfully Detained and Deported (New York) – People with mental disabilities, including US citizens,
Read MoreIndia: Press Burmese Leader on Human Rights 0
Post Views: 8 State Visit by Than Shwe Offers Opportunity to Reverse Failed Approach (New York) – India should emphasize respect for human rights during the state visit by Burma’s Senior General Than Shwe, Human Rights Watch said today. Economic
Read MoreThe Frame-Up 0
Post Views: 5 “Was this corporation willing to trade justice in the murder of 270 innocent people for oil profits?” Not too many guesses as to which oil company is under discussion: BP, current epitome of Big Oil at its
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