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Mexico : The Song of the Guerrilla is Heard Again
Rosendo Radilla Pacheco, politician, activist and folksinger, was “disappeared” by federal troops in August 1974 during Mexico’s “dirty war.” He is now the subject of a human rights investigation and a documentary film (above).As Mexico Awaits 2010:The song of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Human Rights, Latin America, Mexico, Revolutionary Movements
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Cynthia McKinney : Letter From an Israeli Jail
Former U.S. Rep. Cynthia McKinney is now imprisoned in an Israeli jail after the Israeli stopped a boat with humanitarian supplies bound for Gaza.Letter from an Israeli jail I am being held in this prison because I had a dream … Continue reading
California Homeless : Hundreds March For a Legal Place to Sleep
John Kraintz (top), who is homeless, was part of the procession that began at Loaves & Fishes in Sacramento. Photo by Lezlie Sterling / Sacramento Bee. Karen Hersh (below), a homeless woman, carries her belongings at the tent city in … Continue reading
New York : Radical Queers Remember Stonewall With Spirited March
Photo by Andrew Hinderaker. Queers, allies and residents of the park took to the streets and marched to the Stonewall Inn to the applause of people on the sidewalks as we chanted “We will not be quiet! Stonewall was a … Continue reading
Noam Chomsky : The Torture Memos and Historical Amnesia
Photo from Foreign Policy.The torture memos and historical amnesia Unexceptional Americans: Why we can’t see the trees or the forest By Noam Chomsky / May 19, 2009 The torture memos released by the White House elicited shock, indignation, and surprise. … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Human Rights, Obama Foreign Policy, Terrorism, Torture, War Crimes
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Concern About Human Rights May Be a Thing of the Past
Kiss the Era of Human Rights Goodbye: What Bush Willed to Obama and the WorldBy Karen J. Greenberg / April 30, 2009 These days, it’s virtually impossible to escape the world of torture the Bush administration constructed. Whether we like … Continue reading
Artist Delara Darabi Executed in Iran
Delara Darabi made a tearful call early on Friday to her parents. Photo from Amnesty International. Iran Executes Woman for Alleged Murder Committed as a Juvenile Delara Darabi knew the end was close when she made a panic-filled call to … Continue reading
Lincoln: ‘If Slavery Is Not Wrong, Nothing Is Wrong’
RIGHTS: Human Slavery Thriving in the ShadowsBy Mirela Xanthaki / February 13, 2009 “Dora”, a young Mexican woman, was helped by another Mexican woman to cross the U.S. border in the promise of a good job there. She ended up … Continue reading
Experts : Immigration Enforcement is Aggressive, Inefficient
Gregorio Cruz was working at a manufacturing plant in Van Nuys one year ago when federal agents raided the facility. Cruz is now in court claiming that arresting officers did not follow correct procedures. Photo David Crane / Contra Costa … Continue reading
Texas Death Row : Certain Death, Uncertain Justice
If the three men are executed they will be counted as numbers 427, 428, and 429 on the official list of persons executed by Texas since the death penalty was re-instated in 1982. By Greg Moses | The Rag Blog … Continue reading
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Tagged Capital Punishment, Criminal Justice, Human Rights, Texas, Texas Death Row
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Bigotry Still Rules : The Special Suffering of Gay Americans
Civil rights pioneer Bayard Rustin was fired from the Friendship for Reconciliation, a pacifist group, for being gay. The way anti-gay bigotry works is that a great deal of the violence and suffering is conducted away from the public eye. … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Bigotry, Black History, Civil Rights Movement, Gay Liberation, Gay Marriage, Homophobia, Homosexuality, Human Rights, Racism
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From Those Who Know : Torture Just Doesn’t Work
Artist: Fernando Botero / truthout.Tortured reasoning: The tactical errors of prisoner abuse.By David Rose George W. Bush defended harsh interrogations by pointing to intelligence breakthroughs, but a surprising number of counterterrorist officials say that, apart from being wrong, torture just … Continue reading
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Tagged Abu Ghraib, Bush Administration, Bush Legacy, CIA, Guantanamo, Human Rights, Interrogation Techniques, Terrorism, Torture, US Intelligence, War on Terror
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