Human Rights Watch: Iran Stop ‘Framing’ Government Critics

Human Rights Watch called on the Iranian government to stop framing government critics.  They allege that the people in power in Iran are using torture and coercive tactics to wring false confessions out of those arrested.  They go on to say that the authorities are...

The Right Time for Change in the Fight Against Human Trafficking

These two women wrote a story that I've never read before. Stats don't put this out.Melissa Dimore edited the Encyclopedia of Prostitution and Sex Work. She is also the inaugural Chair of the Advisory Board of...

Senate Will Vote on Prohibiting Funds for Coercive Abortions in China

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Jim DeMint (R-South Carolina) made the following statement prior to a vote on a motion by Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada) to kill two of his amendments to the...

CIA "destroyed rendition interrogation tapes"

Of course there's no useful intelligence to be gleaned. And could it maybe, just maybe, have something to do with them not wanting the public to see its horrible torture techniques?"The CIA destroyed video...

The roots of Dalit rage

"The roots of Dalit rage The symbolism of Dalit politics is a tactical response to the threat of violence lurking beneath the surface of Indian democracy. The benevolent tolerance that caste Hindu society affects may well be misplaced. by | Sukumar Muralidharan In January...

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