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Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:03:00 -0800

Minneapolis condemns Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Bill while confusion reigns in Rwanda
Opposition to Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Bill continues, with the City Council of Minneapolis, America passing a resolution...
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Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:00:00 -0800

Somalian Mohamed Abukar Ibrahim stoned to death for adultery by insurgent group: Disturbing online reaction
Last week, the Daily Mail reported on the stoning to death of 48-year-old Mohamed Abukar Ibrahim by Hizbul Islam, an Islamist...
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Sat, 19 Dec 2009 23:02:00 -0800

Murders of trade unionists in Guatemala condemned by International Trade Union Conference
The International Trade Union Conferedation (ITUC) has strongly condemned the recent murders of two members of the Consejo...
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Sat, 19 Dec 2009 23:00:00 -0800

European Parliament adopts resolution critical of Azerbaijan's media curbs
The European Parliament has adopted a resolution critical of media freedom in Azerbaijan, which was put forward by several...
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Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:06:00 -0800

Mockery of ginger people must be condemned
Tesco, as mentioned on Have I Got News For You last night, has removed a rather unpleasent card laughing at ginger people after...
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Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:02:00 -0800

Adnan Hajizade and Emin Milli to attend appeal hearing in Baku,Azerbaijan on Tuesday
Azerbaijan bloggers Adnan Hajizade and Emin Abdullayev, who were jailed for several years on a variety of charges in November,...
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Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:10:00 -0800

BBC Two's Newsnight on Trafigura
The law firm Carter Ruck has forced the BBC to remove a video report from the site of the alleged dumping of toxic waste by...
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Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:02:00 -0800

Human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell to stand down as Green Party candidate for Oxford East
Tireless human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell, who is one of my heroes,is standing down as Green Party candidate for Oxford...
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Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:01:00 -0800

Nigerian police accused of carrying out extrajudicial killings
Amnesty International has accused the Nigerian police of carrying out extrajudicial killings in a report released this week...
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Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:00:00 -0800

Online platform Azad Tribune launched to encourage free expression in Iran
Yesterday, on Human Rights Day, Article 19 launched Azad Tribune, an online platform that will host articles from writers based...
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Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:50:00 -0800

Protest outside Ugandan High Commission this Thursday opposing the Anti-Homsexuality Bill
Harry's Place reminds me of a demonstration in London this Thursday opposing the Anti-Homsexuality Bill (PDF).The even is...
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Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:30:00 -0800

Celebrate Human Rights Day this Thursday
What is happening in your city for Human Rights Day this Thursday?Human Rights Day In Sheffield:In Sheffield,there will be...
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Sun, 06 Dec 2009 11:35:00 -0800

Spain apologies to homosexual man for jailing him in the 1970s
Antoni Ruiz, a gay Spaniard, has recieved a letter of apology from Spain's justice minister and an offer of financial...
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Sat, 05 Dec 2009 22:00:00 -0800

Azerbaijan's broadcasting council may ban TV channels that criticise the country
The National Broadcasting Council of Azerbaijan may ban the broadcasting via cable of foreign television channels that show...
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Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:50:00 -0800

Public meeting hosted by London Guantánamo Campaign: Torture In Our Times
December 10th will be Human Rights Day, the 25th anniversary of the UN General Assembly adopting the text of the Convention...
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Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:24:00 -0800

Oppression of journalists in Tunisia continues: Zouhair Makhlouf jailed for three months
Zouhair Makhlouf, the editor of opposition daily El-Mawkif, has been sentenced to three months in prison for allegedly...
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Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:58:00 -0800

Saddam Hussein tribute channel launched
The BBC reports that a television channel has been launched celebrating former dictator Saddam Hussein.It is not known who runs...
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Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:40:00 -0800

Images of boys wanted for homophobic assualt released by Merseyside Police: Can you identify them?
CCTV images of four boys wanted for the homophobic assualt of a gay student on Lord Street, Liverpool, have been released by...
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Sat, 28 Nov 2009 09:47:00 -0800

Film released to mark the birthday of hate crime victim Sophie Lancaster
A film has been released to mark what would have been the twenty-third birthday of Sophie Lancaster, who was kicked to death...
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Sat, 28 Nov 2009 08:52:00 -0800

Sudanese teenager Silva Kashif flogged for "indecent" skirt
Silva Kashif, a sixteen year old teenager from Khartoum, Sudan, has been given fifty lashes for wearing an "indecent" knee...
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Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:04:00 -0800

Fijian government removes all broadcasting licences
The Fijian government has has removed all broadcasting licences and given Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum the power to...
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Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:00:00 -0800

British high street banks are lending to cluster bomb producers
British banks such as Lloyds TSB, Barclays and the Royal Bank of Scotland are lending or providing investment banking services...
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Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:39:00 -0800

Hugo Chavez defends three tyrants and a terrorist during speech
Venezulan leader Hugo Chavez has been reported by the BBC as having defended Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe, Iran's Mahmoud...
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Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:42:00 -0800

Slave rescuer Aaron Cohen interviewed in the Observer
Today's Observer magazine has a fascinating interview by Carole Cadwalladr with Aaron Cohen, the founder of the Abolish...
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Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:57:00 -0800

Youtube: BBC's The Big Questions: Antisemitism from 15th November
Via Harry's Place, parts one and two of The Big Questions: Antisemitism, broadcast on Sunday 15th November on BBC One.You can...
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