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headlines for December 2008/January 2009

Reflections on the (Unplanned) Death of an Ideology

Another Crisis of Capitalism

The Struggle for Women’s Equality in the US Today

Why a Philosophy of the Natural Sciences is Needed

Reflexiones sobre la muerte (imprevista) de una ideologνa

Yes We Can Shut Down the SOA

The Rosenberg Case in Historical Perspective

The Crash of 2008 and Historical Materialism

Lessons in Coalition Politics: The Indian Left and the Indo-US Nuclear Deal

My European Vacation: Interviews with Working-class Leaders

How to Reform Medicare and Create National Health Care

Sagebrush Noir: The Western as 'Social Problem' Film

Book Review: Democracy's Prisoner

Book Review: The Politics of Immigration

CD Review: Pete Seeger: At 89

December 2008 Poetry

Letter to the Editor

Table of Contents for December 2008 – January 2009 issue
 

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Darfur: “Acquiescence to Genocide is Indefensible” : PA Commentary June 20 – 26
Innocent and Executed in America Apr. 30 – to May 6
"Credible and considerable progress in helping resolve this Darfur situation" Jul. 9 – Jul. 15
"Humanitarian Crisis" Risk in Mindanao, Philippines October 1 – 31, 2008
"I HOPE IT'S YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS THAT DIE" - US Representative Dana Rohrabacher Apr. 16 – Apr. 22
"It is important that young people join our cause" Nov. 13 – Nov. 19
"Meager" African Aid is Insulting – 100% Debt Cancellation Needed June 6 – 12
"Toronto 18" Stuck in Legal Limbo Feb. 18 – Feb. 24
16th World Festival: Youth denounce atrocities committed by the United States August 8 – 14
17 Years 4 Months Still Too Long for Padilla Jan. 28 – Jan. 31
20 Years After the Bhopal Gas Disaster Dec. 6-11
51,000 Iraqis Behind Bars, Most Illegally May 12 – May 18, 2008
600 “Disappeared" by Bush Allies in Pakistan, Activists Say July 23 – July 29
A blind eye to torture Apr. 24 – 30
A Dying Wish to Governor Spitzer Jun. 18 – Jun. 24
A Functioning Democracy? : The Intolerable Abuses of Guatemalan Women July 18 – 24
A Plea to the Governor to Spare 'Tookie' Williams' Life Nov. 21 – 27
A Question of Torture: CIA Interrogation, from the Cold War to the War on Terror Sept. 17 – Sept. 23
Aboriginal Nations will not disappear Jun. 11 – Jun. 17
Accountability for Suharto's Crimes Must Not Die With Him Feb. 4 – Feb. 10
ACLU Plans to Bring Torture Issue to the UN Apr. 4 – 9
Act now to bring David Hicks home Feb. 12 – Feb. 18
Activists Fight Troy Davis Execution Jul. 16 – Jul. 22
Activists Protest Immigrant Prisons in Georgia October 1 – 31, 2008
Activists to Hold Bush Administration Repsonsible for Torture Apr. 11 – 16
Additional Non-combatant Casualties in Gaza December 1– 31, 2008
Advisers Warned Bush of Torture as a War Crime Feb. 28-Mar. 5
Afghanistan: Interview with UN Humanitarian Coordinator Ameerah Haq Jun. 26 – Jul. 2
AFGHANISTAN: New parliament to meet Dec. 5 – 11
AFGHANISTAN: Poverty still a huge problem, says rights group May 1 – May 7
Africa Action Calls for UN Mandate for African Union Operation in Darfur Nov. 21 – 27
Africa Demands a Permanent Seat at UN Security Council July 4 – 10
Africa's Great Lakes: Ministers want illegal armed groups sanctioned Apr. 24 – Apr. 30
Africa: End female genital mutilation - African Union Jun. 12 – 18
AFRICA: Lewis irked by AIDS funding shortfall and other Africa news... May 29 – Jun. 4
Africa: World's MPs told to put women and children first May 8 – May 14
African Human Rights Group Criticizes Botswana for Treatment of Bushmen Oct. 16 – Oct. 22
After Torture, What's Next Oct. 2 – Oct. 8
Al Qaeda Detainee Tortured for Misinformation, New Report December 1– 31, 2008
Amnesty International Calls for International Investigation of US Torture May 23 – 29
Amnesty International Calls for U.S. to Close Guantαnamo Prison Jan. 14 – Jan. 20
Amnesty Report: The Bush Administration vs. Human Rights May 31 – June 4
An Empire of Torture 2004 – online
An Interview with Thein Win, M.D., Chairperson, Free Burma Campaign, South Africa Sept. 24 – Sept. 30
Anatomy of an Incident: New Bedford Immigration Raid on Workers Rights July
Angola: No end yet to cholera crisis May 15 – May 21
Angola: Oil rich but dirt poor Jan. 9 - Jan. 15
ANGOLA: Precarious situation in isolated southern province Oct. 24 – 30
Animal Rights and Human Rights Nov. 29 - Dec. 4
Apartheid and the US-Mexican Border May 23 – 29
Appeal for the Cuban Five Oct. 9 – Oct. 15
Aspiring to Something Greater Jan. 10-15
Assata Shakur is No Terrorist May 16 – 22
Attack on UNAMID Forces in Darfur: The Khartoum Regime is Responsible Jul. 9 – Jul. 20
Attorney General Issues Death Warrant for Troy Davis September 1- 30, 2008
Audio: Darfur, Oil and the China Card May 14 – May 20
Augusto Pinochet: The Death of a Fascist Dec. 18 – Dec. 24
Australia's Attack on Remote Communities: Prime Minister Howard on the Defensive Jul. 9 – Jul. 15
Australia's Terror Laws: Government Bypasses Courts Jul. 16 – Jul. 22
Australia: Howard Government Knew About Torture and Rendition Jun. 18 – Jun. 24
Australia: The Challenge of Howard’s Human Rights Legacy Dec. 10 – Dec. 16
Australia:Time to stand against racism Dec. 19 - 25
Australian Government renews attack on refugees Nov. 20 – Nov. 26
Australia’s Secret Deportations Oct. 1 – Oct. 7
Blackwater Makes Comeback: More tax money for Murder Inc. May 12 – May 18, 2008
Bolton will leave UN post, says White House Dec. 4 – Dec. 10
Book Review - Are Prisons Obsolete?, by Angela Y. Davis March
BOOK REVIEW ESSAY: POL POT: ANATOMY OF A NIGHTMARE by Philip Short May 15 – May 21
Book Review: A Doctor in Galilee Aug. 1 – Aug. 31, 2008
Book Review: A Man Without a Country Dec. 26 – 31
Book Review: A People's History of the World Jun. 1 – Jun. 8
Book Review: Jasenovac and the Holocaust in Yugoslavia Oct. 16 – Oct. 22
Book Review: Lockdown America, by Christian Parenti September 1- 30, 2008
Book Review: My Guantanamo Diary Aug. 1 – Aug. 31, 2008
Book Review: Tears of the Desert Aug. 1 – Aug. 31, 2008
Book Review: The People's State: East German Society from Hitler to Honecker Sept. 17 – Sept. 23
Book Review: The Politics of Immigration November 1 – 30, 2008
Born-again killer Rios Montt plans run for Guatemalan Congress Feb. 19 – Feb. 25
Botero art book 'Abu Ghraib' Having brisk sale in US  Nov. 27 – Dec. 3
Bread, Bread, Everywhere, Yet not a Morsel to Eat Dec. 11 – Dec. 17
Burma and Humanitarian Aid May 12 – May 18, 2008
Bush Administration to Block War Crimes Tribunal for Darfur Atrocities Mar. 28 – Apr. 2
Bush and Blackwater: Is this the a new stage of "Repressive Tolerance" May 12 – May 18, 2008
Bush Appointee Rules Guantαnamo Prisoners "Non-Persons" Jan. 14 – Jan. 20
Bush Back-tracking on Darfur Crisis to Sidestep ICC Apr. 11 – 16
Bush Regime Hypocrisy on Darfur Genocide May 1 – May 7
Bush Spreads Guantanamo Gangrene Around the World Apr. 9 - Apr. 15
Bush Took Detainment Too Far Jul. 9 – Jul. 20
Bush vs. Human Rights: Amnesty International Strikes Back May 31 – June 4
Bush's America contracts-out torture of its prisoners Jan. 17-22
Bush's Politics of Terror and Turkey's Genocide of Armenians Oct. 8 – Oct. 14
Bush's Tortured Logic: Marjorie Cohn Speaks Out on the State of Civil Liberties February
Bush, the Great Torturer Jan. 7 – Jan. 13
Bush’s policies shame Americans Jan. 8 – Jan. 14
Call for Human Rights Reform at the UN Apr. 4 – 9
Call for More Help for Iraqi Refugees Jul. 9 – Jul. 20
Campaign to Stop Killer Coke vs. The Coca-Cola Co. Jan. 8 – Jan. 14
Canada Border Assaults Remind Indigenous Women of Old Indian Story October 1 – 31, 2008
Canadian complicity in the Haitian crisis May 31 – June 4
Cape of Good Hope: One Apartheid Regime Down; One More to Go May 21 – May 27
CARICOM to Address Food Crisis Jun. 1 – Jun. 8
Cartoon Awakening: Toward a Positive Media Strategy Feb. 20 – Feb. 26
Cease hypocrisy on the issue of Human Rights Mar. 13 – Mar. 19
Central African Republic: Silent crisis in northwest lingers Jun. 12 – 18
CENTRAL ASIA: Weekly news wrap Feb. 13 – Feb. 19
Chad-Sudan: 100 Chadian villagers killed, but no definitive link with Sudan May 22 – May 28
CHAD-SUDAN: Chadians sheltering in Darfur forced to move again May 8 – May 14
CHAD: Deadly militia attack on border villages May 1 – May 7
CHAD: President threatens to expel Darfur refugees as attacks surge in lawless east Apr. 10 - Apr. 16
Challenge to Guantanamo "Gulag" Continues June 20 – 26
China Releases Annual Human Rights Report Feb. 28-Mar. 5
China's Internal Report on Human Rights Apr. 11 – 16
China's Report on Human Rights Violations in the US (Pt. 1) Apr. 4 – 9
China's Report on Human Rights Violations in the US (Pt. 2) Apr. 4 – 9
China's Report on Human Rights Violations in the US (Pt. 3) Apr. 4 – 9
Chinese Human Rights Report Blasts US Record Apr. 17 – Apr. 23
Chinese Report Blasts US Human Rights Record Mar. 6 – Mar. 12
Chronology of a Failure to Stop Genocide: Bush Administration Policy on Darfur since September 9, 20 Sept. 5 – 11
CIA Torture Flights are Crimes Against Humanity, says Human Rights Group Apr. 3 – Apr. 9
Civil Liberties Group Brings Racial Profiling Issue to UN Apr. 4 – 9
Clemency Hearing Set for Troy Davis September 1- 30, 2008
Close Guantαnamo Prison Camps, UN Report Feb. 13 – Feb. 19
Coachella Valley Labor Camps Apr. 17 – Apr. 23
Coalition Denounces Bush’s Border Control and Guest Worker Proposals May 15 – May 21
Coca-Cola Flunks Top Research Firm's 'Socially Responsible Investment' Test Jul. 16 – Jul. 22
Colombia Free Trade Agreement "Dead" – No Tears Here Apr. 14 – Apr. 20
Communist Party, USA Demands Full Federal Support For Katrina Victims Aug. 29 – Sept. 4
Concern over Israel Targeting Civilian Objects in the Gaza Strip Jan. 1 – 31, 2009
Concerning the African Summit Conference held in Khartoum Feb. 6 – Feb. 12
Congressional Antiwar Efforts and the Role of the Peace Movement Jul. 9 – Jul. 15
Continuing Crisis In the Sudan Dec. 27-Jan. 1
Corporate mass murder Mar. 13 – Mar. 19
Council On Hemispheric Affairs:The Immigration Debate Rolls On... Apr. 10 - Apr. 16
CPUSA demands justice for Cuban Five Jun. 9 – Jun. 15
CPUSA Statement in Response to Bush Immigration Speech May 15 – May 21
Crimes of Omission August 15 – 21
Critically Ill Patients from Gaza Appeal to Israeli Court May 19 – May 25
Cry, the Beloved Country: Interview with Sudanese Communist Party January
Cuba Calls for Human Rights Reform at the UN Mar. 14-19
Cuba Calls on US to End Torture at Guantanamo Bay Jan. 24-29
Cuba Condemns Release of Terrorist Luis Posada Carriles at UN Security Council December 1– 31, 2008
Cuba demands justice for victims of US aggression against Vietnam Jun. 18 – Jun. 24
Cuba Pays Tribute to Ethel and Julius Rosenberg Jun. 16 – Jun. 22
Cuba to Sign World Human Rights Pacts Dec. 10 – Dec. 16
Cuba: World Food Crisis Unjustifiable Jun. 16 – Jun. 22
Cuban Five: Response to Atlanta Appeals Court Ruling Jun. 9 – Jun. 15
Cuban People in Solidarity with the Ideals of Martin Luther King Jr. Feb. 6 – Feb. 12
Darfur Attackers Violated International Law - UN Mar. 17 – Mar. 23
Darfur Crisis Continues: Intervention Sought Apr. 24 – 30
DARFUR MORTALITY UPDATE June 27 – July 3
DARFUR MORTALITY UPDATE: from violence, malnutrition, and disease Aug. 29 – Sept. 4
Darfur Mortality: Shoddy Journalism at the New York Times Aug. 13 – Aug. 19
Darfur peace accord on verge of collapse – UN envoy Sept. 18 – Sept. 24
Darfur Rebels Deny Signing Peace Agreement October 1 – 31, 2008
Darfur, Oil, and the China Card July
Darfur: Arrest and Torture Continues Mar. 14-19
Darfur: Arrest War Criminals, Not Aid Workers May 31 – June 4
Darfur: Coming Weeks Crucial For International Action Apr. 17 – Apr. 23
Darfur: Crisis y tragedia November
Darfur: Further Study Required May 8 – May 14
Darfur: Khartoum's genocidaires create destabilizing violence Oct. 24 – 30
Darfur: Millions of Vulnerable Civilians Sliding Closer to Starvation Jun. 16 – Jun. 22
Darfur: The Crisis and the Tragedy, Part 1 Jun. 25 – Jul. 1
Darfur: The Hourglass of Blood May 14 – May 20
Darfur: The Time to Act is Now Feb. 21-26
Darfur: UN Evacuation of Humanitarian Personnel from West Darfur Oct. 17 – 23
Darfur: UN Security Council Refers Crimes to ICC Mar. 28 – Apr. 2
David Hicks’ Guantαnamo hell: “I am not well, I am not OK” Feb. 5 – Feb. 11
Deadline Looms for Another Student Trapped Inside Gaza September 1- 30, 2008
Deadly Cost of Unexploded Cluster Munitions in Laos Jun. 1 – Jun. 8
Death Penalty: 20,000 on death row across the world Apr. 24 – Apr. 30
Death Threats in Somalia as UN Raises Alarm Over Attacks Aug. 1 – Aug. 31, 2008
Deaths and Injuries in Gaza Include Hundreds of Non-combatants December 1– 31, 2008
Defeat Republican Anti-immigrant Bill Feb. 13 – Feb. 19
Democracy and Human Rights in Burma Aug. 20 – Aug. 26
Democratic Republic of Congo: "The blood keeps flowing" Nov. 26 – Dec. 2
Deportation of 50 Africans from Israel Sparks Human Rights Concern Aug. 20 – Aug. 26
Did a Mississippi Raid Protect Right-wing Politicians? September 1- 30, 2008
Displaced Iraqis Living in Tent Camps Continue to Suffer Aug. 1 – Aug. 31, 2008
Displaced People: NAFTA's Most Important Product September 1- 30, 2008
Do Not Execute Stanley Williams! Dec. 5 – 11
Doctors Still Unable to Work Normally in Baghdad Suburb Apr. 7 – Apr. 13
Document: Universal Declaration of Human Rights Aug. 1 – Aug. 31, 2008
Don't Let Frances Newton Die Nov. 22-27
E. Michael McCann Empowers Rich Criminals, Imprisons the Poor Sept. 11 – Sept. 17
East Timor counts its dead Jan. 16 - Jan. 22
Eastern Africa: Millions facing critical food shortages Feb. 6 – Feb. 12
Egypt: Calls to investigate refugee riots as death toll hits 30 Dec. 26 – 31
Egypt: Confusion over deportation of Sudanese in wake of clashes Jan. 2 – Jan. 8
EGYPT: Street children abandoned by the system Nov. 7 - 13
Ethiopia-Somalia: Asylum-seekers living rough Feb. 8 – Feb. 11
ETHIOPIA: Gov't urged to end crackdown on the opposition Nov. 7 - 13
Ethiopia: Government denies looming humanitarian crisis in Somali region July 23 – July 29
Europe: From Fortress to Jail headlines for October – November 2008
Facilities Overwhelmed as Refugees Stream to DRC-Uganda Border November 1 – 30, 2008
Father Gιrard Jean-Juste Provisionally Freed for Medical Treatment Jan. 30 – Feb. 5
FBI agents say US using wrong interrogation methods Sept. 11 – Sept. 17
Fencing across the border – who's fooling who? Jan. 8 – Jan. 14
Filipina Progressive Leader Indicts Philippine President Arroyo and George W. Bush Apr. 16 – Apr. 22
Filipino Writer Alex Pinpin Tortured, Thanks to US Tax Dollars Going to the Arroyo Regime Jul. 9 – Jul. 20
Food crisis looms in North Darfur Sept. 11 – Sept. 17
Four Years after US Recognizes Genocide, Darfur Crisis Continues September 1- 30, 2008
France: Uprising Of The Downtrodden Nov. 7 - 13
Freedom of Speech in Iraq Jan. 8 – Jan. 14
From Gaza With Love: The Israeli army rolling into northern Gaza Jul. 3 – Jul. 9
From Inside a Cage at Guantanamo Apr. 14 – Apr. 20
Gaza Crisis: Carnage at Al-Fakhoura School, Jabalia Jan. 1 – 31, 2009
Gaza Health Services on Brink of Collapse December 1– 31, 2008
Gaza Patients Wait for Urgent Medical Treatment Aug. 1 – Aug. 31, 2008
Gaza Resident: “I still cannot farm my own land” Aug. 1 – Aug. 31, 2008
Gaza: Grave dearth of medical supplies and lifesaving treatments May 12 – May 18, 2008
Gaza: Harvesting in Hope September 1- 30, 2008
Gaza’s 700 Stranded Students Jun. 1 – Jun. 8
Genocidal Choke-hold in Darfur: Khartoum's continuing restriction of humanitarian aid August 15 – 21
Georgia House Approves Split Jury Death Penalties, Senate Overturns Mar. 17 – Mar. 23
Georgia May Execute Innocent Man in 9 Days Jul. 2 – Jul. 8
Georgia Supreme Court Denies Davis Reconsideration, US Supreme Court Allows Lethal Injections Apr. 21 – Apr. 27
Georgia Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Troy Davis Case Nov. 26 – Dec. 2
Georgia Supreme Court to Hear Davis Case, Parole Board Delays Hearing Aug. 6 – Aug. 12
Georgia: State House Committee Reviews Eyewitness Identification Procedures Oct. 22 – Oct. 28
Georgia: Witness Recantations Discounted in Davis Case Mar. 24 – Mar. 31
Ghosts of Massacred Armenians Could Haunt Turkey’s Chances To Join European Union Nov. 27 – Dec. 3
Global Women’s Strike: Struggles and Celebrations Mar. 13 – Mar. 19
Glover & Belafonte Speak Out on Katrina Sept. 26 – Oct. 2
Group Denounces Bush Failures on Darfur Violence Oct. 3 – 9
Group Urges UN Protection Force Deployed to Sudan May 7 – May 13
GSU Study Recommends: Keep Some Public Housing December 1– 31, 2008
Guantanamo and the Semantics of Terror Jul. 9 – Jul. 15
Guantαnamo Bay to become execution house Jan. 30 – Feb. 5
Guantanamo Detainees Still Held Illegally Jan. 10-15
Guantanamo Prisons: Hunger striking prisoners in grave condition Sept. 26 – Oct. 2
Guantαnamo's Torture Chambers Dec. 20-25
Guatemala’s Heinous Human Rights Record and Non-compliance with UN Mandates Aug. 28 – Sept. 3
GUINEA-BISSAU: Thirst for education stifled by poverty Jun. 5 – Jun. 11
Guinea: Military patrols streets in second day of violence Jun. 12 – 18
Gun Policy, Lifestyle, and Violence in America May 21 – May 27
Haiti - As U.S. Envoy Charges “Terrorism” : Lavalas Renegades Prepare to Enter Occupation Elections July 11 – 17
Haiti – And You Call This an Election? Oct. 10 – 16
Haiti’s Dirty Little Secret: the Problem of Child Slavery Sept. 11 – Sept. 17
Half a Million Displaced by Fighting in the Philippines September 1- 30, 2008
Hanging Hussein after an Unfair Trial could Ignite Apocalyptic Firestorm Nov. 27 – Dec. 3
Hannah Arendt and “The Human Condition” Apr. 9 - Apr. 15
Hard Road Home Jul. 9 – Jul. 15
He Was Ivan Denisovitch Aug. 1 – Aug. 31, 2008
Helping from the heart: Sacramento activist to the rescue of Katrina evacuees Oct. 31 – Nov. 6
Hicks trades Guantanamo for guilty plea Apr. 2 – Apr. 8
How a Maryland Death Row Prisoner Changed the Rules of Protest Feb. 6 – Feb. 12
How do You Say Justice in Mixteco? Jun. 16 – Jun. 22
Huge March Planned for Eve of Katrina Evictions Feb. 20 – Feb. 26
Human Dignity: Churches demand closure of Guantanamo Feb. 20 – Feb. 26
Human Rights First Releases First Comprehensive Report on Detainee Deaths in U.S. Custody Feb. 20 – Feb. 26
Human Rights Group Warns against the Continued Militarizing of Palestinian Society May 26 – May 31
Human Rights Groups Petition Israeli Court to Halt Settlement Jun. 9 – Jun. 15
Human Rights Groups Sue Bush Officials Over Torture Policy Feb. 28-Mar. 5
Human Rights Organization Describes Israeli Military Actions as Criminal Aug. 21 – Aug. 27
Human Rights Violations in Nepal Feb. 13 – Feb. 19
Humanitarian Concerns Growing Near Iraqi-Turkish Border Oct. 22 – Oct. 28
Humanitarian Group Calls for UNSC Resolution to Halt Violence in Gaza Jan. 1 – 31, 2009
Humanitarian Group Decries Gaza Crisis Jan. 1 – 31, 2009
Hundreds Rally at White House for "A Day for Darfur" Sept. 5 – 11
Hundreds rally in Tel Aviv against killings in Gaza and Sderot Jun. 9 – Jun. 15
Hunger strikers and supporters march against anti-immigrant bill Mar. 27 – Apr. 2
ICC and al-Bashir: Ocampo’s Justice July 21 - July 31, 2008
ICC Prosecution of Bashir a Bold Step for Justice and Peace in Sudan Jul. 9 – Jul. 20
If Bush War on Terror Isn't Another Fabrication, Why so Few Convictions? Sept. 17 – Sept. 23
Images of Muslims: Discussing Islamophobia with Peter Gottschalk Nov. 19 – Nov. 25
Immigrant Rights, Not Immigration Reform Jun. 12 – 18
Immigration Solutions Lie Beyond Our Borders May 22 – May 28
Immigration: A Great Debate About What It Means to Be American Apr. 3 – Apr. 9
Imprisoned Without Charge: Yvon Neptune and Haiti’s Political Prisoners Mar. 14-19
In Arkansas, Grassroots Activists to the Rescue of Katrina Evacuees Sept. 26 – Oct. 2
In the Wake of John Garang's Death: Prospects for Peace in Sudan August 1 – 7
Increase in Hate Crimes Demands National Solution, say Civil Rights Groups June 6 – 12
Increasing Attacks on Afghanistan Aid Workers Could Provoke Humanitarian Crisis July 21 - July 31, 2008
International Access in Myanmar "Inadequate" May 19 – May 25
International Conference against Terrorism, for Truth and Justice, in Havana. May 31 – June 4
Interview: UN Decision on Serbian Genocide Doesn't Tell the Whole Story Feb. 26 – Mar. 4
Iran nuclear issue: Is there a road ahead? Feb. 6 – Feb. 12
Iran: Activists mark anniversary of gay executions with a call for human rights Jul. 17 – Jul. 23
Iran: Protest Arrest of Women's Rights Activists Mar. 5 – Mar. 11
IRAN: Reconstruction efforts in quake-devastated Bam continue two years on Dec. 19 - 25
Iraq's Health Sector Under Pressure Feb. 25 – Feb. 29
Iraq: Rights group says gov't protecting death squad members Oct. 30 – Nov. 5
Iraq: Threatened teachers fleeing the country Aug. 21 – Aug. 27
Iraq: “Pressing Need” for Drinking Water in Basra Under Curfew Mar. 24 – Mar. 31
Iraqi Children in US Prisons November 1 – 30, 2008
Iraqi Communist Party Mourns the Passing of Dr. Naziha al-Dulaimi, Women's Leader and Patriot Oct. 8 – Oct. 14
Iraqi IDPs Demand Government Return them Home Jun. 16 – Jun. 22
Iraqi Refugees in Lebanon Face Prison and Deportation Nov. 5 – Nov. 11
Iraqi Women Demand Humanitarian Attention for Iraqi Children Jun. 1 – Jun. 8
Is the International Criminal Court’s Prosecutor Fair? Aug. 1 – Aug. 31, 2008
Israel Plans to Deport African Refugees Jul. 2 – Jul. 8
Israel refuses to issue ID cards to unregistered Palestinians May 26 – May 31
Israel's War on Lebanon: Probe war crimes Aug. 21 – Aug. 27
Israeli Activists Move to help Palestinians Regain Land Jun. 9 – Jun. 15
Israeli Crackdown on Palestinian Civilians Criticized by Human Rights Groups Sept. 17 – Sept. 23
Israeli High Court Allows Power, Fuel Cuts to Gaza Feb. 1 – Feb. 3
Israeli Human Rights Org. Predicts Grave Water Shortage in West Bank Jul. 9 – Jul. 20
Israeli Measures Deny Palestinians Access to Land Around Settlements September 1- 30, 2008
Israeli nuclear whistle-blower Vanunu speaks about his November 18th arrest Nov. 21 – 27
Israeli Police Severely Beat Palestinian Man in Tel-Aviv July 21 - July 31, 2008
Israeli Response to Death of Reuters Cameraman Condemned Aug. 1 – Aug. 31, 2008
Ivory Coast : Government courting Liberia’s ex-combatants, human rights group says Oct. 24 – 30
Japan: Declassified Document Reveals Agreement to Relinquish Jurisdiction Over US Forces October 1 – 31, 2008
Japan: Stop seeking short-term profits and help ease poverty in Africa Jun. 1 – Jun. 8
Jobs with Justice Responds to Rash of Anti-Immigrant Ordinances Oct. 2 – Oct. 8
Jocks 4 Justice: Stop the Execution of Kenneth Foster. Jr. July 23 – July 29
John Valverde's Fight For Freedom Apr. 16 – Apr. 22
Jordan: Decision to stop recruitment of Filipina maids welcomed Jun. 12 – 18
Jordan: For many students, summer break means begging Jul. 3 – Jul. 9
Judge Josι Martinez and Coca-Cola: Conflict-of-Interest Pattern Emerges Jan. 8 – Jan. 14
Judge Rules US Currency Discriminates against Blind and Visually Impaired People Nov. 27 – Dec. 3
July 2007 – Stop Immigration Raids July
Kenny Anderson: Let’s Get KRUNK Jun. 25 – Jul. 1
Khartoum Triumphant: Managing the Costs of Genocide in Darfur Dec. 12 – 18
Killer Coke, SunTrust Banks and the Anti-War Movement Oct. 16 – Oct. 22
Killing Saddam: Irrelevant legal farce Dec. 25 – Dec. 31
Kofi Annan: All civilization is at stake Dec. 11 – Dec. 17
Kyrgyzatan: More than 60 trafficked women detained Feb. 13 – Feb. 19
KYRGYZSTAN: Uzbek asylum seekers live in secrecy and fear Sept. 12 – 18
KYRGYZSTAN: Uzbek asylum seekers move to a new camp inland June 6 – 12
KYRGYZSTAN: Women face uphill battle for property rights Jan. 23 – Jan. 29
Labor and Immigrants Unite: Immigration Forum, April 21 Apr. 3 – Apr. 9
Labor group sues Bridgestone on Liberia rubber plantation Nov. 21 – 27
Latest DNA Exoneree Another Case of Mistaken Identity Dec. 17 – Dec. 23
Lavalas Family Registers to Participate in Sham Elections August 15 – 21
LEBANON: Gov't urged to combat trafficking in human beings Sept. 19 – 25
Lessons Learned from Formation of the Government of National Unity (GONU) in Sudan Sept. 26 – Oct. 2
Liberia-Nigeria-Sierra Leone: Handcuffed Taylor deposited at war crimes court Mar. 27 – Apr. 2
Libya’s Mass Migrant Expulsions are Illegal Jan. 21 – Jan. 27
Locals Take on Immigration Issue June
MALAWI: Millions face hunger if food aid does not arrive Sept. 26 – Oct. 2
Many High Bush Administration Officials Guilty of Violating Anti-torture Laws Sept. 4 – Sept. 10
Massacre in Colombian Peace Community May 23 – 29
Maxine Waters: Release Fr. Jean-Juste immediately to save his life Dec. 12 – 18
May 1: The Power To Stop The System Apr. 24 – Apr. 30
McKinney on Gaza Relief Boat Rammed by Israel Jan. 1 – 31, 2009
Media Watch: Drowning the Hard Questions- A Nova Special Nov. 21 – 27
Mexican Attorney General: Trafficking of people in Yucatan Encouraged by US laws Dec. 10 – Dec. 16
Mexican Congress Denounces Violations by US Agencies Aug. 20 – Aug. 26
Middle East: Region still lacks support for torture victims, say observers Jun. 26 – Jul. 2
Mike Farrell Urges California to Declare Moratorium on Executions Feb. 7 - 12
Military Atrocities Less Newsworthy Than Right-Wing Fantasies Aug. 6 – Aug. 12
Military Interrogators Pose as Lawyers in Gitmo to Gather Information Aug. 13 – Aug. 19
Mommy, What's Waterboarding? Sept. 25 – Oct. 1
More delays in justice for David Hicks Mar. 5 – Mar. 11
More Lies - Bush Finally Comes Clean on Secret CIA Prisons Sept. 4 – Sept. 10
Movie Review: Standard Operating Procedure Jul. 9 – Jul. 20
Mumia's Electric Chair is a Well-Oiled Machine May 21 – May 27
Murderous Maniacs, PUCs and the Geneva Convention Sept. 26 – Oct. 2
Myanmar and Why They Should Fear Us May 12 – May 18, 2008
NAACP, Amnesty Hold Rally for Troy Davis, Death Row Inmate May 19 – May 25
Namibia: Polio vaccines arrive as death toll rises to 10 Jun. 12 – 18
Native Americans Walk for the Water in Georgia Jun. 1 – Jun. 8
Nepal: Families of the disappeared demand justice Aug. 21 – Aug. 27
New Abu Ghraib Photos Confirm Need for Independent Counsel, ACLU Says Feb. 13 – Feb. 19
New Center Report: Foreign Guestworkers Routinely Exploited by U.S. Employers Mar. 19 – Mar. 25
New Details on Atrocities in Gaza Jan. 1 – 31, 2009
New Light on Human Rights Abuses in Darfur Must Prompt U.S. Action at the UN May 21 – May 27
New Progressive Media Web Site to Launch Nov. 12 – Nov. 18
New Report: MPs Talk of Atrocities at Abu Ghraib Mar. 17 – Mar. 23
New Year Brings No Resolution to Worsening Darfur Crisis Jan. 8 – Jan. 14
News Roundup: Robertson's Mouth, Education Revolt, and War Protests August 22 - 28
Newsweek Fiasco: Shooting the Messenger May 16 – 22
NGOs Concerned About Detainees’ Rights in Iraq November 1 – 30, 2008
NIGER: Free food needed now as millions teeter on the brink of famine, UN says July 11 – 17
NIGERIA-SUDAN: African Union calls for UN troop support in Darfur May 8 – May 14
NIGERIA-SUDAN: Clock ticks on third Darfur peace deadline in a week May 1 – May 7
NIGERIA-SUDAN: Darfur talks stumble over fresh rebel demands Dec. 5 – 11
Nigeria: Dozens dead as sectarian violence continues in southern city Feb. 20 – Feb. 26
No New Trial for Death Row Inmate, Troy Davis Mar. 17 – Mar. 23
No One Is Illegal: The Fight For Immigrants’ Rights June
Noncombatants Killed in Gaza March 3 - 9, 2008
Noriega's Latin American Policy: A Disservice to the Nation Oct. 3 – 9
Obama Reiterates Vow to Close Prison at Guantanamo Bay November 1 – 30, 2008
On Humiliation, and Gaza’s Dying Children Jun. 23 – Jun. 30
One in Four Americans Experience Job Discrimination November 1 – 30, 2008
Open Borders Apr. 24 – Apr. 30
Open Letter on 'Toronto 11' to Authorities from 19 Groups Apr. 21 – Apr. 27
Osaka,Japan: All 9 A-bomb survivors win law suit May 22 – May 28
Over 1 Billion VND Raised for Agent Orange Victims July 21 - July 31, 2008
Padilla's Kangaroo Court Aug. 27 – Sept. 2
Pakistan : Majority of city’s water contaminated Mar. 13 – Mar. 19
Pakistan: 'US Human Rights Record' Feb. 27 – Mar. 5
Pakistan: Acute respiratory infections increasing among quake survivors Dec. 19 - 25
Pakistan: Child marriages on the rise across rural Sindh Apr. 3 – Apr. 9
PAKISTAN: Female quake survivors losing property Jan. 2 – Jan. 8
Pakistan: Focus on ‘vani’ – The practice of giving away young women to settle feuds Mar. 13 – Mar. 19
PAKISTAN: Interview with UNICEF country representative, Dr Omar Abdi Nov. 7 - 13
Pakistan: New health units established in quake zone Jun. 26 – Jul. 2
PAKISTAN: One month after earthquake and 500,000 still without shelter Nov. 7 - 13
Pakistan: Over a thousand women freed under change in law Jul. 3 – Jul. 9
Pakistan: Relief tents collapsing in quake zone Jan. 2 – Jan. 8
Pakistan: Spiralling rents leave quake victims out in the cold Jun. 26 – Jul. 2
PAKISTAN: Thousands still without basic shelter two months after quake Dec. 5 – 11
Palestine: 18 Years of Work Destroyed in Less than Four Hours May 26 – May 31
Palestine: Annan Calls to Ending Siege on Palestinian People Aug. 28 – Sept. 3
Palestinian Fisherman: "The Israelis Attack us Every Day" November 1 – 30, 2008
Palestinian Refugees Say Israeli Barrier Harming Their Livelihoods Jan. 2 – Jan. 6
Parole Board Denies Clemency for Troy Davis September 1- 30, 2008
Party Over for Blackwater in Iraq Oct. 29 – Nov. 4
Pattern of Torture Continues in Darfur Apr. 11 – 16
Peace accord signed in the Sudan Jan. 17-22
Pentagon's Abuses at Guantanamo Cause Major Trauma Jan. 31 - Feb. 5
Peruvian Human Rights Violators Arrested in U.S. Apr. 2 – Apr. 8
Petition in Protest of Police Brutality in India Aug. 6 – Aug. 12
Philadelphia: A Stunning Win for Mumia Abu-Jamal Dec. 5 – 11
Philippines: The War Against the People May 23 – 29
Pope Gets Pass on Church Abuse History Apr. 28 – Apr. 30
Posturing on Genocide in Darfur and Eastern Chad Apr. 17 – Apr. 23
Preventable Hurricane Katrina Disaster Sparks Protest Sept. 5 – 11
Prison Proletariat: Exploiting Inmate Labor Mar. 26 – Apr. 1
Protesters Demonstrate Against Home Demolition in the Negev - Israel Nov. 13 – Nov. 19
Protests Over ICE Raids May 12 – May 18, 2008
Quantifying Genocide in Darfur May 1 – May 7
Quantifying Genocide in Darfur: Implications and Limitations of a Recent Study Sept. 11 – Sept. 17
Race, Class and Hurricane Katrina November
Recycling Human Misery: Aid & the Pakistan Earthquake Nov. 21 – 27
Red Cross Report Blasts US Interrogation Methods as "Tantamount to Torture" Aug. 6 – Aug. 12
Red, White, and Without a Clue May 23 – 29
Reflections on the Murder of Saddam Hussein Jan. 8 – Jan. 14
Regime change, torture and murder Nov. 29 - Dec. 4
Remembering Rufina Amaya, Survivor of U.S. Inspired Slaughter in El Salvador Mar. 19 – Mar. 25
Report Details Dire Human Rights Situation in Sudan Apr. 17 – Apr. 23
Revealing a Massacre, or Stating the Obvious July 21 - July 31, 2008
Rumsfeld Admits to "Ghosting" Detainee Dec. 26 – 31
Rumsfeld Cancels Germany Trip Amid Human Rights Accusations Jan. 17-22
Rumsfeld may be "Criminally Liable" for Torture Apr. 17 – Apr. 23
Russia Backs South Ossetian People Aug. 1 – Aug. 31, 2008
RWANDA: Army general before gacaca court May 9 – 15
RWANDA: Peace prize for Belgian priest accused of genocide Feb. 13 – Feb. 19
Rwanda: Tribunal's appeals court sentences ex-mayor to life in prison Jul. 3 – Jul. 9
S. Dakota passes anti-woman law: Anti-abortion bill hurts poor, part of wider attack on women Mar. 13 – Mar. 19
Sanctified or Sanctimonious: Hypocrisy and the Anti-Choice Movement April
Science vs. Intelligent Design Sept. 26 – Oct. 2
Sean McCormack's Sadly Laughable Remarks November 1 – 30, 2008
Seems like More People Died than Prospered under Bush’s Leadership Sept. 5 – 11
Senator Calls for Ongoing Investigation of CIA Torture Techniques December 1– 31, 2008
Senegal: Court refuses to rule on Habre extradition Nov. 21 – 27
Sequel to a Disaster: Bhopal Victims Demand Justice July 2003
SIERRA LEONE: Taylor pleads not guilty to crimes in ‘sister republic’ Apr. 3 – Apr. 9
Six Nations chiefs return to Council House Jan. 15 – Jan. 21
Six Nations: Goodwill brings violent response at Caledonia May 29 – Jun. 4
Slavery, American Style Must Go December 1– 31, 2008
Smoke, Ash, and Fragmented Memory: Auschwitz as Black Hole Jan. 31 - Feb. 5
SOA Closure Amendment Almost Succeeds in US House Jun. 18 – Jun. 24
Social Insurance global union conference motion: Unrest in France - tackling the underlying causes Nov. 7 - 13
Somalia: Violence out of control, say Mogadishu residents Feb. 19 – Feb. 25
South Asia's Devastating Floods: Act and Provide Relief to the People Aug. 13 – Aug. 19
Southern Africa: Too white to be black - the challenge of albinism Feb. 13 – Feb. 19
State Council of the People's Republic of China: On Political Rights and Freedom in U.S. Apr. 17 – Apr. 23
Statement by the Communist Party, USA on attacks in London July 11 – 17
Storming the Castle: Why We Need To Know Our Radical Sports History July 11 – 17
Student Activist Akbar Mohammadi Dies in Iranian Prison Sept. 4 – Sept. 10
Sudan and Darfur: The problem is political Jun. 5 – Jun. 11
Sudan is neither prepared nor qualified to lead African summit Jan. 30 – Feb. 5
Sudan Scuffle Bigger Deal than Genocide? July 18 – 24
Sudan's "Government of National Unity": Prospects for meaningful peace in Darfur and South Sudan July 11 – 17
Sudan: 15,000 displaced by recent clashes in South Darfur - ICRC Nov. 21 – 27
Sudan: A crucial time for peace in Darfur, warns UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs May 15 – May 21
Sudan: A New Wave of Repression and Violence Sept. 18 – Sept. 24
Sudan: Activists Call for Full Support for International Criminal Court Apr. 3 – Apr. 9
Sudan: Activists Urge Action Against Darfur Atrocities May 23 – 29
Sudan: Atrocities Continue as Leaders Talk July 4 – 10
SUDAN: AU mission in Darfur running out of cash Dec. 12 – 18
Sudan: Bush Favors Agenda Over Stopping Genocide June 20 – 26
Sudan: Donors pledge to boost African force in Darfur Jul. 17 – Jul. 23
SUDAN: Fears for SPLM/A chairman as helicopter goes missing August 1 – 7
SUDAN: Gender-based violence still rampant in Darfur, say aid agencies Nov. 28 – Dec. 4
SUDAN: Gov't under pressure to accept UN peacekeepers May 22 – May 28
Sudan: Gov’t lifts ban on UN Darfur operations Jun. 26 – Jul. 2
Sudan: Human Rights Violations Condemned July 4 – 10
SUDAN: IDPs not safe from violence, aid workers say Dec. 5 – 11
Sudan: Khartoum Accelerates War on Humanitarian Aid in Darfur Apr. 3 – Apr. 9
Sudan: Military solution 'not an option' in Darfur Feb. 12 – Feb. 18
Sudan: Norwegian aid agency shuts down Darfur operation Nov. 6 – Nov. 12
Sudan: Rape as a Military Weapon June 20 – 26
SUDAN: Seasonal rains likely to hamper relief operations May 9 – 15
Sudan: Statement on the May 5 Abuja Agreement on Darfur May 22 – May 28
SUDAN: UN envoy urges "robust" peacekeeping force in Darfur Mar. 20 - Mar. 26
SUDAN: UN humanitarian chief visits strife-torn Darfur May 1 – May 7
SUDAN: UN urges support for AU Darfur mission ahead of UN peacekeepers May 1 – May 7
Sudan: Violence continues to limit Darfur aid operations Feb. 8 – Feb. 11
Sudan: Violence worsens in Darfur IDP camp Jul. 3 – Jul. 9
Sudanese Communist Leader Urges Government to Admit Darfur Crimes Jul. 2 – Jul. 8
Suharto's Death Sparks Humanitarian Critique Jan. 28 – Jan. 31
Swaziland: Children in for a better deal Jun. 24 – Jun. 25
Swiss Aid Official Warns of "Shocking" Crisis in Gaza Oct. 22 – Oct. 28
Tale of the Tape: Robert Ehrlich vs. Vernon Lee Evans Mar. 7-12
Tanzania: Water shortage hits [island of] Zanzibar Jan. 9 - Jan. 15
Ten Years Of Organized Struggle Against Caste Discrimination November 1 – 30, 2008
Terror and torture: evidence continues to surface Feb. 14 - 19
The Armenian Genocide, Appeasing Turkey, and the Iraq War Oct. 15 – Oct. 21
The Beginning of Global Order Jun. 9 – Jun. 15
The Border Is a Common Ground between Us Dec. 19 - 25
The Bush Administration vs. Human Rights: The Double Standard that Threatens America June 20 – 26
The CIA’s New Client in Sudan May 16 – 22
The Corporate Theft of the Public’s Natural Right to Water May 1 – May 11
The Crisis in the Sudan – Darfur Dec. 27-Jan. 1
The Dangerous Theism of Chris Hedges Mar. 24 – Mar. 31
The Death Penalty Decision: Score One for Barbarism Apr. 14 – Apr. 20
The Death Penalty in the United States Jan. 16 - Jan. 22
The Death Penalty: The Ultimate Injustice October 1 – 31, 2008
The Dilemmas of the Darfur Conflict Mar. 27 – Apr. 2
The Economics of Genocide in Sudan August 22 - 28
The Elvira Arellano Endgame Aug. 27 – Sept. 2
The EU's "Shameful Directive" Jun. 16 – Jun. 22
The Good Die Young Jan. 2 – Jan. 7
The Government of Israel Demolished an Entire Bedouin Village in the Israeli Negev Dec. 4 – Dec. 10
The Immigration Bomb Explodes Mar. 27 – Apr. 2
The Importance of Being Called an Idiot May 28 – June 3
The Looming Conflict in Eastern Sudan Feb. 13 – Feb. 19
The New Deal and the Holocaust June 20 – 26
The Original Frustration Jul. 9 – Jul. 20
The Position of the Sudanese Communist Party on the Darfur Peace Agreement, Part 2 Jun. 25 – Jul. 1
The Real Difference Between America and France Nov. 7 - 13
The Real Political Purpose of the ICE Raids Apr. 2 – Apr. 8
The Right to Stay Home Jul. 9 – Jul. 20
The Rosenberg Case in Historical Perspective October 1 – 31, 2008
The Shame of Child Labor January
The Slow Collapse of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement for South Sudan Sept. 19 – 25
The Speech McCain Should Give Feb. 4 – Feb. 10
The Strange Tibetan Theocratic Model Apr. 14 – Apr. 20
The Struggle for Immigrants Rights Today Apr. 17 – Apr. 23
The Superdome: Monument to a Rotten System Aug. 29 – Sept. 4
The U.S. Was Against Torture Before It Was For It Oct. 15 – Oct. 21
The UN in Haiti: Part of the problem, not the solution Sept. 12 – 18
The US Prison Industry: big business or slavery? Oct. 10 – 16
The US State Department Country Reports – Oh the Hypocrisy! Feb. 28-Mar. 5
The Value of Alvaro Uribe's Medal of Freedom Jan. 1 – 31, 2009
The Voices of Immigrants Must Be Heard May 1 – May 7
The winners are the mujahideen, not women Oct. 11-16
The “Pacific solution” stretched to the US Apr. 23 – Apr. 30
They can do it to all of us Dec. 10 – Dec. 16
This MLK Day, Remember Katrina’s Real Victims Jan. 9 - Jan. 15
This Month’s Conference on Hannah Arendt at Bar-Ilan University Apr. 2 – Apr. 8
Thousands March in San Francisco for Immigrants' Rights Apr. 24 – Apr. 30
Thousands Protest US Asylum for Sanchez Berzaνn as Resentment Continues Over "Black October" Jun. 9 – Jun. 15
Three KSU Students Arrested at SOA Protest for Crosses Too Large Nov. 26 – Dec. 2
TIAA-CREF Says Coca-Cola not Socially Responsible Aug. 13 – Aug. 19
Tight Belts, Tough Choices for Global Charities November 1 – 30, 2008
Time for Humane Immigration Reform May 22 – May 28
Time to Stop Bush-Cheney's War Crimes in the Middle East Apr. 2 – Apr. 8
Time Warner Exploits Child Labor in Mexico Oct. 31 – Nov. 6
TOGO: Human rights group says 790 killed, 4,345 hurt in election violence May 9 – 15
Too Guilty to Fly, Too Innocent to Charge? Mar. 12 – Mar. 18
Torture and Bush's Word Games 2004 – online
Torture at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba – Made in USA Jan. 17-22
Torture Is Alive and Well in Oaxaca Jul. 30 – Aug. 5
Torture Scandal Continues to Fester Dec. 13-18
Torture was Official US Policy, Says Rights Group Apr. 24 – 30
Tortured Guantanamo Prisoner Suffers Facial Paralysis Apr. 11 – 16
TORTURERS 'R' US Nov. 28 – Dec. 4
Toto Constant, Former Death Squad Leader, To Be Sued Jan. 24-29
Touching Evil: Holding Hands with Uzbekistan May 16 – 22
Treating Criminality As Daring Boldness: The Media on Bush Sept. 25 – Oct. 1
Troy Davis Gets Third Stay of Execution October 1 – 31, 2008
Troy Davis Makes Case for New Round of Appeals December 1– 31, 2008
Troy Davis Supporters Deliver Letters to Parole Board Jul. 9 – Jul. 15
Trying to put more in the food basket Jun. 1 – Jun. 8
TURKMENISTAN: Pension cuts begin to bite Feb. 6 – Feb. 12
Two Activists Arrested at Troy Davis Sit-in at Governor's Office September 1- 30, 2008
Two Judges Tear Down Bush's Wall! Jun. 18 – Jun. 24
Two million march in LA for amnesty and equality May 1 – May 7
Two years later, Lt. Watada remains in ‘legal limbo’ Jun. 16 – Jun. 22
U.S. Initiates Legal Processes Against Christian Group that Marched to Guantαnamo Feb. 6 – Feb. 12
U.S. May not Release Guantanamo Prisoners Even if Acquitted Apr. 14 – Apr. 20
U.S.: Congress Tries to Undermine War Crimes Court Dec. 27-Jan. 1
UN Chief: Billions of Dollars Needed Yearly to Fight Food Crisis Jun. 1 – Jun. 8
UN Commission on Human Rights Fails to Address Torture Directly Apr. 24 – 30
UN Commits to Preserving Mass Grave Sites in Afghanistan December 1– 31, 2008
UN condemns Israel’s “immoral” use of cluster bombs Aug. 28 – Sept. 3
UN Envoys Warn Darfur “Getting Out of Control” Feb. 11 – Feb. 17
UN human rights chief to visit Occupied Palestinian territories, Israel Sept. 25 – Oct. 1
UN Humanitarian Affairs Official to Myanmar May 19 – May 25
UN Launches Record Appeal for Humanitarian Aid November 1 – 30, 2008
UN May Enlarge Security Council Nov. 12 – Nov. 18
UN panel condemns U.S. torture Jun. 5 – Jun. 11
UN Security Council Acknowledges Failure to Protect People of Sudan Jun. 16 – Jun. 22
UN Warns of Humanitarian Crisis in Ethiopia's Somali Region Oct. 1 – Oct. 7
Unilateral US Intervention in Zimbabwe Hurts, Not Helps, Democracy Feb. 11 – Feb. 17
United by Misery: Two Boys from Gaza and Nilin Aug. 1 – Aug. 31, 2008
University of Michigan Falls Prey to Another Coca-Cola PR Scam Apr. 17 – Apr. 23
US Deporting More Mexicans Mar. 24 – Mar. 31
US Forces Postponement of Security Council Vote on Darfur Crimes Mar. 28 – Apr. 2
US Has No Moral High Ground on Human Rights, Says Cuba Mar. 7-12
US Hijacking of the UN Human Rights Council Feb. 20 – Feb. 26
US Labor Alliance Condemns Killings and Disappearances in the Philippines Mar. 24 – Mar. 31
US military lawyers’ warnings against torture ignored July 25 – 31
US restores military support to Indonesia's military dictatorship Mar. 7-12
US Terrorism Report: Selective Data, Wrong Lessons May 12 – May 18, 2008
US Torture Flights: A shame on us all Jan. 23 – Jan. 29
USA Below the radar: Secret flights -Amnesty Int. Report Revealing Apr. 3 – Apr. 9
UZBEKISTAN: Fear rules one year on from mass killings May 15 – May 21
UZBEKISTAN: OSCE Andijan report reaffirms need for inquiry June 20 – 26
UZBEKISTAN:Human Rights Groups condemn Andijan trial as unfair Nov. 7 - 13
Venezuela Wary of Posada Pardon Jun. 1 – Jun. 8
Venezuela: A People Under Fire Nov. 26 – Dec. 2
Venezuela: Victims of US-backed 2002 Coup Support Amnesty Order Jan. 2 – Jan. 6
Venezuela: “Co-management” in the Alcasa aluminium factory Oct. 17 – 23
Venezuelan Government and its Allies Respond to Human Rights Watch Report September 1- 30, 2008
Vietnam Vetoes Draft Resolution on Zimbabwe Jul. 9 – Jul. 20
Walkin’ In New Orleans Mar. 19 – Mar. 25
War Crimes Complaint against Rumsfeld Dec. 4 – Dec. 10
War Crimes: Widespread and Unpunished May 1 – May 7
Washington Legalizes Torture Oct. 30 – Nov. 5
Water Shortage Fears Grow in Darfur Refugee Camps Dec. 10 – Dec. 16
Water, Sewage System “Collapsing” in Gaza, Says Official Jan. 1 – 31, 2009
West Africa: Children in danger: Living on the street Jun. 12 – 18