URGENT ACTION APPEAL ... Note: Please write on behalf of these persons even though you may not have received the original UA when issued on June 2, 2006....
Rick Halperin
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Dec 1, 2006 7:07 pm
9261
Burma: Army Forces Thousands to Flee Attacks and Abuses Displace Civilians in Eastern Burma (New York, November 30, 2006) - Thousands of Burmese civilians...
Rick Halperin
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Dec 1, 2006 9:05 pm
9262
Torture, Geneva Conv. & the School of the Americas Friday, 1 December 2006 Opinion: Ann Wright Torture, the Geneva Conventions and the School of the Americas ...
Rick Halperin
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Dec 1, 2006 9:15 pm
9263
World AIDS Day 2006: Ideology Trumps Action as Epidemic Worsens Governments Must Respect Rights to Advance AIDS Fight (New York, November 29, 2006) -...
Rick Halperin
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Dec 2, 2006 4:27 pm
9264
Nepal: After Peace Agreement, Time for Justice Army, Maoists Must Account for Killings, 'Disappearances' (New York, December 1, 2006) - Nepal's army and...
Rick Halperin
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Dec 2, 2006 4:32 pm
9265
Message from the High Commissioner for Human Rights: http://www.ohchr.org/english/events/day2006/hrd2006.htm HUMAN RIGHTS AND POVERTY Fighting Poverty: a...
Rick Halperin
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Dec 2, 2006 7:30 pm
9266
INTERNATIONAL INDIAN TREATY COUNCIL Statement 2006-12-02 A slight setback for the World's Indigenous Peoples on long walk toward liberation! The United Nations...
Rick Halperin
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Dec 4, 2006 7:39 pm
9267
Libya: Security Agency Detains Critic No Contact with Boufayed Since November 5 (New York, December 4, 2006) - Libya's internal security agency has held an...
Rick Halperin
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Dec 4, 2006 7:42 pm
9268
URGENT ACTION APPEAL ... 04 December 2006 UA 326/06 Fear for safety/death threats ARGENTINA Maria Eva Arroyo (f) Maria Luz Pierola (f), human rights activist...
Rick Halperin
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Dec 4, 2006 7:48 pm
9269
Dec. 4 IRAN: Tehran court judgment could turn over US embassy to plaintiff Court rules that US must pay damages to Iranian businessman abducted in 1992, or...
Rick Halperin
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Dec 4, 2006 10:43 pm
9270
RIGHTS-SOUTH AFRICA: Marital Bliss Amidst Anti-Gay Prejudice Christi van der Westhuizen JOHANNESBURG, Dec 3 (IPS) - Bongani*, resplendent in a tailored suit in...
Rick Halperin
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Dec 5, 2006 2:41 am
9271
Dec. 5 Serbia Investigating a Mass Grave from Bosnia War Serbia is investigating one of the biggest mass graves from the Bosnia and Herzegovina war (1992 -...
Rick Halperin
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Dec 5, 2006 4:16 pm
9272
RWANDA: Doubts over French genocide claim Mr Kagame said the allegations were politically motivated A witness says his testimony was distorted by a French...
Rick Halperin
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Dec 5, 2006 9:18 pm
9273
RWANDA: Doubts over French genocide claim Mr Kagame said the allegations were politically motivated A witness says his testimony was distorted by a French...
Rick Halperin
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Dec 5, 2006 9:20 pm
9274
Truth, justice, and the un-American way By John Cavanagh My organization, the Institute for Policy Studies, gave its annual human rights award this fall to...
Rick Halperin
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Dec 5, 2006 11:30 pm
9275
URGENT ACTION APPEAL ... 06 December 2006 Further Information on UA 323/06 (29 November 2006) Fear for safety/ Threats/ Arbitrary arrests New concern: Torture...
Rick Halperin
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Dec 6, 2006 3:25 pm
9276
December 6, 2006 Mixed reaction to Cheney's daughter's pregnancy WASHINGTON (AP) -- Conservative leaders voiced dismay Wednesday at news that Mary Cheney, the...
Rick Halperin
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Dec 6, 2006 11:35 pm
9277
URGENT ACTION APPEAL UPDATE ... 08 December 2006 Further Information on UA 324/06 (29 November 2006) - Fear of forcible return/arbitrary arrest THAILAND 16 Lao...
Rick Halperin
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Dec 10, 2006 4:42 pm
9278
Dec. 10 USA: Lost virtue: America no longer leads on human rights Today is International Human Rights Day 2006, an event that sadly will mean nothing to those...
Rick Halperin
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Dec 10, 2006 9:00 pm
9279
Dec. 10 Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples delayed A number of African nations, led by Namibia, were successful Nov. 28 in persuading the majority...
Rick Halperin
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Dec 10, 2006 10:11 pm
9280
December 07, 2006 Ugandan top rebel's mother asks son to abandon rebellion The mother of the most wanted Ugandan rebel Joseph Kony, leader of the Lord's...
Rick Halperin
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Dec 10, 2006 10:28 pm
9281
China: Curbs on Lawyers Could Intensify Social Unrest New Regulations Cast Shadow on Legal Reforms (Hong Kong, December 12, 2006) - China should repeal...
Rick Halperin
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Dec 11, 2006 10:55 pm
9282
UN: Rights Body Must Act Now on Darfur No Room for 'Darfur Denial' at Human Rights Council (Geneva, December 11, 2006) - The December 12 special session of the...
Rick Halperin
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Dec 11, 2006 10:56 pm
9283
URGENT ACTION APPEAL Note: Please write on behalf of these persons even though you may not have received the original UA when issued on September 29, 2006....
Rick Halperin
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Dec 11, 2006 11:00 pm
9284
URGENT ACTION APPEAL Note: Please write on behalf of these persons even though you may not have received the original UA when issued on November 14, 2006....
Rick Halperin
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Dec 11, 2006 11:04 pm
9285
Dec. 10, 2006 Traditional justice Can traditional justice systems play a role in dealing with conflict in Africa? It is the subject of renewed debate now that...
Rick Halperin
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Dec 11, 2006 11:13 pm
9286
Thailand: Stop Deportation of Hmong Refugees to Laos Thai Government Decision Puts Refugees at Risk of Persecution (New York, December 12, 2006) - Thailand...
Rick Halperin
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Dec 12, 2006 3:56 pm
9287
Burundi: New UN Peacebuilding Body Must Stress Human Rights (New York, December 11, 2006) - When the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission meets with...
Rick Halperin
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Dec 12, 2006 4:00 pm
9288
Bangladesh: Military Must Stay Neutral in Election Campaign Troops Must Respect Law and Avoid Deaths in Custody (New York, December 12, 2006) - The Bangladeshi...
Rick Halperin
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Dec 12, 2006 4:01 pm
9289
Iran: Prosecute Torturers, Not Bloggers (New York, December 12, 2006) - The Iranian Judiciary should prosecute officials responsible for the arbitrary...