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With the global recession affecting all aspects of business and government operations, responsible travel organization Tourism Concern is having a hard time finding the necessary funds to stay in operation. The organization desperately needs £40,000 – or just over $65,000 – to survive. “Our core work supports people, particularly in the developing world, whose human rights have been severely impacted by tourism developments,” said Tourism Concern Director Tricia Barnett. “They often have no o

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Look, you may have your opinions about waterboarding, Gitmo, illegal wiretapping, the war in Iraq and offenses against human rights, the U.S. Constitution and international law. But damn it, if Condoleezza Rice is going to bring blue-chip athletes to Stanford University, then she is to be welcomed back with open arms. In a rather remarkable paragraph in his fine story on Rice and her relationship with the Stanford Athletic Dept., Jon Wilner of the SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS tells of how t

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Rohrabacher to Iraqis: Be More Grateful! !! by Christopher Hayes/Eric Naing - The Nation/Common Dreams The House Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights and Oversight met today to discuss issues of sovereignty and stability in Iraq ranging from the country’s longstanding financial obligation to neighboring Kuwait to its even longer-standing issues with the Kurdish people. But Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) seemed mostly interested in berating the Iraqis for their lack of

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At the end of August, I telephoned the well-known Kazakh human rights advocate Yevgeny Zhovtis and asked how things were going on “the front” with the criminal case that had been opened in relation to him. Yevgeny replied that in connection with the celebration of the Day of the Constitution of Kazakhstan, the trial had been postponed until 2 September. I also asked him, as a lawyer, what the punishment could be with respect to the charge that had been brought against him of having committed a

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What is the difference between Obama rendition plan and Bush’s rendition plan? “Better oversight” Considering the left hates this program, how many will react or do golf claps. The Obama administration will continue the Bush administration’s practice of sending terrorism suspects to third countries for detention and interrogation, but pledges to closely monitor their treatment to ensure that they are not tortured, administration officials said Monday. Human rights advocates condemned the

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