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Sri Lanka Sacks Chief Justice
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The government’s underhanded sacking of a chief justice is set to go unpunished—unless the...
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Saudi Arabia Beheads Maid
The execution of Rizana Nafeek, accused of killing an infant when she was just 17, drew criticism from human-rights groups. MORE
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Iran’s Latest Crackdown
A growing number of human rights lawyers in Iran have been imprisoned or exiled. Roxana Saberi reports. MORE
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Europe’s Aung San Suu Kyi?
As Ukraine heads to the polls, Julia Tymoshenko languishes in prison at the mercy of her political enemies. Geoffrey Robertson describes the ongoing injustice. MORE
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Russia’s Rotten Journalist Murders
The country’s top human-rights reporters are being threatened and killed in broad daylight—and some think the government is to blame. MORE
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So Long, Mahmoud
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Suu Kyi’s American Tightrope
On her U.S. visit, the Nobel winner faces a balancing act with the regime and the West. By Peter Popham. MORE
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Institutionalized Against Their Will
Every year, thousands of healthy Chinese are forcibly locked up and ‘treated’ in mental institutions, according to a new report by the Chinese Human Rights... MORE
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More on Palestinian Children
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A Life Less Ordinary
Alyse Nelson grew up wandering the world. This week she brings the world to D.C. for the Vital Voices Global Leadership Awards. By Abigail Pesta. MORE
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Gaddafi’s Torture Centers Continue
The dictator’s death didn’t end the country’s human-rights abuses. Jamie Dettmer on conditions inside the prisons. MORE
