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Obama’s says NO to Keystone XL pipeline
The Obama administration has announced that it is rejecting TransCanada’s application for the Keystone XL pipeline that’s supposed to stretch from Canada down to Texas. In a statement issued this afternoon, President Obama says he received a recommendation from the state department not to allow the permit for building the oil pipeline....
Egypt Virginity Tests On Female Detainees Ordered Stopped
Women chant anti-military council slogans in Cairo as they protest against military council violations and virginity tests against females, Dec. 27, 2011.
An Egyptian civilian court ordered the army on Tuesday to end forced virginity tests on female detainees in military prisons after a woman saying she was a victim raised a case against it.
However,...
PETA Sues SeaWorld for Keeping Whales as ‘Slaves’
If you’ve seen Free Willy, you’ll understand the emotional appeal behind PETA’s latest lawsuit, but the organization has a spotty history equating human slavery with keeping animals in captivity. In the past, the NAACP has scolded PETA for making this kind of comparison, accusing PETA of having “pimped” African Americans.
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Uruguay: Congress adopts landmark law to tackle impunity
The Uruguayan government has revoked a controversial 1986 law that shielded officials from prosecution for crimes against humanity.
The Uruguayan Congress adopted a law early today that marks an important step toward justice for the many victims of gross human rights violations during the country’s military rule, Amnesty International said today.
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Japan: Minister must not cave in to pressure on death penalty
Justice Minister Hideo Hiraoka
Japan’s justice minister should not sign execution warrants, Amnesty International and the Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network said today, following the minister’s announcement that he does not intend to end capital punishment, despite saying last month that he would not approve executions.
Justice Minister Hideo Hiraoka...
In Time – The Occupy Wall Street (Movie)
It’s not a great movie, probably not even a very good movie. But Andrew Niccol’s In Time is good enough to be proclaimed for what it is: a political film espousing the same arguments against income inequality that are the basis of the Occupy Wall Street movement.
In the future that Niccol creates, the aging process ends at 25. After that...
JinkoSolar Responds to Solar Trade Petition
SHANGHAI, Oct. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ — JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (“JinkoSolar” or the “Company”) (NYSE:JKS) a fast-growing, vertically-integrated solar power product manufacturer based in China, provided the following statement regarding the petition filed by SolarWorld Industries America Inc., together...
GOOD NEWS! Tribes Join Together to Restore Eel River in California
Native American Indian tribes from throughout Northern California are banding together withFriends of the Eel River to take “spiritual, scientific, and legal” action to save the waterway and the fish that swim in it. Since 2009, multi-tribe ceremonies have taken place in different parts of the nearly 3,600-square mile Eel River watershed; the most...
Malawi urged to release activists
Five activists being held after a peaceful protest in Malawi’s capital are prisoners of conscience.
The Malawian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release five activists being held in connection with a peaceful protest in the capital Lilongwe on Friday, Amnesty International said today.
The five have been charged with holding...
UN Security Council resolution on Yemen falls short
The UN Security Council’s endorsement of a deal urging the Yemeni president to step down must not be interpreted as backing immunity.
The UN Security Council’s condemnation of the ongoing grave human rights violations in Yemen is welcome, but any call for accountability is doomed to fail if officials are granted immunity from investigation...
