Daily Archives: July 8, 2008 »
Amendment Would Put Spy Lawsuits, Amnesty On Hold Pending Investigation
By Ryan Singel |On Tuesday, the Senate resumes considering whether to hand new dragnet spy powers to the nation’s spooks and to grant retroactive amnesty to telecoms that secretly helped the government spy on
Read More »China – One month left to improve human rights
A month before the opening of the Olympics Amnesty International has today sent an open letter to Hu Jintao, President of the People’s Republic of China, urging him to deliver on the promises made
Read More »Troops killing people ‘like goats’ by slitting throats
Amnesty International today released a report revealing the dire human rights and humanitarian crisis facing the people of Somalia. The report contains first-hand testimony from scores of traumatised survivors of the conflict, exposing the
Read More »Many migrant women workers in Saudi treated like slaves
Saudi Arabia should implement labor, immigration, and criminal justice reforms to protect domestic workers from serious human rights abuses that in some cases amount to slavery, Human Rights Watch said in a new report
Read More »‘We have no alternative than peaceful protest’
Guardian.co.uk | Israeli troops have surrounded a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank after several weeks of demonstrations against the latest stretch of the West Bank barrier. For at least the past two days
Read More »Police seek wider DNA data powers
WEST Australian Police have asked the state government to authorise them to take a DNA sample from anyone who is arrested, even for minor offences such as trespassing. WA Police can now take samples
Read More »U.S. Seeks Data Exchange
By Ellen Nakashima | The United States is negotiating deals with European countries to exchange fingerprint and DNA data in criminal and terrorist cases, and in some circumstances to transfer data on race or
Read More »Want some torture with your peanuts?
By Jeffrey Denning | Just when you thought you’ve heard it all… A senior government official with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has expressed great interest in a so-called safety bracelet that
Read More »Guantanamo Bay may be turned into marine ‘rapid reaction’ base
By Damien McElroy in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba | The United States is considering transforming the Guantanamo Bay terrorism prison into a base for a Marines “rapid reaction force” to deal with threats in Central
Read More »AMERICA’S CULTURE OF WAR NOT AN ISSUE THIS ELECTION
By Sherwood Ross | One issue the American people likely are not going to hear about in this presidential campaign is how to stop the millitary-industrial complex(MIC) from destroying this country, from bankrupting it
Read More »U.S. exports to Iran shot up even as Bush talked tough on sanctions
Associated Press | U.S. exports to Iran grew more than tenfold during President George W. Bush’s years in office even as he accused Iran of nuclear ambitions and helping terrorists. America sent more cigarettes
Read More »Microwave ray gun controls crowds with noise
By David Hambling | A US company claims it is ready to build a microwave ray gun able to beam sounds directly into people’s heads. The device – dubbed MEDUSA (Mob Excess Deterrent Using
Read More »The World Health Organization Documents Failure of U.S. Drug Policies
By Bruce Mirken | The United States has some of the world’s most punitive drug policies and has led the cheering section for tough “war on drugs” policies worldwide, but a new international study suggests
Read More »New War Brewing: US, Israel Take Dangerous Steps
By Eric Margolis | GENEVA – The U.S., Israel and Iran are playing a very dangerous game of chicken that soon could result in a new Mideast war. U.S. intelligence has concluded that Iran
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