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Egyptian authorities have cracked down on the increasing number of African asylum seekers crossing into Israel -- including, say refugee rights groups, a policy of shooting those along the border. But those who make it to the Promised Land face hardship
NEW YORK----International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges announced today that Barry Wolf has been elected to the firm’s Executive Partner position. Working in tandem with key leaders throughout the firm, he will assume responsibility for the formulation, coordination, and implementation of Weil Gotshal’s strategic and business initiatives and overseeing the global operations of the 1,300-lawyer ...
Washington, 10 December (WashingtonTV)—Human rights violations in Iran are as poor as any time over the past 20 years, the London-based Amnesty International said on Thursday.
Complaints of torture, murder and illegal detention by the Mexican army have jumped as soldiers have been dragged into a long, gruesome battle with powerful drug cartels, Amnesty International said on Tuesday.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.----The international law firm Greenberg Traurig, P.A. announced today that shareholder Dan McCawley has been elected Chairman of the Fort Lauderdale Downtown Council , a forum for downtown business leaders organized under the umbrella of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce, one of the oldest and largest business organizations in Broward County.
The Iranian governments investigations into allegations of torture, rape and unlawful killings in the country seemed to have been more concerned with covering up abuses than getting at the truth, Amnesty International said, the Times reported.
Iran must allow the United Nations to investigate allegations of human-rights abuses during the post-election unrest, Amnesty International says.
Last night, Memphis garage punk Jay Reatard was finishing up his set at the Austin club Emo's when two audience members rushed the stage and attacked him. Never one to shy away from confrontation, Reatard fought back with his mic stand. The set ended early, and police arrested the two fans after the show. (Thanks to Ethan Bachrach for the tip.) Austin 360 offered this account of the disturbance ...
Artist: Past Lives Album: Tapestry of Webs Release Date: February 23 Label: Suicide Squeeze Tracklist : 01 Paralyzer 02 Falling Spikes 03 Past Lives 04 Don't Let the Ashes Fill Your Eyes 05 Deep in the Valley 06 K Hole 07 Hex Takes Hold 08 Vanishing Twin 09 Hospital White 10 At Rest 11 Aerosol Bouquet 12 There is a Light So Bright it Blinds Notes: Debut album from this frantic Seattle indie band ...
Artist: Fyfe Dangerfield Album: Fly Yellow Moon Release Date: January 18 (UK), February 23 (U.S.) Label: Geffen Tracklist : 01 When You Walk in the Room 02 So Brand New 03 Barricades 04 High on the Tide 05 Faster Than the Setting Sun 06 Livewire 07 Firebird 08 She Needs Me 09 Don't Be Shy 10 Any Direction Notes: Solo debut from the Guillemots frontman . Media: Stream various tracks here .
Artist: Joker Single: "City Hopper" b/w "Output 1-2" Release Date: January 5 Label: Tectonic Tracklist : 01 City Hopper 02 Output One Output Two Notes: New single from this Rising young dubstep enigma. MEDIA: Hear "City Hopper" here .
A Far Rockaway woman whose Ozone Park daughter and her unborn grandson were murdered went to Albany last week where she picked up the support of the state Right to Life Committeefor a bill that would treat killing a pregnant woman as two separate murders.
HARTFORD (AP) — A children's advocacy group wants a federal judge to block some of Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell's recent budget cuts, saying they violate a nearly two-decade-old settlement over the state's child-welfare system.
The group said in a report that the human rights violations that it said occurred after protests following elections in June should be “fully and independently investigated.”
Human rights violations in Iran in the wake of the country's disputed presidential election are some of the worst in 20 years, a human rights group charges.
Chomsky abuses true scholarship by stating as fact distortions of the truth that align with his ideological agenda.
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