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Release of Senate report on torture stalled by CIA redactions

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New Virginia Bill Cracks Down on Human Trafficking

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Zimbabwe’s secret police arrests top human rights lawyer

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Beyond Pussy Riot: slow death of freedom

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The Man Who Was Chemically Tortured

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The Truth About Marijuana Legalisation

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Documents show Secret Service kept tab of Swartz

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Growing Clash Between Immigrant Rights Activists and Washington Power Brokers

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More Calls To End Food-Stamp Secrecy

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Eli Lilly E-Mail Discussed Unapproved Use of Drug

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America’s bleak human rights record

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“Safe” Uranium That Left a Town Contaminated

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Bush can hold terrorist suspect indefinitely: US court

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In Iraq, Was I a Torturer? Asks Soldier

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Former Guantanamo Chaplain tours UK

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UN To Form Sri Lanka War Crimes Panel

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UK complicit? US Senate report into CIA torture and rendition due

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MoD requests ‘voluntary’ DNA samples

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What can you do in 15 seconds?

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Protests mark 6th anniversary of Gitmo

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Watchdog: War on Terrorism Leads to Rights Abuses

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Firms’ biometrics records ‘can be hacked’

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UN accuses Syrian government of human rights violations

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War criminal Tony Blair responsible for secret courts

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Muslim doctor called terrorist by patient

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Prosecution case vs. Bradley Manning threatens First Amendment rights to free...

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VIDEO: US troops encourage kids to smoke

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SOCIAL SCIENCE FOR A NON-FREE SOCIETY

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Snowden: ‘If I end up in chains in Guantanamo I can...

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Drone memo should reverse Gitmo convictions, attorneys claim

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Father Jailed For 0.01g Of Cannabis

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Russia issues critical report on U.S. human rights

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Texas schoolgirl loses case over RFID tag suspension

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MI5 Wants Oyster Card Travel Data

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GUILTY, but Blair refuses to go

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Human Trafficking adviser warns Modern Slavery Bill leaves victims helpless

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Lib Dem leader defends civil liberties

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Chicago police sexually abused prisoner at ‘black site’ — report

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Meet the PR Firm Hired by Israel to Market Apartheid to...

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US judge refuses to probe CIA tapes

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US Courts Approve Indefinite Detention and Torture

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UN Official: Israeli Blockade Has Made Gaza ‘Uninhabitable’

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UK: Mass genetic surveillance

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Police ignored child sex abuse for more than a decade

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CCTV may soon ‘identify’ criminals

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Rights group: Pentagon to release new prisoner abuse photos

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Castro: Cuba not cashing U.S. Guantanamo rent checks

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When It Comes To Torture, Silence Is Bipartisan

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Assange case highlights EU arrest warrant ‘abuses’

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Cannabis proven effective in treating neuropathic pain

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The FBI’s Right To Threaten Torture

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Government Concedes Vaccine-Autism Case

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iPhone slave factory forced to close

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Human rights activist on trial in China

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US: ‘No Nation Is Perfect.’ ‘We Crossed the Line.’ (But Don’t...

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DEPLETED URANIUM Outrage is Sweeping Hawai’i‏

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The Film About Vaccines You Simply Must See

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Obama’s Ugliest Crime Exposed in Just a 4-Minute Video

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The United States Admits It “Crossed a Line” on Torture. That’s...

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Our People in Ukraine Vandalize a Russian Bank

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Clinton urges Bush to boycott Beijing Olympics

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Manning defense begins arguments in WikiLeaks case

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Ireland protests against water tax

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Get your FBI file — and your NSA and CIA files...

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China slams US human rights report

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‘We have lost our moral indignation at torture’

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Children in care to get Biometric IDs

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UN Expert Slams US Prison System for ‘Torture,’ Overall Inhumanity

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What You DON’T Say Might be Held Against You

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Mandatory Drug Testing In Texas And Kansas?

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Spy warns there could be a war over water

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Julian Assange’s Thousand Days

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Canada’s secret human rights problem

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Activists Join Gitmo Hunger Strike

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Met Police to pilot Tasers

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Serious Concerns Over Non Staged SOCPA Arrest

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Monk dies from Chinese food blockade

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All Guantanamo detainees involuntarily drugged

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UK teachers forced to work 100-hour weeks

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The US Must Prosecute Torturers and their Enablers, or Forever Be...

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US Government to access any email or web search

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Human Rights Watch: Indian forces, Maoist rebels use child fighters

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Human cost of cheap clothes – Firms still ignore family victims

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Why Has Obama Rejected a More Humane Response to the Hunger...

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DNA register ‘labels children as criminals’

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How to Close Guantanamo

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Gitmo Prisoners Brutally Force Fed During Hunger Strike

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Wiretapping’s true danger

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‘Ghost prisoners’ not accounted for after held by CIA

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Human Rights Watch accuses Ethiopian army of ‘torture and rape’

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The CIA torture cover-up continues

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War Crimes: Is Obama Looking for a Bailout?

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US urged to investigate CIA human rights abuses

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Human rights group probes police rape and torture

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Wikileaks and Internet Censorship

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SOCPA: The GLA’s campaign against Brian Haw

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UK told to quit EU Human Rights Court

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The Global Trade in Guantánamo Captives

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Exposed: Obama’s ‘Unprecedented’ War on Journalism

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‘FBI continues to break the law’

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Gitmo Atrocities Continue

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Coalition deadlock over the law and politics of human rights

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Federal judge grants California permission to force-feed inmates on hunger strike

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Human Rights Activists Arrested At U2 Gig

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Secret prisons may give CIA out in tape probe

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CIA faces new waterboarding claims from Libya

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Don’t extend DNA database, says minister

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Man dies after police Taser him

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Free Speech Arrested: Police Union Seeks To Censor College Commencement Speech...

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Zimbabwe Government Blocks Aid for Six Million In Need

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Guatemala jails former police chief for war crimes

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The Myth That Slavery Has Ended

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Obama Questioned On Rev. Wright’s AIDS Sermon

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Obama signs NDAA 2013 without objecting to indefinite detention of Americans

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Civil Liberties – Safe or Sorry?

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Yemeni man accuses CIA of torture

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Commission Says South Sudan Violates Human Rights

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Gary McKinnon’s US extradition blocked

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The Guantanamo Files

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Report: UK slavery on the rise

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US/Israeli Hypocrisy on Human Rights

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Wage Wars Continue: Thousands in Streets after Bad Deal Offered to...

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Our Handiwork. Hidden from Us, by America’s “News” Media (which have...

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America: Big Brother’s big week

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Kuwaiti teacher given 11-year sentence for Twitter criticism of government

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RINF Video: The Leveson Smokescreen – illusion of choice

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Ukraine’s “Terrorists” Talk.

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The End of Pot Prohibition As We Know It

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Civil liberties groups criticize Bush

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The Extermination of Truth

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Police: Put young children on DNA list

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Refugees Increasingly Being Refused Asylum

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London Demo Slams Musharraf’s Rights Abuses

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Police Censorship of Smash Edo film

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UK denies entry to human rights abusers, embassy

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Activist charged with 13 felonies for downloading academic articles

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Human Rights Watch or Hypocrites Representing Washington

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Attorney for New York City says NYPD was right to spy...

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Iraqi torture victims will have day in court

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Leaked Document Reveals Egyptian Army Tortured And Killed Civilians

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Human Rights Groups Sue Obama

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Free Gary McKinnon – or at least give him a fair...

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The Growing Taser Problem

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Watchdog’s threat to 42-day terror law

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American Exceptionalism at Play in Interpreting the Convention on Torture

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Lie detectors target benefit claim cheats

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Facebook Censorship over Sandy Hook School Massacre

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First-ever trial to assess Guantanamo force-feeding begins today

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Obama is a ‘war criminal’ for supporting Israel’s treatment of Palestinians...

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Slavery in America

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UK torture collusion ‘widespread’

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Defend the Constitution? They’ll drug you for it

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97% Opposed To TSA Body Scanners

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30,000 children’s DNA on police database

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Supreme Court to rule on fate of indefinite detention for Americans...

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MoD: British soldiers breached Iraqi’s human rights

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Man says off-duty cops beat him up, left him for dead

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How grassroots power is shaping New York’s marijuana decriminalization debate

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What is to be done about police brutality?

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Amnesty calls on Afghan government to halt executions

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Citizens have right to records

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Thousands of American teens locked up in isolation

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20,000 Students Sue State Of California

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Pentagon Hands Lucrative Guantanamo Bay Deal to Notorious Private Security Company

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Jose Padilla Brings Torture to Trial

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Aaron Swartz prosecutors blasted for alleged vindictive behavior

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CCTV camera sees under clothing

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Bradley Manning to Speak in His Own Defense

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Scrapping human rights law is an act of displaced fury

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Pastor testifies that he was tortured in the Philippines

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Police uncover slavery in Kent

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Thousands March, Rally Honoring MLK’s Legacy

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Former UN chief links democracy, human rights

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Israel’s airport security questioned

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‘Bush violates Palestinians’ rights’

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Only CIA Agent Jailed for Torture Program Is Whistleblower Who Confirmed...

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Family wants answers to CIA agent’s mysterious death

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American held without bail after tweets in support of Islamic State

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‘No to Olympics without human rights’

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Even a Guantanamo Nurse Refuses to Force-Feed Prisoners

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Millions put at risk from Government ID records

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Pentagon Destroys Guantanamo Evidence

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‘UN’s dirty politics against Syria has nothing to do with human...

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Rampant Use of Solitary Confinement in the US Constitutes Torture

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Americans Content with Loss of Freedom

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90% of ‘aid’ ends up in the pockets of US companies

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Penny Lane: The CIA’s Double Agent Recruiting Station at Gitmo

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The Unreported Ethnic Cleansing Of Palestine

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US government misrepresent Human Rights Watch

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Experts wary over ID card plan

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Author of ‘Anti-Terrorism’ Law Slams ‘Unlawful’ Abuse to Stifle Journalism

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White House OKs Underwater Torture Chamber

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Three New Evidences that Obama Is a Fascist

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The Home of the Free Speech Movement Suppresses Freedom of Speech

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Slavery in my backyard and a thousand points of light

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Secret CIA flights to face top-level court inquiry

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US Wants More Powers To Ban Air Travellers

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Senate accuses CIA of torturing prisoners, overstepping legal boundaries

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Vigils Around the Globe for Greenpeace Activists Held In Russia On...

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Pentagon must lift ban on Guantanamo reporters

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The human cost of secrecy

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Police attack, torture & kill man

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Are We Pro-Slavery?

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4 million Iraqis struggling for food – UN

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Israel’s War on Palestinian Children

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UN torture investigator condemns California prison conditions

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Israeli Justice Endorses Continued Abuse of Dirar Abusisi

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NYT Would Call It Torture — If It Covered Torture

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Pew Poll: America Is Becoming a Nation of Political Enemies

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Human rights? Only at the government’s discretion

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America: Where the “Good Guys” Torture

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Eroding Principles of Human Rights

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Gagged: federal court says accused hacktivist Barrett Brown can’t speak to...

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Human Rights : Nico Ntumba

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De Menezes murder: Police guilty of errors

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Civil liberties are still the victim in the War on Terror

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Supreme Court Blocks Freedom Of Information Act

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Who’s Really ‘The Enemy’ In the Bradley Manning Case?

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Opposition grows to Detroit water shutoffs

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President Obama’s Brilliant Strategy for Nuclear-Blitzing Russia

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A terrifying new level of censorship emerges

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Ian Tomlinson disciplinary proceedings “white-wash”

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I Witnessed ‘Waterboarding’ — And, Yes, It is Torture

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Military Nurse Refused to Force-Feed Guantánamo Prisoners

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Rumsfeld blamed in detainee abuse scandals

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1 in 50 Children in US is Homeless

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Big Brother Keeping Tabs On Students

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Mugabe Government Dismisses Rights Report

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U.N. Presses U.S. on Torture Policies

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9/11 lawyer to challenge conditions in secret Gitmo camp

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A DNA recipe for injustice

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U.S. Citizens Must Ask for Gov Permission to Travel

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Interrogation used by CIA is torture, ex-agent says

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FDA Wants Terminally Ill Patients as Guinea Pigs

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A Hunger Strike for Justice at Guantanamo

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Britain: Forty percent of children live in poverty

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CIA misled judges in Moussaoui case

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Cameron vows to scrap Human Rights Act, civil liberties groups outraged

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Still Tolerating Torture

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The Destruction of Human Rights

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ACLU Threatens Lawsuit Over Violations of Chelsea Manning’s Rights

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Amnesty: Human rights in Iraq ‘disastrous’

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Police Association Supports Marijuana Legalization

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7 Signs the National Outcry Against Walmart Will Lead to Big...

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Police brutality cases on rise since 9/11

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Obama administration can still detain anybody indefinitely

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Despite Repression, Mexican Teachers Continue to Resist Education Reform

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Video: US Soldiers Stand By as Afghan Man Whipped, Beaten

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BUSH REGIME BUILDING CONCENTRATION CAMPS

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Met chief resists new pressure to quit

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Bush Vetoes Kids’ Health Bill Again

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Secret courts bill hides government cover-ups

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Pushing Release of CIA Torture Report, Senators Threaten Use of Special...

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Waiving Freedom

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Raper Talib Kweli stands in solidarity with Palestinians, refuses to perform...

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UK freedom laws under threat – again

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Dartmouth students punished for protesting rape

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U.S., Canada violated rights of Gitmo detainee

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Guantanamo as a symbol

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Marijuana rules could seed a new industry

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With Obama Torture Admission, John Yoo Should Be Investigated

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CIA destroyed tapes despite court orders

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America Cleanses Southeastern Ukraine of Ethnic Russians

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FDA Scientists Revolt Against Corrupt Food and Drug Administration Officials

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High School Teacher Disciplined for Reminding Students of Their Rights

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Tens of Thousands Protest Water Privatization in Ireland

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Human Rights Watch calls Gaza destruction ‘unlawful’

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Charity accused of child trafficking

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The Tories Don’t Understand Human Rights

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Military Doctors Infect Gitmo Detainee With HIV

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A triple ring of security around Britain

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Who Should be on The DNA Register?

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Dreamer activist deported after protesting US immigration policy

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Britain and the US have always used torture

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ID card rebels offer £1,000 for Brown’s fingerprints

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Criminalisation of Free Speech and Double Standards

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UK Guantánamo four to be released

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Protest is a Right, Repression is Crime

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Many migrant women workers in Saudi treated like slaves

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Wikileaks back on the Web

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Torture Leads to Lies

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French Students Barricade High Schools to Protest Deportation of Classmates

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It’s About the Lying: On John Brennan, the CIA, and Torture

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Challenge SOCPA – 1st of March

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These rabbis prove criticism of Israel’s campaign of terror is NOT...

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Guards acquitted over juvenile’s death

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DNA database swabs over 100,000

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Americans Support Torture … Because They Don’t Know THIS

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DNA database will not be extended, says minister

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Expected trials at Guantanamo falls to new low

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What Homeland Security doesn’t want you to see

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Pakistan not doing enough to protect vulnerable children

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American military gets away with torture

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The CIA’s Global Torture Operations: Disclosure under Barack Obama, the Most...

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Human rights groups accuse MoD of hypocrisy over cluster bombs

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Westminster blasted over rights of asylum seekers

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High Court shocked by US obstruction in Guantánamo torture case

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Spain to make filming police a crime

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Another Hancock Anti-Drone Protester Convicted of a Misdemeanor

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CIA photos show UK Gitmo detainee was tortured

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MPs raise fears over data protection for ID register

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U.S. Commits, Lies About Human Rights Violations

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U.S. forces kill Iraq family

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Penalty of £1,000 for failing to update ID cards

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An overview of the NSA’s domestic spying program

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Gitmo – America’s Legal Black Hole

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UN to Detroit: Denial of Water to Thousands ‘Violates Human Rights’

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US Accused of Racial Discrimination

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Anti SOCPA Campaigners To Assert Right To Protest

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Court Confirms President’s Dictatorial Powers

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US wanted Britain to build 2nd Guantanamo — report

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Bill proposes violent criminals should submit DNA

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Hundreds of modern day slavery victims in Wales

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Government tries to abuse the Bill of Rights

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Human Rights Groups Still Waiting for Obama to Deliver

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Afghan police reform should be about more than protecting soldiers

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More Sharp Words Traded Over Lapsed Wiretap Law

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Student Arrested For Posting Picture Online

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Multiple 9/11s every day of the year

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Obama and the Convention Against Torture

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FBI Private Contractors With ‘Shoot to Kill’ Powers

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British Library Network Blocks ‘Hamlet’ For ‘Violent Content’

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US words on Gitmo torture ‘laughable’ without release of force feeding...

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Spy watchdog: CSIS uses torture information

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Bolton calls for use of torture on Benghazi suspects

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‘POLICE SHOULD TAKE DNA OF ALL BABIES’

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Torture: America’s other national pastime

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TSA Now Deciding If You’re Allowed Your Medication

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Canada outlaws masks during protests

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Jimmy Carter: U.S. Tortures Prisoners

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Democracy Shredded – Torture and America

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Fingerprint Scanners Help Companies Track Workers

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Fate of Guantánamo Detainees Still Murky

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CIA techniques cause serious mental damage

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Are Human Rights Violations Already Being Trumped By Corporate Trade Deal?

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US propped up Suharto despite rights abuses

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5 Human Rights Abuses America Commits Right Here at Home

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Gaza and the Bipartisan War on Human Rights

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U.S. treatment of Khadr may have exceeded military’s own guidelines

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Hypocritical Yahoo hosts human rights summit

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CIA Waterboarding Probe Revealed By Feds

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Panel approves DNA bill testing for convicts

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Electronic searches and seizures at US borders ‘more invasive’ — ACLU

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School Madness: Students To Be Expelled For Shooting Airsoft Guns At...

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Torture: Impunity at Home, Rendition Abroad

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How Anti-Terror Laws Threaten Free Speech

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Criminalisation of Free Speech and Double Standards

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Glenn Greenwald: Detaining My Partner Was a Failed Attempt at Intimidation

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100% of Palestinian prisoners have been tortured in Israeli jails

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Get active or become radioactive‏

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Miami Five’s defense exposes errors and jury intimidation during trial

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De Menezes shooting trial jury out

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Court decides if mandatory DNA sample violates rights

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How Politicians Capitalized on the Orlando Shooting to Take Away Your...

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Americans Wrong On Their Rights

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Slaves Tortured, Forced To Make Consumer Goods For The West

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9 Secrets Health Insurers Don’t Want You to Know

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RINF Video: The Destruction of Freedom of Speech

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US: Immigration Detention Practices Endanger Life

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G4S stonewalls questions over involvement in Guantánamo Bay

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How British Media Publish Hoaxes on Syria

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Using criminals as ‘free workers’

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Guantanamo: The Bigger Picture?

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Civil rights groups rally after judge says Ariz. police can enforce...

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US Spends 6 Times More on Prisons than Education

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Close Gitmo and End Unconstitutional Military Commissions Now

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Conspiracy of Silence: Child Sex Abuse Ignored in India

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Bradley Manning’s Nobel Peace Prize nomination backed by 100k petition-signing supporters

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For First Time Ever, Majority of Americans Say: Legalize It!

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White House accidentally leaks post-9/11 CIA torture report findings

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Photos: New York Cop Steals Resident’s Pro-Second Amendment Signs

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