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Lawrence J. Gist II is a human rights attorney and adjunct professor of legal studies, having earned a Doctor of Jurisprudence (Cum Laude) from Gonzaga University School of Law and currently studying international humanitarian law at Harvard University's Program on Humanitarian Policy and Conflict Research.

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Department of Homeland Security Announces 11 Previously Unreported Deaths In Immigration Detention

Prompted by an American Civil Liberties Union lawsuit seeking previously unreleased documents related to the deaths of immigration detainees in U.S....
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Faslane Nuclear Weapons Base Opens Gates to the Public and Activists

This afternoon five peace activists from nonviolent direct action group Trident Ploughshares walked unchallenged...
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Iraq Continues Practice of Killing for Homosexual Conduct

Iraqi militias are carrying out a spreading campaign of torture and murder against men suspected of homosexual conduct, or of not being...
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Appointment of Samantha Power to Coordinate U.S. Iraqi Refugee Efforts

On Friday the White House made an announcement that the administration will appoint Samantha Power, Senior Director for Multilateral Affairs and Human...
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President Hosni Mubarak's Views on Egypt's Vision of Establishing Peace

In an important interview to "Al-Ahram" newspaper President Hosni Mubarak said on 16/8/2009 that his current visit to Washington aims at...
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Norwegian Legal Expert Joins United Nations Group on Arbitrary Detention

Mads Andenas, Professor at the Law Faculty of the University of Oslo and former Director of the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights has joined the...
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Women Subjected to Sexual Slavery by the Japanese Army During WWII Still Waiting for an Apology

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On the anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Asia, women who faced abuse and sexual slavery at the hand of the Japanese Imperial army have...
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Former General During Argentina's Military Dictatorship Sentenced to Life for Human Rights Violation

A former general who ran a detention center during Argentina's military dictatorship has been sentenced to life in prison for human rights violations....
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A Methodology for Gender-Sensitive Research

A Methodology for Gender-Sensitive Research by Agnès Callamard It is now common knowledge that the majority of people killed in modern warfare...
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Documenting Human Rights Violations by State Agents

Documenting Human Rights Violations by State Agents by Agnès Callamard The international community has increased its efforts towards the...
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