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    Feb 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Qatar cuts poet's life term to 15 years in jail; outcry persists

    A Qatari poet jailed for verses deemed seditious and insulting to his nation's emir faces 15 years behind bars after an appeals court cut back on his prison term Monday. Human rights groups were outraged in November when a Qatari court first ruled...

    Tags: Civil Rights, Amnesty International, Politics, Doha (Qatar), Human Rights

    2. Feb 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. U.N.: Indian Ocean claims hundreds as 'one of the deadliest' waters

    By the time their rickety boat was rescued last week off the eastern coast of Sri Lanka, nearly a hundred of the weakened passengers had lost their lives – roughly three times as many as survived.
    By the time their rickety boat was rescued last week off the eastern coast of Sri Lanka, nearly a hundred of the weakened passengers had lost their lives – roughly three times as many as survived. The starving people had endured nearly two...

    Tags: Bodies of Water, Bangladesh, Refugee, Immigration, Politics

    3. Feb 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Sri Lanka: Photos renew accusations that 12-year-old was executed

    Facing continued pressure over alleged wartime abuses, Sri Lankan officials rejected renewed accusations that a 12-year-old boy was executed in the final throes of its bloody civil war.
    Facing continued pressure over alleged wartime abuses, Sri Lankan officials rejected renewed accusations that a 12-year-old boy was executed in the final throes of its bloody civil war. Questions surrounding the death of Balachandran Prabhakaran, the...

    Tags: Wars and Interventions, Civil Rights, Amnesty International, Politics, Murder

    4. Feb 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Mexican forces involved in kidnappings, disappearances, report charges

    MEXICO CITY -- State security forces in Mexico have participated in the kidnappings and disappearances of a large number of missing citizens, and the government's failure to investigate most cases only compounds the atrocity, a new human rights report alleged Wednesday.
    MEXICO CITY -- State security forces in Mexico have participated in the kidnappings and disappearances of a large number of missing citizens, and the government's failure to investigate most cases only compounds the atrocity, a new human rights report...

    Tags: Israel, Civil Rights, Wars and Interventions, Politics, Mexico

    5. Feb 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Belarus border guard reportedly sentenced over teddy bear drop

    A Belarusian border guard reportedly will spend two years behind bars for failing to tell his superiors about a Swedish plane that entered the country in July to make an air drop -- of teddy bears.&nbsp;<strong></strong>
    A Belarusian border guard reportedly will spend two years behind bars for failing to tell his superiors about a Swedish plane that entered the country in July to make an air drop -- of teddy bears.  Hundreds of plush bears with parachutes and protest...

    Tags: Civil Rights, Wars and Interventions, Politics, Alexander Lukashenko, Human Rights

    6. Feb 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Pakistan militants kill 5 in attack on tribal official's compound

    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Militants disguised as policemen stormed the compound of a top tribal region official in the northwest city of Peshawar on Monday and killed five police officers, the latest outbreak of violence to rattle the country as its civilian government struggles to ensure security ahead of national elections this spring.
    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Militants disguised as policemen stormed the compound of a top tribal region official in the northwest city of Peshawar on Monday and killed five police officers, the latest outbreak of violence to rattle the country as its civilian...

    Tags: Bombings, Civil Rights, Government, Crime, Law and Justice, Elections

    7. Feb 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Bomb blast in southwest Pakistan kills at least 65

    This post has been updated. See note below for details.
    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A bomb blast killed at least 65 people in the southwest city of Quetta on Saturday in what appeared to be the latest episode of sectarian violence against the country’s beleaguered Shiite Muslim minority. The...

    Tags: Bombings, Religion and Belief, Murder, Politics, Religious Conflicts

    8. Feb 7, 2013 |Column| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  8. La venda de los que no quieren ver

    Por décadas las acusaciones hechas por exiliados cubanos sobre los abusos a los derechos humanos en la isla de los Castro han sido cuestionadas. Hace 37 años un periódico del sur de Florida dudaba de la veracidad de lo que decían los cubanos. Estos...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, International Law, Civil Rights, Politics, South Africa

    9. Feb 9, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Russia set to make Olympic history -- for spending, controversy

    The costs and challenges confronting Russia as it tries to convert a Black Sea beach resort into a Winter Olympics venue recall the &quot;hero projects"&nbsp; of the Soviet era, when deluded dictators squandered fortunes trying to reverse the flow of Siberian rivers and build major industrial cities on the frozen tundra.
    The costs and challenges confronting Russia as it tries to convert a Black Sea beach resort into a Winter Olympics venue recall the "hero projects"  of the Soviet era, when deluded dictators squandered fortunes trying to reverse the flow of Siberian...

    Tags: Political Corruption, 2014 Winter Olympic Games, Civil Rights, Heavy Engineering, Amnesty International

    10. Jan 28, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. If not unions, then what?

    You wouldn't know it from our nation's debate over Obamacare, but the U.S. has had government-supported health care for nearly 80 years. Not only that, but our nation bolsters a retirement level well beyond the thin safety net provided by Social Security, and it even ensures Americans a path to a family-supporting wage. And, no, I have not mistaken the U.S. for a socialist European nation.
    You wouldn't know it from our nation's debate over Obamacare, but the U.S. has had government-supported health care for nearly 80 years. Not only that, but our nation bolsters a retirement level well beyond the thin safety net provided by Social Security,...

    Tags: Unions, Social Security, Windham (Windham, Connecticut), Politics, Career and Workplace

    11. Feb 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Killings by Kony's Lord's Resistance Army plunged, report finds

    Killings of civilians by the notorious militia led by the fugitive Joseph Kony have dropped dramatically in the last three years, according to a new analysis that tracks reports on the group.
    Killings of civilians by the notorious militia led by the fugitive Joseph Kony have dropped dramatically in the last three years, according to a new analysis that tracks reports on the group. The Lord’s Resistance Army has terrorized central...

    Tags: Wars and Interventions, Murder, Politics, Human Rights, Mexico

    12. Feb 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. The assault on women

    The disturbing case of a Somali woman who alleged she was raped by security forces, only to be convicted by a court Tuesday of making a false claim and insulting the state, has outraged human rights groups and advocates for women's rights around the...

    Tags: Feminism, Sexual Assault, Sex Crimes, Civil Rights, Politics

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