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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: Doha (Qatar), Prisons, Human Rights, Politics, Qatar

    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: Burma, United Nations, Human Rights, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh

    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: Labor Legislation, Wars and Interventions, Murder, Human Rights, Politics

    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: Wars and Interventions, Human Rights, Politics, International Law, Felipe Calderon

    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: Wars and Interventions, Prisons, Human Rights, Politics, International Law

    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: Hugo Chavez, Taliban, Emergency Incidents, Government, Religious Conflicts

    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: Murder, Human Rights, Injuries and Wounds, Politics, Oscar Pistorius

    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: Civil Rights, South Africa, Cuba, Human Rights, Politics

    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: Labor Legislation, Manufacturing and Engineering, FIFA World Cup, Heavy Engineering, Vladimir Putin

    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: Labor Legislation, Unions, College Park (Prince George's, Maryland), Human Rights, Politics

    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, Iran's Nuclear Program, Human Rights, Invisible Children, Inc.

    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, Assault, Human Rights, Politics, U.S. Department of State

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