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Protesters increase calls to close Guantanamo as hunger strike continues May 17, 2013
Human rights advocates are demonstrating in Honolulu, London, and other cities around world today to pressure the US government to end the indefinite detention of nearly 200 men at Guantanamo Bay. The global day of action comes as the military is force-feeding an estimated 30 prisoners, and several have been hospitalized in a hunger strike that started in Fe […]
Federal fracking rules draw criticism from industry and environmentalists May 17, 2013
The Department of the Interior unveiled new rules this week to regulate the extraction of oil and natural gas by hydraulic fracturing, known as fracking, on public and Indian land. Oil and gas industry lobby groups have already come out in opposition, saying the rules are unnecessary and that states provide adequate regulations. Environmentalists and some la […]
New evidence, testimony from Syrian city shows arbitrary detention, torture under government control May 17, 2013
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met with Russian President Vladimir Putin today and said an international conference seeking a peaceful end to the war in Syria should take place soon, though he didn’t confirm a date. Two years of violence has killed at least 80,000. More than one and a half million people have fled to other countries, according to the U […]
Nigeria’s expanding military attacks on Boko Haram spur concern about government abuse May 17, 2013
Nigeria’s armed forces launched air strikes today in Borno state on what they said were camps for Boko Haram fighters. read more
Advocates warn of curtailed labor rights following DC Court ruling on NLRB workplace posters May 17, 2013
In a blow to the struggling labor movement, a Federal appeals court recently ruled that the National Labor Relations Board did not have the authority to compel U.S. businesses to put notices in their workplaces informing employees of their right to unionize. Labor advocates are denouncing the Circuit Court’s ruling, saying many workers do not know they have […]
Lawmakers review 2001 law that permits drone warfare and GITMO detentions May 16, 2013
Both the Bush and Obama Administrations relied on a single law passed in 2001 to justify tactics used in the so-called war on terrorism, from drone strikes in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia to the continued detention of nearly 200 men at Guantanamo Bay. The Senate Armed Services Committee questioned military officials and legal experts about that law today, ask […]