Amnesty International
Fri Jul 4 19:43:45 2008 GMT
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Ingrid Betancourt freed

Stronger witness protection needed to ensure accountability for war crimes

Ingrid Betancourt freed

Turkey urged to respect LGBT people's right to freedom of association

Migrants face illegal arrest in Mauritania

Violence and coercion mark Zimbabwe's election

Spotlight on torture

End rendition and secret detention: Europe’s duty

Routine abuses in the name of security in Tunisia

One thousand protesters unaccounted for in Tibet lock-down

Animal Rights
Mon Feb 4 04:43:30 2008 GMT
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Kansas State Students to Stop Throwing Chickens During Basketball Games (Seriously)

Three SHAC UK Animal Rights Extremists Jailed

The American College of Surgeon's View of Animal Research

More Animal Dissections in Schools than Ever?

Berosini Loses Final Appeal In Long-running Fight Against PETA

HSUS Activists Reportedly Not Happy at Being Caught on Film

Chat Room Open

Another PETA Staffer With a Name Change Gimmick

Newkirk: We Oppose All Violence Against Civilians, But Fashion Designers Are Fair Game

Friends of Animals vs. The New York Theosophical Society

Karen Davis Reviews Book on Chicken Slaughter Houses

Ringling Bros. Touring Group Eliminates Tiger Act

Activists Complain about Mitt Romney's Canned Hunt

You'd Lie Too If You Were In His Place

PETA Files Complaint Over Ad Featuring Parakeets

Morrissey: Meat Is Murder, But Violence Against Animal Researchers Is Just Fine

Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road . . . In a Wheelchair?

Controversy Follows Plans for British Dogs to Compete in Irish Coursing Contests

Chilling Effects Clearinghouse
Sat Jun 21 03:43:50 2008 GMT
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Bear release photos released too far, photog complains

Penn State Demands "Obedience to Authority" (Film Link Removal)

Drag City wants link dragged off Digg

CVS Wants to Clip Coupon-Linking Blog

UsenetBinaries Counter-Notifes: Perfect 10 Takedown Is Imperfect

Kappa Sigma Doesn't Digg Posted Manual

How Not to Release a Bear - Photo

Wiley asserts link liability

ButterflyFarmArt wants to keep art on the farm, defamation off

Small business alleges defamation

DMCA Complaint

BSA Claims Infringement

BSA Claims Infringement

People Complains of Carey/Cannon Photo, Again

People Complains to Google of Carey/Cannon Photo

Civil Liberties
Fri Jul 4 23:44:00 2008 GMT
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Remembering Jesse Helms

Why False Confessions Can Be Helpful

Who Do You Consider the Worst President Ever?

Will California's Anti-Gay Marriage Amendment Pass?

Does the White House Need a Civil Liberties Advisor?

Wordless Wednesday: Dirty Words

Compromising FISA

Wordless Wednesday: Pride

John McCain on Habeas Corpus

U.S. Government Detaining, Deporting U.S. Citizens

Copyfight
Wed Jun 25 15:44:26 2008 GMT
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Pi-Con 3

The War on Photography

Be Careful What You Wish For

The 21st Century Version of the Copyright Notice

Future Writers, Future Books

Tracking the Trackers

FMC Releases "Rock the Net" Compilation CD

Who Pays MediaDefender to Disrupt Peer to Peer Networks?

Did Microsoft (over)Implement the Broadcast Flag?

Does the RIAA Have Legal Legs?

Help Cory Help Others

Gin, Television, and 100 Wikipedia per Year, for Sharing

Gaiman, Final Thoughts, and McFarlane

Fair Use, One Author's View

Publishers vs Academics

Digital Rights/Digital Wrongs
Mon Feb 4 04:45:38 2008 GMT
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Electronic Frontier Foundation
Thu Jul 3 23:44:40 2008 GMT
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Viacom's Statement on YouTube User Data Controversy

Court Rejects Attempt to Expand the DMCA

minilinks for 2008-07-02

Cartoon: The Return of Snuggly, the Security Bear

What The New NSA Spying Decision Means for the Immunity Debate

Legal Filesharing on Campus?

Senator Hatch and Tinfoil Hats

Breaking News: Court Holds That FISA Preempts State Secret Privilege

Court Ruling Will Expose Viewing Habits of YouTube Users

European Lawmaker Sues U.S. Agencies to Obtain Travel-Related and Other Personal Information

Global Issues
Sat Jul 5 23:44:54 2008 GMT
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Democracy; an ideal that is so often missed

Tobacco companies targeting children and contributing to environmental damage

Tobacco: a major global killer

Global food crisis: immediate causes get coverage, deeper causes get less attention

Updated figures show slight fall in foreign overseas development assistance aid

The global foreign aid shortfall is now $3.3 trillion

Illicit Drugs

China, Human Rights and Tibet

Poverty facts and stats updated

World military spending: it keeps going up

I wrote a chapter for a new book: American Wars: Illusions and Realities

The reading list now links through to Amazon; a way to support the Global Issues web site

26,500 children died today

Military in Movies; Less Shock, More Awe

Bali Climate Conference

Obesity

Children as Consumers

Food and Agriculture Issues

Human Rights News
Sun Jul 6 11:44:51 2008 GMT
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Moreover Technologies

Congolese rebel leader in war crimes court

AFGHANISTAN: Humanitarian situation "deteriorating" - Holmes

Pakistan condemns human rights violations in Occupied Kashmir

Human rights group: Dozens dead in Syrian prison riot (1st Lead)

Human Rights Case Dropped Against Catholic Insight

African war crimes suspect transferred to International Criminal Court

Pakistan not a democratic state says Pakistani human rights activist

Tourists visit genocide memorials in Rwanda where 800,000 died

Of war and of genocide

Tourists visit genocide memorials in Rwanda where 800,000 died

Syrian human rights activist says at least nine inmates killed in Damascus prison riot

Seminar on human rights

FO deeply regrets Human rights violations in IoK

UK Lawmakers To Launch Rendition Probe

25 inmates killed in Syrian prison riot: Human rights

UNHCR praises Vietnam's refugee record

Labour campaign descends into shambles

Human Rights Watch
Fri Jul 4 07:44:55 2008 GMT
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UK: Abusive Ex-Commander Allowed to Return to Sri Lanka

ADV: Le PCC: Podcast de la Cabane au Canada

Thailand: Fear of Army Cover-Up in Imam’s Death

Vietnam: Restore Full Freedom to Buddhist Monk Tim Sakhorn

Sri Lanka: End Internment of Displaced Persons

Colombia: 15 Hostages Rescued by Security Forces

France: Guilty-by-Association Prosecutions Violate Rights

India: Protect Honored Kashmiri Rights Lawyer From Attacks

Morocco: Drop Criminal Charges Against Rights Defender, Journalist

Jordan: Scrap New Laws That Stifle Democracy

Lessig Blog
Wed Jun 25 23:45:26 2008 GMT
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Gilberto Gil on DemocracyNow (on lots of stuff including Creative Commons)

my brilliant congresswoman

focus

JZ on Colbert tonight

On privacy in the cyberage (II)

nextgen netroots technology

I signed my first online petition in many years

The Kozinski mess

NCMR keynote

Hilary on Hillary (from the better-than-I-could-put-it department)

A nice welcome home present (or early birthday present)

Lessig Blog: Closed until June

TotalRecut remix contest

fantastically cool code to watch

Z's book is out

Refuse and Resist
Sat Jul 5 16:09:13 2008 GMT
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NY Times: Catholic Aid for Abortion Creates Stir in Virginia

Reuters: McCain wants much larger U.S. military

Intl Herald Tribune: U.S. court overturns Pentagon's case against Guantanamo detainee

NY Times: Obama Wants to Expand Role of Religious Groups

Guardian: Heinz 'men kissing' ad: US Christian group urged firm to pull commercial

Reuters: U.S. escalating covert operations against Iran: report

Intl Herald Tribune: U.S. and EU near deal on sharing data

Chi Trib: Officer shoots man wielding crutch, Forest View chief says

Reuters: Reuters seeks answers from Israel over killing

AP: Feds give oil companies get OK to annoy polar bears

Reuters: Guantanamo inmates suffering mental damage: report

Guardian: 'Unavoidable' attack on Iran looms, says Israeli minister

Reuters: Obama toughens Iran stance, backs Israel on Jerusalem

Reuters: Marine acquitted in Haditha deaths

Guardian: US accused of holding terror suspects on prison ships

NY Times: Talking to Graduates in South Carolina, Bush Calls for Culture of Responsibility

alt.society.civil-liberty
Thu Jun 12 23:43:37 2008 GMT
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ACLU to host screening of Kevin Willmott's new film BUNKER HILL

alt.military.uk censured

French And CERN Build Massive Particle Accelerator (Black Hole Generator) Unknown Planetary Risk To ...

About the Polygamists in El Dorado

Polygamy should be legalized

The Age of Sexual Consent Should be 0 (or 2 for all practical purposes)

April '08 issue of the SIF's journal

Internet Sites:Artistic Nudity:Free from Viruses

An Idea for May Day!

5 Hebrews + 2 Towers = 3,000 Bombs ????????

McVay Brings Orwell to Life

Medicine Assistance Is Donated To The Uninsured

Christmas Shopping Made Easier

Free Discount Prescription Cards

November '07 issue of the Society for Individual Freedom's journal

soc.rights.human
Sat Jul 5 11:46:58 2008 GMT
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HELP: To the Supreme Court, the US Supreme, and the UN (1994.08(USA)-2008.07.05(JAPAN))

HELP: To the Supreme Court, the US Supreme, and the UN (1994.08(USA)-2008.07.04(JAPAN))

US Lawmakers Approve Mexico Military Aid as Human Rights

The Erosion of Free Speech

HELP: To the Supreme Court, the US Supreme, and the UN (1994.08(USA)-2008.07.02(JAPAN))

Re: Avoid meat at least for one designated day a week- save the planet

BUSH'S Justice Dept. DELAYS & DENIES FRAUD CASES! Nearly 1,000 Cases Against Contractors In ...

Bush Admin Copied ChiCom Torture Techniques

Chosen Children: Absolutely stunning a must read for every one...

China boycott update, 1 July 08

HELP: To the Supreme Court, the US Supreme, and the UN (1994.08(USA)-2008.07.01(JAPAN))

HOW THE FUCKING DARE THEY!!! Christians, Jews, Islamists, Motherfuckers!

New Mexico Court Refuses "Obscene" Name Change

HELP: To the Supreme Court, the US Supreme, and the UN (1994.08(USA)-2008.06.30(JAPAN))

Nepal's Maoists Try to Understand Democracy