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Sold Into Submission: The Horrifying Truth About Why Female Trafficking And Prostitution Are an Epidemic in Iraq

Rebecca Murray, IPS News. September 2, 2011.

The violence of military occupation and sectarian strife have smashed national institutions, impoverished the population and torn apart families and neighbourhoods

Shocking Report Reveals Epidemic of Sexual Abuse in Juvenile Prisons

Anna Clark, AlterNet. February 17, 2010.

A new report says more than one out of every 10 child prisoners in state custody are molested or raped.

Women Are Setting Themselves On Fire In Afghanistan

Jeffrey S. Kaye, TruthOut.org. January 19, 2010.

According to a new report, "self-immolation is being used by increasing numbers of Afghan women to escape their dire circumstances."

Citing "National Defense Needs," Obama Administration Says it Won't Sign Ban on Land Mines

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. November 26, 2009.

Stephen Goose, director of Human Rights Watch's arms division, called the decision to keep the Bush-era policy "an appalling decision."

What Will Happen to Guantanamo's "Child Soldier," Omar Khadr?

Suzanne Ito, Blog of Rights AlterNet: PEEK. November 16, 2009.

Omar Khadr was captured at 15 and grew up in Gitmo. It's time to give him a fair shake at justice.

16-Year Old Got Life Without Parole for Killing Her Abusive Pimp -- Should Teens Be Condemned to Die in Jail?

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. October 31, 2009.

Two cases in the Supreme Court could alter the fates of over 2,500 people serving life without parole for crimes they committed as teenagers.

Devastating Report Documents Israeli Crimes Against Civilians in Gaza: Where's the Outrage?

Roane Carey, The Nation. September 26, 2009.

The Goldstone report has been denounced in Israeli and ignored by the U.S. press, unless you count the NY Daily News, which called it a "blood libel against Israel."

How Do We Pass Rational Sex-Offender Laws With Psychos Like Phillip Garrido on the Loose?

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. September 4, 2009.

With apparent psychos like Garrido wreaking havoc, it's hard for society to be reasonable about the thousands of people have been wrongly swept up by excessive sex offender laws.

Afghanistan's Election Day: Don't Be Fooled By This Facade of Democracy

Malalai Joya, AlterNet. August 20, 2009.

We Afghans know this election will change nothing. It is merely a show of democracy put on by and for the West, to legitimize its future puppet in Afghanistan.

Jeffrey Goldberg Defends Israeli Actions by Smearing Human Rights Watch

Lindsay Beyerstein, Majikthise AlterNet: World. July 17, 2009.

Does the Big Lie still work? We're seeing it in action.

In Iran, Fears That a Prominent Prisoner Detained In Election Upheaval Could Die in Jail

Katie Mattern, IPS News. July 3, 2009.

Sick and disabled, 55-year old Saeed Hajjarian is one of hundreds of reformists arrested for "orchestrating" the post-election violence in Tehran.

How the Dept. of Homeland Security Rips Families Apart in the Name of Fighting Terrorism

Joseph Nevins, New America Media. June 22, 2009.

Each year the U.S. government deports tens of thousands of non-citizens, to countries to which they often have tenuous ties.

As New Afghanistan Commander Sails Toward Confirmation, Key Torture Questions Go Unasked

Byard Duncan, AlterNet. June 3, 2009.

Gen. Stanley McChrystal testified before the Senate this week, but no one asked him about the skeletons in his closet.

Revealed: U.S. Interrogators May Have Killed Dozens of Detainees

John Byrne, Raw Story. May 6, 2009.

In all, 98 detainees have died while in U.S. hands, with 34 identified as homicides, at least eight of which were tortured to death.

IDF Using Flesh-Burning Chemical Against Civilians

Ali Gharib, AlterNet. January 15, 2009.

In the face of mounting evidence and criticism over the army's use of white phosphorus, the official Israeli line has not changed: Deny, deny, deny.

Ban the Cluster Bomb

Brian Cook, In These Times. December 4, 2008.

More than 100 countries have agreed to stop using them. Guess which one hasn't.

Human Rights Watch Calls for Anti-Torture Clause in U.S.-Iraq Security Pact

Tarah Park, Jurist Legal News and Research AlterNet: War on Iraq. October 31, 2008.

The measure is intended to protect some 17,000 Iraqi prisoners held by the U.S. military upon their transfer to Iraqi authorities.

"Serious Risk of Torture" for Iraqi Prisoners Facing Transfer by U.S.

Ali Gharib, Zainab Mineeia, IPS News. October 31, 2008.

"We're getting out of the detention business," says a U.S. military spokesman.

Will the New President Give Back the Powers Bush Has Grabbed?

David Cole, Mother Jones. September 26, 2008.

Support Barack Obama all you want, but don't assume a Democratic president will relinquish the sweeping authority imbued by the Bush administration.

Report: U.S.-NATO Airtrikes Over Afghanistan Are Killing Innocent Civilians

Ali Gharib, IPS News. September 12, 2008.

"Civilian deaths act as a recruiting tool for the Taliban and risk fatally undermining the international effort to provide basic security."

Dear Congress: "Pentagon Units in Afghanistan are Operating like South American Death Squads"

The NationJune 8, 2008.

In a letter to Congress, human rights leaders urge Harry Reid and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to stop funding torture in the so-called "war on terror."