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Rodriques Dukes in his cell at Hays State Prison in Trion, Georgia – Photo: Derek Bell Inmates at six major prisons in the state of Georgia have begun a strong yet peaceful protest against inhumane conditions in the facilities in which they live. The protest is unique because it represents a coalition of Black, Brown and White inmates, jumping the line of racial segregation so prominent in prisons across America.
The largest inmate protest in US history | San Francisco Bay View
Human beings are social creatures. We are social not just in the trivial sense that we like company, and not just in the obvious sense that we each depend on others. We are social in a more elemental way: simply to exist as a normal human being requires interaction with other people.
Is long-term solitary confinement torture? : The New Yorker
Human Rights Organizations Worldwide Decry Attacks on Freedom of Expression | Electronic Frontier Foundation
It has been almost two weeks since cablegate.wikileaks.org, the website hosting leaked US diplomatic cables, was taken down, and the right of Wikileaks to publish truthful information was immediately besieged . Since then, human rights organizations around the world have condemned the attacks on WikiLeaks and have raised their voices to protect freedom of expression online. EFF has noted that Wikileaks has suffered as a result of corporate policies that suppress free expression on matters of intense public importance.
One of my close friends is suffering from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, a severe mental illness which has almost paralyzed his entire life. He was diagnosed with the psychosis at the age of 15 and now, more than a decade after that time, he is married and has two children. The psychiatrists in Iran have recommended him to go abroad and pursue his treatment under the supervision of a group of qualified, experienced practitioners; however, he was financially unable to afford the expenses of such a solution and remained in Iran. Psychiatrists in Iran have prescribed several drugs for my friend and he has been taking them over the past years; however, when I met him a few weeks ago, he informed me of a shocking, unanticipated incident which I’m still unable to believe.
Which “Human” Rights Do You Call for? | Dissident Voice
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Amnesty International | Working to Protect Human Rights
Carlos, Rhode Island While he was in federal custody for non-violent drug charges, Carlos was sexually assaulted by inmates at two different facilities. As an openly gay man with a history of sexual abuse as a child, Carlos was at high risk for being targeted by predators. Read Carlos's story »
Just Detention International – End Rape in Prison
Just Detention International – End Rape in Prison
San Francisco, August 19, 2005 Hello, my name is Kendell Spruce, and I’m here to tell you about what happened to me in an Arkansas state prison. I was raped by at least 27 different inmates over a nine month period. I don’t have to tell you that it was the worst nine months of my life. I was sentenced to six years in prison in 1991 on a probation violation. I was originally convicted of forging a check to buy crack cocaine.'That Check I Wrote Cost Me My Life' -- The Deadly Link Between Prisoner Rape and HIV
"I've already accepted that I'm going to die, but before I do, I want to see justice in the prison system. The only way to help me now is to put an end to rape in prison." These were the words of Bryson Martel , testifying before the National Prison Rape Elimination Commission in 2005. Bryson, convicted of check fraud, was repeatedly raped and beaten in an Arkansas prison.
MSF's Month in Focus brings you reports on Somali refugees in Dadaab, Novartis' attempts to stifle production of generics, and the fights against TB, sleeping sickness, and maternal mortality.
Doctors Without Borders | MSF USA
Trade Justice Rich countries are blocking a global trade system that would help make poverty history. This injustice will only be changed if enough citizens across the world call on rich country governments to change their trade policies, for example at the World Trade Organisation (WTO). We need to stop people's lives being destroyed because of unfair trade laws - and you can help make that happen. Be part of the call for just and fair world trade. Take action with the member organisations of the Trade Justice Movement, the coalition continuing the campaign for trade justice .
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By any rational benchmark, hedge fund manager rewards remain positively stratospheric. Back in 2002, a hedge fund manager needed to earn $30 million to enter the hedge fund top 25. In 2011, a downer of a year for hedge fund managers, that entry level stood at $100 million.Death Penalty