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IraqReports March 20, 2008

Five Years of Genocide

Five years ago to the day, it was the dawn of the American invasion that carried Iraq to the endless darkness of the occupation. The fall of Baghdad, the Arab
Human RightsIraq March 20, 2008

What Do We Owe Iraq?

Lurching down Valencia Street in San Francisco last week, I all but stumbled over a homeless young man squatting against the wall of the now moribund New College. Begging his
Election CoverageReports March 20, 2008

Michigan delegate split debated

The drive for a second Michigan presidential primary drifted toward collapse on Thursday, and a fresh dispute broke out between Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton over the fate of
Iraq March 20, 2008

No Surrender

"I am the same man and do not alter, it is you who change, since in fact you took my advice while unhurt, and waited for misfortune to repent of
Human Rights March 20, 2008

Egypt’s doctors take on Mubarak

Egypt’s longstanding president, Hosni Mubarak, faces a new challenge to his authority from a wave of strikes and signs of middle-class discontent, including a campaign group led by a woman
Human RightsPalestine March 20, 2008

Rachel Corrie’s case for justice

As their plane touched down in Tel Aviv recently, Cindy and Craig Corrie marked five years since their daughter’s death. On March 16, 2003, Rachel Corrie, 23, was crushed to
Human RightsPalestine March 20, 2008

UN’s Assessment of Human Rights Violations in Occupied Palestine

John Dugard is The UN Human Rights Council’s Special Rapporteur on Palestine and a rare public official. In January 2008, he assessed the situation in Occupied Palestine (OPT).
Human RightsPalestine March 20, 2008

Israeli army carries out ethnic cleansing near Hebron for settlement expansion

Israeli army bulldozers, backed by soldiers, on Wednesday swooped on four Palestinian hamlets in southern Hebron hills, demolishing 11 homes and structures and rendering dozens of men, women and children
Election CoverageHuman Rights March 20, 2008

WITNESS-Chased through the Nile Delta by a blue Peugeot

It was hovering close to the tail of the Reuters Jeep I was riding in to head out of Egypt’s Nile Delta after a surreal day of covering the Muslim
Human RightsMilitary TribunalPrisoners of Conscience March 19, 2008

Brussels Hosts Int’l Conference on Egypt’s Human Rights Violations

The European Union capital, Brussels , hosts on Thursday, March, 20th, the international conference around human rights violations in Egypt . The conference is organized by the Paris based Arab