Impunity Watch
A real-time news source providing unbiased objective reporting on impunity issues; a publication for academic, professional, and student papers on impunity-related issues; and a message board allowing oppressed individuals across the world to gain a public voice. Podcasts are also available.
Author: Syracuse University law students.
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Recent Posts from Impunity Watch
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Lebanese Domestic Workers Face Deadly Month
By Brandon Kaufman Impunity Watch Reporter, Middle East BEIRUT, Lebanon- On November 9, Human Rights Watch reported that eight women migrant workers died during October 2009, a rate that is believed to be disproportionately high…
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After Vietnam Blocks Facebook, Internet Censorship Question Arises
By Michael E. Sanchez Impunity Watch Reporter, Asia HANOI, Vietnam- Vietnamese officials have denied allegations they are intentionally blocking access to the social networking site Facebook. The state run internet service provider FTP states it…
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Business Persons in Juarez Petition the UN for Peacekeeping Troops
By Brenda Lopez Romero Impunity Watch Reporter, North America JUAREZ, Mexico – The United Nations (UN) received a petition from business persons from the border town of Juarez. The business leaders sought help in form…
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Controversy Surrounds Death of Iranian Doctor
By Bobby Rajabi Impunity Watch Reporter, Middle East TEHRAN, Iran - Authorities in Iran will investigate the death of a young doctor who testified about prisoner abuses before the Iranian Parliament. Reformist web sites allege…
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Rapp Visits International Criminal Court
By Stephen Kopko Impunity Watch Reporter, North America THE HAGUE, Netherlands - On Thursday, the United States ambassador for war crimes spoke to the governing body of the International Criminal Court in the Hague. It…
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Israel Begins Construction in East Jerusalem
By Meredith Lee-Clark Impunity Watch Reporter, Middle East Photo: Palestinian men work on a construction site of a housing development in the neighborhood of Gilo, in Jerusalem, on November 18. Courtesy Christian Science Monitor. EAST…
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Taylor Denies Everything
By Jonathan Ambaye Impunity Watch Reporter, Africa Desk THE HAGUE,Netherlands-This week Charles Taylor responded to a number of allegations by prosecutors, that included Taylor jailing journalists, lying to United Nations Panel of Experts and his…
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EU President Expresses Concern over Russia's Human Rights Situation
By Elizabeth A. Conger Impunity Watch Reporter, Europe STOCKHOLM, Sweden - After the EU-Russia summit on Wednesday, EU President Fredrik Reinfeldt expressed his concern over Russia's human rights situation. Reinfeldt, the prime minister of Sweden,…
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New Bagram Facilities Open
By Alok Bhatt Impunity Watch Reporter, Asia BAGRAM, Afghanistan - U.S. military officials in Afghanistan recently afforded international journalists the opportunity to inspect the newly refurbished Bagram Air-Base. The air-base currently serves as the largest…
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Indigenous Political Prisoners Tortured in Chile
By Sovereign Hager Impunity Watch Reporter, South America (Photo Courtesy of Mapu Express) CONCEPCIÓN, Chile-Imprisoned Mapuche activists told members of the press that they were torture, framed, and discriminated against by police and persecuted by…