Wronging Rights
"Very serious commentary on very important issues." A human rights blog with some sarcastic posts.
Author: Amanda Taub is an associate at White & Case in New York City, and Kate Cronin-Furman is a lawyer based in the Netherlands.
Blawg Related Categories: Criminal Justice • Executive Branch • International Law • International Courts/Tribunals • International • Africa • Europe • Associate
Recent Posts from Wronging Rights
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WTF Friday, 11/6
From the desk of Intern Chris:Status on Putin and other Russian politicians: BALLIN'Islamic countries try to ban blasphemy.Guinean coup leader is "totes sorry" about massacre (hat tip to Kate's sister Emily!).ICC to begin inquiry into…
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Breaking News: Simon Mann Released
The Associated Press is reporting this morning that Simon Mann and four of the other mercenaries convicted of plotting a coup in Equatorial Guinea were freed today. Mann was sentenced last year to 34 years…
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Now That's a Good Use of Video Cameras
Lawyers With Cameras = just awesome. Layda Negrete and Roberto Hernández, two Mexican lawyers who are now Berkeley PhD students, used a brilliant combination of lawyering and videro cameras to save an innocent man from…
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WTF Friday, 10/30
Our beloved Intern Chris tells it like it is:If we can't trust our poets, who can we trust? (no one).Semi-old news: British mining company 'Monterrico Metals' assets frozen after allegations of torture of protesters in…
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In Which the AP Issues a Clarification
Thanks to Enough's David Sullivan, I just noticed this:Clarification: Sudan-US-Darfur storyThe Associated PressTuesday, October 27, 2009; 10:46 AMCAIRO -- In a story Sept. 11, The Associated Press quoted a representative of refugees in the Darfur…
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The Wronging Rights Mailbag: Abu Sharati Edition
We've received a lot of comments and email about Amanda's Abu Sharati series. (Quick review: Amanda gets weirded out by mainstream media references to "refugee representative" Abu Sharati, does some digging and discovers that there…
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WTF Friday, 10/23
Via Intern Chris:"Karadzic to skip Bosnia genocide trial." Is he gonna forge his mom's signature on a sick note? (Via FP Passport)They couldn't come up with anything better than "subversion"?Laurent Nkunda's apparently got a secret…
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Optional Reading
I have a guest post up over at the Stop Genocide blog. Take a look if you're interested in what's new at the Khmer Rouge Tribunal:Checking in with the Khmer Rouge Tribunal
- In Case You Were Wondering What Trent Reznor's Up To These Days
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WTF Friday, 10/16
[Via Intern Chris:]Hey everyone! It's me, Chris! Katmanda has asked me to share some internet highlights with you that are basically links that they would have found if they weren't so busy with jobs and…