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Russian Human Rights Lawyer Shot and Killed

A Russian human rights lawyer and a journalist were shot and killed Monday. Colleagues suspect lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova were targeted because of their work, the Washington Post reports. The shooting occurred after a news conference in which Markelov protested early parole for a former Russian military…

Jan 20, 2009 7:14 PM CST

Torture Tactics of ‘24’ Examined by Human Rights Group—and Show’s Characters

Tough-guy Jack Bauer of the FOX TV program 24 never thought twice about hardball tactics that included shootings, beatings, mutilations and electroshocks. He and his colleagues did whatever was needed to battle terrorism and save the innocent. But in the new season of the show, Bauer, played by Kiefer Sutherland,…

Jan 12, 2009 7:30 PM CST

Toxic Mercury Pellets Found in Car of Russian Human Rights Lawyer

Russian human rights lawyer Karinna Moskalenko is ill, and toxic mercury pellets found in her car in Strasbourg, France, may be to blame. French police were investigating, the New York Times reports. The pellets were found a few days before Moskalenko was to appear at a hearing into the death…

Oct 16, 2008 5:39 PM CDT

New Legal Frontier: Defining the Rights of Frozen Human Embryos

Thanks to today’s reproductive technology, the interrelated questions of when life begins and who has the right to make decisions about someone else’s body and children are becoming increasingly complex. The latest wrinkle: Whether frozen embryos belong to the couple (usually married) who asked a medical clinic to fertilize their…

Oct 6, 2008 6:20 PM CDT

Human Rights Groups Sue for Access to Gitmo Transcripts

Claiming the Pentagon is covering up abusive treatment of detainees, human rights lawyers filed a federal lawsuit against the Bush administration Thursday seeking full transcripts of military hearings held for those alleged to be senior al-Qaida leaders. The Miami Herald reports that several of the detainees claim they’ve been tortured,…

Mar 13, 2008 4:13 PM CDT

Chinese Human Rights Lawyer Freed, Warned About Speaking Out

A Chinese human rights lawyer is free after spending 41 hours in government custody. Teng Biao said officers from the Beijing Public Security Bureau warned him about recent articles he had posted on the Internet and told him he should not speak out, the New York Times reports. Teng said…

Mar 10, 2008 5:39 PM CDT

Another Chinese Human Rights Lawyer Disappears

A prominent Chinese human rights lawyer is missing. At least two other lawyers who have spoken out against the government have recently run into trouble with authorities, and activists now fear a third, Teng Biao, has been detained. Teng never returned home Thursday evening; witnesses said they saw a man…

Mar 7, 2008 1:53 PM CST

Iran’s Human Rights Lawyers Face Threats, Jail for Cases They Choose

Human rights lawyers in Iran face insults, physical assaults and jail time for taking on such politically charged cases. The Los Angeles Times chronicles their stories in an article published today. Among those profiled is Mohammed Dadkhah, who on the eve of his first human rights case, was assaulted by…

Nov 27, 2007 8:09 PM CST

Human Rights Groups Suspect Torture in Death of Terrorism Suspect

A suspect in the slaying of Wall Street Journal Daniel Pearl was secretly interrogated by both U.S. and Pakistani authorities before his death earlier this year. Lawyers and human-rights advocates told the Wall Street Journal (sub. req.) that the harsh interrogation may have played a part in the death of…

Nov 12, 2007 3:23 PM CST

Human Rights Lawyer: ‘Rendition’ is Reality

Some moviegoers might think Hollywood overstates the horrors of being kidnapped by the CIA and taken to a secret foreign prison to be tortured in Rendition, a new film to be released next week starring Reese Witherspoon, Meryl Streep and Omar Metwally, among others. But, if anything, it understates them,…

Oct 11, 2007 4:56 PM CDT

Chinese Human Rights Lawyer Abducted and Beaten

A Chinese human rights lawyer says he was abducted, beaten and warned to leave Beijing last weekend. Li Heping told the New York Times that after his captors released him, he returned home and found his law license and some legal files were missing. He told the Associated Press that…

Oct 3, 2007 3:35 PM CDT

Leading Syrian Human Rights Lawyer Jailed

A leading Syrian human rights lawyer reportedly was sentenced to a five-year prison term yesterday in Damascus, sparking protests by the U.S. and others. Arrested last May, Anwar al-Bunni was convicted of “disseminating false information likely to undermine the morale of the nation in wartime,” reports the Cybercast News Network.…

Apr 25, 2007 7:34 PM CDT

Russian Human Rights Lawyer Shot and Killed

Torture Tactics of ‘24’ Examined by Human Rights Group—and Show’s Characters

Toxic Mercury Pellets Found in Car of Russian Human Rights Lawyer

New Legal Frontier: Defining the Rights of Frozen Human Embryos

Human Rights Groups Sue for Access to Gitmo Transcripts

Chinese Human Rights Lawyer Freed, Warned About Speaking Out

Another Chinese Human Rights Lawyer Disappears

Iran’s Human Rights Lawyers Face Threats, Jail for Cases They Choose

Human Rights Groups Suspect Torture in Death of Terrorism Suspect

Human Rights Lawyer: ‘Rendition’ is Reality

Chinese Human Rights Lawyer Abducted and Beaten

Leading Syrian Human Rights Lawyer Jailed

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