Alan Gross, a US government contractor from Maryland, has been in a Cuban jail cell since 2009.
Cuba, Russia and China shut down UN human rights discussion about Venezuela
Opinion |
At the UN Human Rights Council, criticizing human rights abusers is frowned upon.
Amidst the carnage, Syria finds a loyal ally in Hugo Chavez
Opinion |
The Venezuelan strongman is helping prop up Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad.
The denial of the right to bear arms is a denial of our humanity
Guns and Gear |
The Second Amendment is about more than just guns.
Chavez: Obama's turned US into 'a disaster' - AP
World |
‘Obama, take care of your own business, focus on governing your country, which you’ve turned into a disaster. Leave us alone’
French toast torture and tater tot inhumanity
Opinion |
What I discovered at the Boone County Jail, the epicenter of America’s “human rights crisis.”
Uganda: A brutal reality obscured
Opinion |
Uganda’s global PR machinery whitewashes a thuggish president’s record.
The right man for the right office
Opinion |
As president, Jon Huntsman would stand up for American values at home and abroad.
The clash of civilizations: optimists versus pessimists
Opinion |
Has the world gotten better since 9/11 or worse?
More anti-Semitism at the U.N.: ADL calls on top official to condemn - TheDC
World |
U.N. Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in the Palestinian territories posted anti-semitic cartoon on his blog
Online 'do not track' bill introduced in California Senate - LAT
US |
The Law would allow users to opt choose whether or not websites could track their internet usage for advertising and other purposes
Blocking a UN threat to the family
Opinion |
Why the Senate shouldn’t ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Major demand of Egyptian protesters met: State security agency dismantled - AP
World |
Egyptian protesters claim victory as agency responsible for human rights abuses against Mubarak dissidents dissolved
Does Digitial Media Substitute for Democracy?
DC Exclusives |
Can cell phones substitute for democracy?
United Kingdom questions arms exports to Bahrain, cites potential rights violations
World |
UK officials double checking arms exports to ensure none used for human rights violations
A justified prosecution of radical Muslims
Opinion |
UCI students are being prosecuted for trying to prevent the Israeli ambassador to the US from giving a speech on campus.
Physicians must speak out against abortion
Opinion |
In the 19th and early 20th centuries, doctors regularly denounced abortion. They must do so again.
Violent rabbit cartoon skewers China's injustice, censored by government [VIDEO] - AP
Entertainment |
China’s censors have removed a satirical cartoon featuring flesh-tearing rabbits from websites
U.S. press hounds Hu Jintao about human rights in China - TheDC
US |
Chinese President Hu Jintao makes a rare appearance in front of U.S. reporters
The latest terrorist tactic: litigation
Opinion |
Islamic radicals are using the courts to advance their agenda. We should be using the courts to fight back.
