• Rights group faults Mexico over alleged army abuse Amnesty International, citing cases of alleged slayings by the military in the drug war, criticizes civilian officials, saying they fail to properly investigate or prosecute crimes by the...
• ISPs and phone companies handing over customer data to law enforcement without a warrant Did Sprint violate customer privacy 8 million times?A blogger alleges that phone companies and ISPs are routinely providing data on their customers' activities to law enforcement... without a...
• EFF Sues Government Agencies for Information on Social-Network Surveillance (EFF) -- Lawsuit Demands Answers About Social-Networking SurveillanceGovernment Agencies Withholding Information on Data-Gathering from Facebook, Twitter, and Other Online Communities
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• Pentagon Moves To Block Release Of Detainee Abuse Photos The U.S. Supreme Court is being asked by the Pentagon to block the public release of photos showing alleged abuse of terrorism detainees.Read more
• It's also time clean up our backyard: Obama chides China on human rights Obama chides China on human rightsDuring a stop in Shanghai on his Asia visit, the president engages in a Q & A with Chinese university students, an unusual bit of U.S.-style democracy for them....
• The Unemployed Will Be Happy: Spain (hit by depression) won't disconnect illegal file sharers Related: Spain tips into depressionSpain won't disconnect illegal file sharersSpain doesn't plan on unplugging internet users accused of illegal file-sharing, despite strong government support for...
• President Signs Law Giving Defense Department Authority To Exempt Photos From Freedom Of Information Act ACLU Renews Call For Secretary Gates Not To Block Release Of Torture PhotosWASHINGTON – President Obama today signed into law a Homeland Security appropriations bill that grants the Department...
• United States is not yet a leader in press freedoms, falling behind Europe According to a 2009 international ranking by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) the United States saw an improvement in press freedom in the last year and the country climbed up to Number 20 in the...
• China Web Sites Seeking Users’ Names News Web sites in China, complying with secret government orders, are requiring that new users log on under their true identities to post comments, a shift in policy that the country’s Internet...
• Iraqi Gays: They Want Us Exterminated (Human Rights Watch) -- Iraqi militias are carrying out a spreading campaign of torture and murder against men suspected of homosexual conduct, or of not being "manly" enough, and Iraq authorities...
• ‘White Flag' Shootings of Gaza Civilians: Israel killed unarmed Palestinians Internal Israeli Military Investigations Inadequate(Human Rights Watch) -- During Israel's recent Gaza offensive, Israeli soldiers unlawfully shot and killed 11 Palestinian civilians, including five...
• UK's national ID card unveiled Comment: Privacy, who needs it? Home Secretary Alan Johnson has unveiled the final design of the controversial national identity card. The card will be offered to members of the public in the Greater...
• Raped in custody: Inquiry urged into Iran rape claims One of the defeated reformist candidates in Iran's disputed presidential election is calling for an investigation into claims that anti-government protesters were raped while in custody.Mehdi...
• 350 Indonesian police dismissed per year for human rights violation As many as 350 police personnel in Indonesia were dismissed for human rights violations per year, an Indonesian senior police officer said on Monday. "As of now we have dismissed a total of 5,000...
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