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Human Rights In the United States (Human Rights Watch)

• Russia: Release Human Rights Defender
• Malaysia: Revised Law Threatens Anti-Trafficking Efforts
• Israel: Activist Convicted After Unfair Trial
• Senegal: Abusive Teachers Sentenced
• DR Congo: Rights Defender Abducted, Mistreated
• Philippines: Maguindanao Massacre Trial Moves Forward

ACLU Updates

• Court Ignores America's Grim History of Racial Discrimination
• After Torturing Prisoners, "Albert" Rejoins the CIA as a Contractor
• Persecuting Muslims...From Sea to Shining Sea
• Appeals Court Decision Denies Extraordinary Rendition Victims Their Day In Court
• A Victory for Cell Phone Users' Privacy
• Appeals Court Upholds Judicial Oversight Of Cell Phone Tracking By Law Enforcement

Amnesty International USA Latest News

• Arrests of human rights activists in Swaziland condemned
• Japan urged to protect right to protest after anti-whaling activists convicted
• Fair trial urged for ethnic Uzbeks accused of police killing in Kyrgyzstan
• Bahrain activists must receive a fair trial
• Amnesty International Urges Sri Lanka to Ensure Safety of the Detained Former Asylum Seekers
• Amnesty International Calls on the United Nations to Establish an International Commission of Inquiry into Human Rights Violations in Myanmar