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Victims of High Expectations

Human Rights Khirad - March 3, 2010 18

February 1, 1979. Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's fourteen year exile was finally coming to an end. From Neauphle-le-Château where he had spent only a few...

HATE IN AMERICA, Part 3: The Psychology and Recruitment of Hate

Human Rights Chernynkaya - February 12, 2010 47

The Southern Poverty Law Center counted 926 active hate groups in the U.S. in 2008—that’s a 54% rise since 2000. And those are only...

Keeping the Fire Burning

Human Rights Khirad - February 10, 2010 36

The last month in Iran has been full of little clues and a few intrigues. I will try to pare them down. This update...

HATE IN AMERICA, Part 2: Hate Speech and the First Amendment

Human Rights Chernynkaya - February 8, 2010 70

WHAT IS HATE SPEECH? Hate speech is the kind of speech used to denigrate an individual or a group of people because of something about...

Choice under new attack from Operation Rescue

Human Rights javaz - February 6, 2010 23

Choice under new attack from Operation Rescue, led by Troy Newman, the president of the organization. Operation Rescue has launched a new anti-choice campaign by...

Sade and The Body

Human Rights whatsthatsound - February 4, 2010 191

I am bothered by movies, such as "Saw" and "Hostel", that, to me, serve no purpose other than to depict the extremes of human...

Hate in America, Part 1: A History of Hate

Human Rights Chernynkaya - February 2, 2010 37

While the subject of hate is complex, hate itself can be divided into two general categories: rational and irrational. Unjust acts inspire rational hate....

When You Do That Voodoo That You Do So Well…

Human Rights Tiger99 - January 14, 2010 25

"Throughout the history of the human race, even up till the present moment, one of the most potent forces which men use to rally...

May True Justice Be Done

Human Rights Scheherazade - January 10, 2010 12

Preface I recently wrote an article about the upcoming trial of Scott Roeder. There have been numerous responses to the article, and many have been...

N.J. Senate Denies Marriage Equality

Human Rights Scheherazade - January 7, 2010 13

NEW JERSEY – The state Senate denied marriage equality to all its citizens. The marriage equality bill failed to pass in a 20-14 decision...

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