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Entries from November 2007

Proof of life

November 30th, 2007 No Comments

Today, the Colombian government released a video captured from the guerrillas known as the FARC. In the video were images of some of the hostages guerrillas keep in jungle captivity. In kidnapping parlance, this is “proof of life” and used to continue ransom or other negotiations.
Three of them are Americans caught while working for the [...]

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The HUB

November 26th, 2007 No Comments

The HUB is a new site created by Witness, a human rights group that seeks to create “the world’s first participatory media site for human rights.” At the site, people can post human rights video and words as a way of bringing violations to public attention and mobilizing action.
A great example of what this [...]

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