Talking Rights

Yesterday, Dith Pran died at a New Jersey hospital.
A long-time New York Times photographer, Pran worked with reporter Sidney Schanberg as the Vietnam war spilled into Pran’s native Cambodia. When it became clear that the Khmer Rouge would triumph, Schanberg helped get Pran’s family out. But the two continued working until Schanberg finally had [...]

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For the most part, the Czechs love the US. For the most part, they admire much of what this country has achieved internationally. For the most part, they value US culture.
But what they don’t like any more is to be lectured by the US on human rights. After the Czech republic was mildly criticized in [...]

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Today, the NC Sentencing and Policy Advisory Commission approved a final report on HB 1682, the NC “No Place for Torture Act.” Introduced by Rep. Paul Luebke and others, the bill would strengthen the state’s hand in investigating allegations of kidnapping and torture carried out with the collaboration of state residents, in particular the employees [...]

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