http://www.examiner.com/x-16503-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner?cid=exrss-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner en-us Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:46:09 -0700 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:46:42 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-16503-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d17-DHS-Announces-11-Previously-Unreported-Deaths-In-Immigration-Detention?cid=exrss-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner Prompted by an American Civil Liberties Union lawsuit seeking previously unreleased documents related to the deaths of immigration detainees in U.S. custody, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials today revealed 11 deaths that have occurred ... Homeland Security Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:46:42 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16503-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d17-DHS-Announces-11-Previously-Unreported-Deaths-In-Immigration-Detention?cid=exrss-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-16503-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d17-Faslane-Nuclear-Weapons-Base-Opens-Gates-to-the-Public-and-Activists?cid=exrss-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner  This afternoon five peace activists from nonviolent direct action group Trident Ploughshares walked unchallenged straight into Faslane naval base in Scotland, the home of Britain ’s nuclear-armed Trident submarines, making a mockery of... Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:40:40 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16503-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d17-Faslane-Nuclear-Weapons-Base-Opens-Gates-to-the-Public-and-Activists?cid=exrss-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-16503-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d17-Iraq-Continues-Practice-of-Killing-for-Homosexual-Conduct?cid=exrss-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner 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 have done nothing to stop the killing, Human Rights Watch said in... Iraq Mon, 17 Aug 2009 10:57:03 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16503-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d17-Iraq-Continues-Practice-of-Killing-for-Homosexual-Conduct?cid=exrss-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-16503-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d17-Appointment-of-Samantha-Power-to-Coordinate-US-Iraqi-Refugee-Efforts?cid=exrss-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner On Friday the White House made an announcement that the administration will appoint Samantha Power, Senior Director for Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights at the National Security Council, to coordinate the work of the many U.S. agencies engage... Obama Administration Iraq Mon, 17 Aug 2009 10:41:56 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16503-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d17-Appointment-of-Samantha-Power-to-Coordinate-US-Iraqi-Refugee-Efforts?cid=exrss-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-16503-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d17-President-Hosni-Mubaraks-Views-on-Egypts-Vision-of-Establishing-Peace?cid=exrss-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner In an important interview to "Al-Ahram" newspaper President Hosni Mubarak said on 16/8/2009 that his current visit to Washington aims at explaining Egypt's vision of establishing peace and taking part in drawing up the U.S plan to achieve... Obama Administration Mon, 17 Aug 2009 07:58:42 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16503-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d17-President-Hosni-Mubaraks-Views-on-Egypts-Vision-of-Establishing-Peace?cid=exrss-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-16503-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d17-Norwegian-Legal-Expert-Joins-United-Nations-Group-on-Arbitrary-Detention?cid=exrss-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner Mads Andenas, Professor at the Law Faculty of the University of Oslo and former Director of the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights has joined the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention. Dr. Andenas succeeds former Chairperson-Rapporteur... United Nations Mon, 17 Aug 2009 07:35:46 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16503-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d17-Norwegian-Legal-Expert-Joins-United-Nations-Group-on-Arbitrary-Detention?cid=exrss-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-16503-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d16-Women-Subjected-to-Sexual-Slavery-by-the-Japanese-Army-During-WWII-Still-Waiting-for-an-Apology?cid=exrss-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner Former 'comfort woman' and daughter On the anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Asia, women who faced abuse and sexual slavery at the hand of the Japanese Imperial army have now been waiting 64 years for an official apology and adequate... Rape Women IHL Human Rights Sexual Violence Sun, 16 Aug 2009 21:42:49 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16503-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d16-Women-Subjected-to-Sexual-Slavery-by-the-Japanese-Army-During-WWII-Still-Waiting-for-an-Apology?cid=exrss-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-16503-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d16-Former-General-During-Argentinas-Military-Dictatorship-Sentenced-to-Life-for-Human-Rights-Violation?cid=exrss-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner  A former general who ran a detention center during Argentina's military dictatorship has been sentenced to life in prison for human rights violations.Santiago Omar Riveros was commander of the notorious Campo de Mayo prison near Buenos Aires... Human Rights Sun, 16 Aug 2009 21:35:36 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16503-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d16-Former-General-During-Argentinas-Military-Dictatorship-Sentenced-to-Life-for-Human-Rights-Violation?cid=exrss-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-16503-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d16-A-Methodology-for-GenderSensitive-Research?cid=exrss-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner Download PDF CopyA Methodology for Gender-Sensitive ResearchbyAgnès CallamardIt is now common knowledge that the majority of people killed in modern warfare are civilians. Current estimates are that about 75% of those killed in war are civili... Women Sexual Violence Sun, 16 Aug 2009 19:07:18 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16503-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d16-A-Methodology-for-GenderSensitive-Research?cid=exrss-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-16503-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d16-Documenting-Human-Rights-Violations-by-State-Agents?cid=exrss-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner Download pfd Copy Documenting Human Rights Violations by State AgentsbyAgnès CallamardThe international community has increased its efforts towards the integration of women's rights in human rights systems. There have been many developments ... Women Sexual Violence Sun, 16 Aug 2009 19:00:23 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16503-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d16-Documenting-Human-Rights-Violations-by-State-Agents?cid=exrss-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-16503-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d16-Investigating-Womens-Rights-Violations-in-Armed-Conflicts?cid=exrss-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner Download PDF Copy Investigating Women's Rights Violations in Armed ConflictsbyAgnés CallamardThe international community has increased its efforts towards the integration of women's rights in human rights systems. There have been many develo... Women Sexual Violence Sun, 16 Aug 2009 18:55:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16503-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d16-Investigating-Womens-Rights-Violations-in-Armed-Conflicts?cid=exrss-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-16503-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d16-Documenting-Womens-Rights-Violations-by-Nonstate-Actors?cid=exrss-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner Download PDF Copy Documenting Women's Rights Violations By Non-state ActorsbyJan Bauer and Anissa Hélie“Honour crimes” in Jordan, “sexual crimes” to terrorize local populations in Colombia, “family violence&rdqu... Women Sexual Violence Sun, 16 Aug 2009 18:47:23 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16503-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d16-Documenting-Womens-Rights-Violations-by-Nonstate-Actors?cid=exrss-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-16503-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d16-Senator-Webb-Secures-Release-of-Yettaw-and-Meets-with-Aung-San-Suu-Kyi?cid=exrss-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner Click Here and Here U.S. Senator Jim Webb has finished up a two-day visit to Myanmar by obtaining the release of American prisoner John Yettaw and meeting with Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi.  Webb, who on Saturday became the... Human Rights Sun, 16 Aug 2009 12:41:49 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16503-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d16-Senator-Webb-Secures-Release-of-Yettaw-and-Meets-with-Aung-San-Suu-Kyi?cid=exrss-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-16503-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d16-International-Alternative-Dispute-Resolution?cid=exrss-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner John Ruggie                                UN PhotoIt’s a familiar story – busines... United Nations Law Sun, 16 Aug 2009 11:11:08 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16503-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d16-International-Alternative-Dispute-Resolution?cid=exrss-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-16503-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d16-World-Society-of-Victimologys-13th-International-Symposium-on-Victimology?cid=exrss-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner  The World Society of Victimology is a not-for-profit, nongovernmental organization with Special Category consultive status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)of the United Nations and the Council of Europe. Brought together by a mu... Human Rights Sun, 16 Aug 2009 11:00:58 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16503-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d16-World-Society-of-Victimologys-13th-International-Symposium-on-Victimology?cid=exrss-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-16503-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d16-Danish-Government-Called-Upon-to-Release-17-Iraqi-AsylumSeeking-Detainees?cid=exrss-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner  In a statement released yesterday, Amnesty International stated that it is gravely concerned by the clearing of the Brorson’s Church in Copenhagen, Denmark, and the subsequent arrest of 17 Iraqi asylum-seekers, who for three months had... Iraq Sun, 16 Aug 2009 10:29:46 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16503-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d16-Danish-Government-Called-Upon-to-Release-17-Iraqi-AsylumSeeking-Detainees?cid=exrss-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-16503-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d16-Speaker-of-the-Iranian-Parliament-Called-Upon-to-Investigate-Rape-or-Other-Torture-of-Detainees?cid=exrss-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner Ali Larijani  Torture allegations now emerging in Iran must be urgently and independently investigated, Irene Khan, Amnesty International’s Secretary General said today, as she urged Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei to institute an immediate, ... United Nations IHL Iran Sun, 16 Aug 2009 10:21:48 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16503-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d16-Speaker-of-the-Iranian-Parliament-Called-Upon-to-Investigate-Rape-or-Other-Torture-of-Detainees?cid=exrss-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-16503-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d16-The-Past-in-Question-Modern-Macedonia-and-the-Uncertainties-of-Nation?cid=exrss-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner Chapter 1 PDF The Past in Question: Modern Macedonia and the Uncertainties of NationbyKeith BrownThis book examines the relationship between national history, identity, and politics in twentieth-century Macedonia. It focuses on the reverberating po... Macedonia Sun, 16 Aug 2009 09:08:22 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16503-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d16-The-Past-in-Question-Modern-Macedonia-and-the-Uncertainties-of-Nation?cid=exrss-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-16503-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d16-Strategy-for-Resolution-of-Name-Dispute-Between-the-Republic-of-Greece-and-the-Republic-of-Macedonia?cid=exrss-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner Late last month in front of the representatives of the media, Parliament, the diplomatic core, the citizens’ organizations and the interested public, FOSIM promoted the Draft national strategy for resolution of the dispute with the Republic o... Macedonia Sun, 16 Aug 2009 08:07:39 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16503-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d16-Strategy-for-Resolution-of-Name-Dispute-Between-the-Republic-of-Greece-and-the-Republic-of-Macedonia?cid=exrss-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-16503-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d16-New-Project-to-Promote-Macedonias-Cultural-and-Natural-Heritage?cid=exrss-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner Elizabeta Kanceska-Milevska In a statement released on Thueday, Culture Minister Elizabeta Kanceska-Milevska presented news of a project for publishing 150 scientific and popular books intended to promote of Macedonia's cultural and natural heritage... Macedonia Sun, 16 Aug 2009 07:30:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16503-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d16-New-Project-to-Promote-Macedonias-Cultural-and-Natural-Heritage?cid=exrss-LA-County-Foreign-Policy-Examiner