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  • October 2007

    • Fading US Sway Leads to Darfur, Burma Inaction

      Time  |  Oct 15, 07 3:25 PM CDT

      Fading US Sway Leads to Darfur, Burma Inaction

      (Newser) - Diminished US influence is allowing human rights violators in Darfur and Burma to get away with murder, Harvard expert Samantha Power writes in Time . America is speaking up louder than ever, but Uncle Sam’s diplomatic nadir makes for “a void in global human rights leadership.” China has most influence over both pariahs, importing Sudanese oil and exporting weapons to Burma. More »

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      China  • Burma  • Darfur  • human rights  • Olympic Games  • genocide  • US

    • Rice Criticizes Putin's Iron Fist

      Reuters  |  Oct 13, 07 2:36 PM CDT

      Rice Criticizes Putin's Iron Fist

      (Newser) - Condoleezza Rice criticized the "concentration of power" in the Kremlin today and pledged support to human rights activists, the BBC reported.  In Russia for already-tense talks on a proposed missile defense shield, Rice also questioned the independence of the judiciary. One rights leader, however, said the stain of Guantanamo Bay and Abu-Ghraib brings accusations of the pot calling the kettle black. More »

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      Condoleezza Rice  • Vladimir Putin  • human rights  • Russian democracy

    • Warrants Served for Pinochet Family, Staff

      BBC  |  Oct 4, 07 2:19 PM CDT

      Warrants Served for Pinochet Family, Staff

      (Newser) - Arrest warrants for embezzlement were issued today in Chile for associates of former dictator Augusto Pinochet, including his widow and five children, the BBC reports. The warrants allege that the accused helped Pinochet hide $27 million of state money in US bank accounts. The former dictator died in 2006 while awaiting trial for human-rights abuses committed under his regime. More »

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      human rights  • Chile  • Michelle Bachelet  • Augusto Pinochet

    • Envoy Leaves Burma After Talks

      BBC  |  Oct 2, 07 9:32 AM CDT

      Envoy Leaves Burma After Talks

      (Newser) - UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari left Burma today after meeting with a top general and a second meeting with opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, released from house arrest for the talks. Gambari, who was attempting to open dialog between the military junta and dissidents whose protests were brutally suppressed last week, had cooled his heels for four days before Gen. Than Shwe agreed to see him, the BBC reports. More »

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      Burma  • Myanmar  • human rights  • Aung San Suu Kyi  • Ibrahim Gambari  • Yangon

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