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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

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Putin Says Don't Judge Pussy Riot Band Harshly

Subrina Hudson
Executive Producer

Russian female punk rock band, Pussy Riot, faces charges of "hooliganism."

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

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U.S. Secret Detention Prisons May Burgeon Further Anti-American Sentiment

Comments (0) | black jails, democracy, European court of human rights, human rights, interrogation techniques, Opinion, secret prisons, torture, water boarding

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Naina Sethi
Contributor

A U.S. secret prison just outside Warsaw has reportedly subjected its inmates to waterboarding and other methods of torture.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Putin, EU Talks Do Little To Resolve Differences Over Syria

Comments (0) | Bashar al-Assad, China, eu, Houla massacre, human rights, International, Kofi Annan, moscow, russia, Syria, vladimir putin

Paige Brettingen
Executive Producer

So long as Syria has Russia's support, it is likely that Assad will not back down.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Charles Taylor Conviction Is Reminder Of Necessity Of International Law

Comments (1) | Charles Taylor, child soldiers, darfur, Genocide, human rights, ICC, International Criminal Court, international law, Joseph Kony, Justice, Nuremberg Trials, Omar Bashir, Opinion, Sierra Leone, the hague, un, United Nations, war crimes

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Francesca Bessey
Staff Contributor

The world needs a body of international law with global jurisdiction and adequate resources.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Escaped Chinese Activist Possibly Under U.S. Protection

Comments (0) | Ai Weiwei, Beijing, Chen Guangcheng, China, human rights, International, one-child policy, Secretary of State Clinton, Strategic and Economic Dialogue, United States diplomacy

(Ted Lipien, Creative Commons)

Cara Palmer
Executive Producer

The escape of the dissident to the U.S. Embassy in Beijing poses diplomatic problems.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Kony 2012: My Generation Only Cares About Human Rights When It's Trending On Twitter

Comments (3) | afghanistan suffering, amnesty international, human rights, Kony 2012, Opinion, syria crisis

(Ryan Shaw)

Ryan Shaw
Staff Columnist

Kony 2012 showed us how shallow we really are.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Supreme Court Refocuses Human Rights Case

Comments (0) | Alien Tort Statute, human rights, Kiobel, nigeria, Opinion, Royal Dutch Petroleum, Shell Oil, Supreme Court

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Cara Palmer
Senior Editor

This nation must be prepared to take a stand for human rights, and stand on the side of the people against whom crimes are committed.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

UN May Charge Syrian Officials

Comments (0) | bashar-al assad, charge, human rights, International, Syria, un, violence

Hannah Madans
Executive Producer

The UN drew a list of Syrian officials who could be charged with crimes against humanity.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Khmer Rouge Jailer's Sentence Increased To Life

Comments (0) | cambodia, Cambodian Genocide, Hitler, Holocaust, human rights, Kaing Guek Eav, Khmer Rouge, Khmer Rouge officials, Opinion, Tuol Sleng, United Nations

(Adam Carr, Creative Commons)

Jacqueline Yin
Staff Contributor

Where can we put the blame?

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Rick Perry's Defense Of Marines Who Urinated On Taliban Outrageous

Comments (13) | Geneva Convention, GOP, human rights, marines, Opinion, rick perry, Urinating Marines

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Jacqueline Yin
Staff Contributor

The acts committed by the Marines were inhumane.

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