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Critics say the school misattributes maid-employer problems in Lebanon and across the Middle East. In reality, they contend, maids are too often the victims of unreported abuse that has nothing to do with language barriers or work experience. The mistreatment is more commonly the result of employers and agencies taking advantage of undocumented workers.
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Policies that have frustrated Palestinians for years are now being applied to middle-class Israelis, too.
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While most Latin American countries have democratically-elected governments, many still fail to respect human rights, including the right to privacy.
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“There are certain circumstances where that authority may exist…”
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“Well, now we’ve given you almost everything, Google. Please don’t be evil.”
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Amnesty International’s website has been blocked inside Saudi Arabia after the organization published criticism of a draft “anti-terror” law.
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As it rolls out its Google+ social network, Google has been cracking down on its requirement that users have “real” names, just as Facebook has – but are we losing something valuable as a society as a result of this stamping out of online anonymity?
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Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) has written a letter to Attorney General Eric J. Holder expressing concern about an investigation into antiwar activists in Minneapolis and Chicago. The congressman is the latest member of Congress to send Holder a letter on this matter.
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Before his arrest and subsequent release by the Chinese government, Ai Weiwei was an active Twitter user, frequently updating and interacting with his over 90,000 followers about his life and projects.
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Hicks was becoming a liability for (former Australian PM, John) Howard, who was under pressure by the public and some lawmakers to return Hicks to Australia. Howard told Cheney that Hicks had to be charged with something because there weren’t any laws in Australia for which he could be prosecuted if the US government simply repatriated him.
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