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Human Rights & Dignity for All: Activists Around the World Fight the Repression of Sexual Minorities

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Rivera fought a landmark lawsuit, bringing issues of gender identity into the public view, finally winning the right for trans people in Chile to legally change their name and sex.

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Coming to Terms: Bereaved Families Take Action Against the War

War is Not the Answer
Authors: Gilda Carbanaro

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This country must come to terms with what was done in our name. I will make this my life's work if need be.

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Israelis and Palestinians Call for a Ceasefire

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Help Bring Justice to Timor-Leste: A Sample Letter

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In Timor-Leste, a Legacy of Violence

Authors: John M. Miller

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The failure to achieve justice and accountability for many recent and past crimes has fostered a climate of impunity in Timor-Leste.

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Indonesia's Arms Appetite

Authors: Frida Berrigan

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The checks on US military aid are gone, and now the floodgates have opened.

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Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan

Silver Spring, MD, March 2008. Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan. PHOTO: © Diane Greene Lent 2008

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I was explicitly told by my chain of command that I could shoot anyone who came closer to me than I felt comfortable with.

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Iraqi Memorial

An Air Force JROTC student attending the Eyes Wide Open exhibit in Orlando, FL, October 2004. Photo: Herb Snitzer/AFSC
Authors: Joseph DeLappe

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How to Highlight the Human and Economic Cost of the US war in Iraq

Eyes Wide Open Newark Photo Rezsa Mazaheri
Authors: Mary Zerkel

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One Day of the Iraq War = 84 New Elementary Schools.

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