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Chile inaugurates Museum of Memory & Human Rights


Eileen Smith reports on Chile's newly opened Museum of Memory and Human Rights.   More »

Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr.

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On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, take the time to reflect on this great American.  More »

Photo Essay: 5 Man-Made Wonders In Danger of Disappearing

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Alin Giga writes about 5 places that may one day be gone forever.  More »

Photo Essay: The Effects of War in Laos

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Between 1964 and 1973 the United States dropped at least two million tons of bombs on Laos. Ross Lee Tabak shows us how the bombs affect life there to  More »

Ken Saro Wiwa’s Death Was Not in Vain

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Almost 15 years after Nigerian writer and activist Ken Saro Wiwa's execution, Wiwa v. Shell is scheduled to open in a Manhattan court on May 26.   More »

Is There a Statute of Limitations on Our Sins?

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A former Nazi guard and Khmer Rouge official, both elderly, are finally being held accountable for crimes committed decades ago.  More »

Ausencias – Haunting Images of People “Disappeared” by the Argentinean Dictatorship

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Husbands, wives, parents, and children who once were there leave haunting spaces in the images. The gravity of the loss is apparent in the eyes of th  More »

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