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Civil Rights Update: Open Carry In Oklahoma

Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin has just signed Senate bill 1733 into law allowing open carry in the state of Oklahoma.  More specifically, Oklahoma is now a licensed open carry state. The measure, Senate Bill 1733, allows those who are licensed to carry a firearm under the Oklahoma Self Defense Act to openly carry a weapon [...]

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Part 2: Human Rights Watch’s Kenneth Roth on Palestinian Prisoners, Saudi Arabia’s Role in Bahrain

In part two of our interview with Human Rights Watch Executive Director Kenneth Roth, he examines why the U.S. has not pressured Bahrain to release pro-democracy activists. "Saudi Arabia simply is not going to tolerate a genuine democracy immediately off its shore, particularly one in which Shias, if there were free elections, could easily prevail," [...]

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NDAA a violation of human rights?

President Obama is on record promising to close Guantanamo Bay. Three years into his presidency, however, the controversial prison is still detaining individuals accused of being terrorists. In addition President Obama has signed the National Defense Authorization Act, which allows for the indefinite detention and torture of anyone suspected of a belligerent act, including US [...]

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