New Study Exposes School Discipline Myths
Brandon L. Garrett
July 27, 2011
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How many American children are suspended or expelled from school in their middle and high school years? Who are these students, and what happens to them?

Case Watch: Court Sees Rights Breach in Greek Migrant Detention
Sarah Montgomery
July 26, 2011
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The European Court of Human Rights has ruled against Greece for holding migrants in jails designed for short-term stays, highlighting the challenge facing the European Union as a whole in addressing migration pressures.

Hepatitis C: A Viral Time Bomb
Azadeh Momenghalibaf
July 26, 2011
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Although hepatitis C is curable, most patients outside of the developed world are unable to access treatment, due largely in part to prohibitive pricing of lifesaving medicines.

Case Watch: Enforcing Human Rights Across Borders
Tashmin Ali
July 25, 2011
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Two landmark cases recently confirmed that the UK's human rights obligations apply to its military conduct in Iraq, finding that Britain's treatment of Iraqi civilians violated provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights. The rulings are expected to have an impact far beyond Iraq.

What's Next for Norway?
Nazia Hussain
July 25, 2011
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The recent attacks in Norway demonstrate that far-right groups in Europe have a lot more in common with extreme Islamist terror organizations than most are willing to admit.

Murdoch's Dirty Deeds Don't Come Cheap
Sarah Pray
July 25, 2011
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The latest news about Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. is not only a reminder of the importance of maintaining strong anti-bribery legislation, but also casts serious doubts on the efforts of some in Washington to weaken those laws.

UK Press Scandal Raises Risks on Free Expression
Darian Pavli
July 22, 2011
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Public outrage over phone hacking by tabloid journalists should not lead to restraints on the ability of the media and the general public to hold politicians and other public figures accountable for their actions.

Georgia Parents Languish in Debtors' Jail
Sara J. Totonchi
July 22, 2011
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In Georgia, aggressive efforts to incarcerate indigent parents are often focused on the poorest of the poor, rather than on those parents of means who simply choose not to pay child support.