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World AIDS Day & the fate of HIV+ gay people in Uganda

Written on December 1, 2009 by Akhila in human rights

Today is World AIDS Day, and I wanted to highlight this issue. 33.4 million people live with HIV worldwide, and there were 2.7 million new cases in 2008. What can you do about this? You can donate to and help great organizations like GlobeMed and FACE AIDS which are mobilizing college students across the U.S….

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On Todd Willingham and wrongful convictions

Written on September 17, 2009 by Akhila in criminal justice, human rights, issues

I’m always getting to news late on this blog, because I constantly have things I want to say. So although this post refers to a news story from last week, I still feel a need to write about it – because it has haunted me ever since I read it. Last week the New Yorker…

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