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Human Rights

China cracking down on human rights lawyers, says Amnesty.” The Guardian. June 30, 2011. (http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jun/30/amnesty-china-cracking-down-lawyers?INTCMP=SRCH)

Myers, Steven Lee. “Rights Abuses Extend Across Middle East, Report Says.” New York Times. April 11, 2011. (http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/09/world/middleeast/09rights.html?_r=1&scp=46&sq=human%20rights&st=cse)

“UK lawmakers urge review of anti-terror laws.” CNN. March 25, 2010. (http://articles.cnn.com/2010-03-25/world/uk.terror.laws_1_counter-terrorism-anti-terror-secret-evidence?_s=PM:WORLD)

Carmichael, Lachlan. “Clinton renews push for open Internet access.” The Sydney Morning Herald. Feb.15, 2011. ( http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-technology/clinton-renews-push-for-open-internet-access-20110215-1aux6.html)

Wong, Edward. “Human Rights Advocates Vanish as China Intensifies Crackdown.” New York Times. March 11, 2011. (http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/12/world/asia/12china.html?ref=freedomandhumanrights)

Oreskovic, Alexei. “Facebook facial recognition technology sparks renewed privacy concerns.” Sydney Morning Herald. June 8, 2011. (http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/facebook-facial-recognition-technology-sparks-renewed-privacy-concerns-20110608-1fs3n.html)

Jacobsen, Geesche. “Big Brother gongs go out for privacy wrongs.” Sydney Morning Herald. April 25, 2011. ( http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/big-brother-gongs-go-out-for-privacy-wrongs-20110424-1dt37.html)

Rushe, Dominic. “US consumers to get online bill of privacy rights.” The Guardian. Mar. 16, 2011. (http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/mar/16/us-pushes-for-online-bill-of-privacy-rights)

Tessler, Joelle. “Senator calls for smartphone app privacy policies.” Sidney Morning Herald. May 26, 2011. ( http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-technology/senator-calls-for-smartphone-app-privacy-policies-20110526-1f4xr.html)

“Global economic crisis increases risk to migrant workers.” The Himalayan. May 19, 2011. (http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullTodays.php?headline=Global+economic+crisis+increases+risk+to+migrant+workers&NewsID=288498)

CAUTION: We strongly advise coaches to screen all publications prior to making them accessible to students. Some sites may have changed since this list was published. It is recommended that you print the article listed and distribute to your students to avoid exposure to news and advertising sidebars.

Additional web sites are listed in the 2011-12 Readings, Research, and Resources.