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2011-12-30 08:03 KST

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Michael Solis is a Princeton in Latin America fellow living in Santiago, Chile and a former Luce Scholar working for the National Human Rights Commission of Korea.

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	Arizona's Immigration Bill and Korea Adopting a failed precedent

Citizen reporter and human rights advocate Michael Solis offers six lessons about immigrants, to both Korea and the Unit... >>more

2010.04.25


	Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Bill Threats to the lives of Uganda's LGBT community

Michael Solis examines the layers of criticism that surround the proposed anti-homosexuality bill in Uganda.... >>more

2010.02.19


	Korea's HIV/AIDS Policies, Empty Promises Government maintains mandatory testing despite lifting travel ban

In January, both the Republic of Korea and the United States lifted travel bans on HIV-positive people. But does it mea... >>more

2010.02.01


	Korea's "Comfort Women" Rally at 900th Protest Survivors of Japanese Military Sexual Slavery Seek Apology

Bundled up against a temperature of 3°F, survivors of Japanese military sexual slavery, also known as the "comfort women... >>more

2010.01.14


	Victims of HIV-related Travel Restrictions in Korea Two women tell their stories of discrimination

In light of Korea's E-2 visa restrictions making HIV-testing mandatory for foreign instructors in Korea, two women have ... >>more

2009.10.17


	Lady Gaga and Obama for Gay America American Superstars Join Forces to Combat Discrimination

For America's LGBT community last weekend, another welcoming shock was seeing both Lady Gaga and Obama teaming up to add... >>more

2009.10.15


	Infected, Detected, Accepted? Towards the elimination of HIV-related travel restrictions in Korea

To this day, Korea remains one of seven countries that uphold the most rigid forms of HIV-related travel restrictions. H... >>more

2009.10.12


	Shirin Ebadi on the Rights of Iranians Human Rights Activist Speaks Out Against Iranian Government

Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi said the Iranian state has sponsored human rights abuses following the contested e... >>more

2009.09.23


	Chile: You May Now Kiss the... Partner Valentine's Day LGBT wedding in Plaza de Armas, Santiago

According to MUMS President Fernando Munoz, "In Chile there is a lack of political will to change things. Cuba, for exam... >>more

2009.02.17


	Riot Police Strong-Arm 'Comfort Women' Demonstration Peaceful protest threatened on Human Rights Day

@OT@Supporters are fighting to ensure that the surviving halmoni do receive their rightly deserved acknowledgment, apolo... >>more

2008.12.13


	Korean 'Comfort Women' to Demonstrate on Dec. 10 Survivors of Japanese military sexual slavery seek support on Human Rights Day

In November the UN Human Rights Committee called upon the Japanese government to restore dignity to the surviving halmon... >>more

2008.12.07


	Proposition 8: Fundamentalism, Fear, or Fight? [Analysis] Voting on same-sex marriage in California

The thread that weaves the arguments of Prop 8 supporters is tacit fear. Supporters of Prop 8 have decided to use childr... >>more

2008.10.30


	The Lost Children of Laos Advocating for liberation of detained Hmong youth

"We must do this publically and forcefully enough to make sure this is the only option that Thailand has," said HAN acti... >>more

2008.10.16


	A Palin Loss, a Confidence Boost? The vice-presidential debate and beyond

@US2008@With her assets topping one million dollars, Palin's oratorical efforts to link herself to the middle and workin... >>more

2008.10.06


	McCain and Obama on Display The economy's role in constructing a presidential image

@US2008@All Obama needs is the phrase. He has two more debates to deliver one that could solidify his image as a superio... >>more

2008.09.30


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