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Amnesty International may be best known to American audiences for bringing to light horror stories abroad such as the disappearance of political activists in Argentina or the abysmal conditions inside South African prisons under apartheid. But in a new report on pregnancy and childbirth care in the U.S., Amnesty details the maternal-health care crisis in this country as part of a systemic violation of women's rights...
...Overturning dogma is a way of shedding light and moving the field forward,” he said. “Following informed instinct and not following dogma is a cherished thing to keep untarnished...
...light of uncertain job prospects, students looking for employment in the private sector have been forced to expand the geographic scope of their job search...
...think when it gets down to the end and playoffs, you know it comes into the light what you’re playing for and you see the goal,” Bassett said...
...light of the ongoing power struggle between Iraq's communities and their regional supporters, the design of the country's democratic system may hamper efforts to build a strong government. Iraq's democracy is a parliamentary system based on the principle of proportional representation - voters all over the country simply choose a party or bloc, whose list of candidates is then allocated the number of seats in parliament proportional to its share of the total vote. The Prime Minister is chosen by a parliamentary majority. While the system may be designed to promote consensus, in the absence of consensus...