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Human Rights
COP25 Is Perpetuating a Culture of Impunity for Human Rights Violations
By ignoring the persecution of environmental defenders in Chile and elsewhere the UN is setting a dangerous precedent.
Trump’s Executive Order Is No Favor to US Jews. Just Look at Algeria.
The colonial French government divided Algerian Jews and Muslims with a similar decree. Then the Nazis took power.
Indian Government Strips Naturalization Rights From Muslims, Sparking Protests
The Citizenship Amendment Bill strips naturalization rights from the nation's 200 million Muslims residents.
Police-Perpetrated Torture and Abuse Are Reopening Old Wounds in Chile
The fear and anger widely experienced during the Pinochet dictatorship have returned to Chile.
ALEC-Crafted Laws Could Send Me to Prison for a Decade for My Activism
Laws crafted by the conservative-corporate alliance have particularly harsh effects on communities of color.
Sweden Offers Free Higher Ed, Universal Health Care, Daycare — Why Can’t the US?
Medicare for All and tuition-free universities have been at the core of the 2020 Democratic presidential debates.
UN Report Finds Over 7 Million Children Worldwide Are Being Held in Detention
At least 410,000 of those children are detained in jails and prisons, where violence is endemic.
Indigenous Land Protectors Are Defending the Amazon and Paying With Their Lives
Indigenous leader Davi Kopenawa will receive a Right Livelihood Award, widely known as the “Alternative Nobel Prize."
Youth-Led Protests Topple Iraqi Prime Minister as Demonstrations Continue
Anti-government protests continue after the Iraqi Parliament voted to accept the resignation of the prime minister.
Indigenous Colombians Escalate Fight to Rescue Ancestral Lands
Nasa activists are taking direct action to liberate the land, cutting down cane fields and growing native vegetation.