Truthout
Human Rights
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Malcolm X Predicted the Progression of Racism in the United States
This excerpt revisits a landmark law that was supposed to end racism and the outspoken activist who predicted it would not.
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US State Department Gave Egypt Passing Grade on Human Rights for Military Aid
Despite repeatedly ignored inquiries, the US found Egypt's security assistance to be in compliance.
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Doing Harm: Medical Professionals and the Death Penalty
By participating in lethal injection executions, directly or not, are medical practitioners violating professional ethics?
Women and Children First: Homeland Security Targets “Family Units” for Deportation in May and June
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has now told field offices nationwide to launch a 30-day surge of arrests focused on mothers and children.
CIA Watchdog “Mistakenly” Destroys Its Sole Copy of Senate Torture Report
Following a long battle to release the probe, some worry that the report could vanish altogether.
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LGBTI Latin Americans Still Fighting for Their Lives
LGTBI people in Latin America and the Caribbean continue to be criminalized and killed because of who they are and who they love.
The Legislative Backlash Against LGBT Equality Across the South
Here's a roundup of anti-LGBT rights bills that have come up so far this year in Southern state legislatures.
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The United States Needs to Realize FDR’s Dream and Adopt the “Nordic Model“
It's time to make FDR's dream a reality here in the US.
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Boxed Voices From UK Detention Centers
The isolation of detention forces us to forget what we sound like, and eventually to forget how to speak.
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Uncertain Refuge in Calais
After escaping the weapons of abusive states and groups, refugees have sought precarious refuge in the camp.