Truthout
Human Rights
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The Clintons Have Failed Latinos on Immigration Reform
The Clintons have championed “get tough” policies that have bolstered those who have a financial incentive to maintain the status quo.
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Fight for Justice Inches Forward for Victims of Massacre in Colombia
Colombians say they find hope in their ability to reconstruct their communities' social fabric and develop agricultural land.
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Meet the Corporate PR Firm Hired to Sell a Murderous Foreign Regime to the US Public
Ketchum was hired to improve the Honduran government's image.
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President Obama Can Help Save Saudi Youth Facing Beheading
Saving the lives of these men could show the Saudis that the US will no longer close its eyes to their grotesque human rights record.
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Berta Cáceres Lives On, and So Does Violence by Honduran Government and Dam Company
1,500 people from 22 countries convened in Honduras for the “Peoples of Berta Vive.”
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Senators Challenge US Military Aid to Saudi Arabia
Two US senators have introduced a bipartisan bill that would place new conditions on US military aid to Saudi Arabia.
US Steps Closer to Racial Healing With a Truth and Reconciliation Commission
South Africa used truth and reconciliation to address its racist history. It's time for the US to do the same.
Still in the Bush Embrace: What Really Stands in the Way of Closing Guantánamo
Guantanamo remains a global symbol of the worst the US has to offer.
“This Is Not a Bathroom Bill, This Is a Hate Bill”: Rev. William Barber on North Carolina’s HB2
Civil rights activists are planning to conduct a mass sit-in next Monday.
Our Drinking Water Systems Are a Disaster; What Can We Do?
In the wake of the Flint crisis, communities turn to innovative technology and financing to prevent the next crisis.