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Court Cites UN Torture Convention to Protect Transgender Immigrants in the US
The US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that immigration courts must distinguish between sexual orientation and gender identity in immigrants seeking asylum or relief from deportation.
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The Unseen Costs of Defunding Planned Parenthood
The defunding of Planned Parenthood could result in higher Medicaid costs for thousands of additional unintended pregnancies.
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“American Red Cross Sunshine Act” Would Open Charity to Outside Scrutiny
A House bill was released along with a government report citing a lack of oversight about how the charity spends the millions of dollars donated.
People’s Tribunal Decries US War Machine in the Philippines
At a people's tribunal, jurors condemned the Philippine and US governments for human rights violations against the Filipino people.
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Black Sex Workers’ Lives Matter: Appropriation of Black Suffering
Anti-sex work campaigns attempt to gain funding and legal reform, but without connections to historical or current Black movements.
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Art Exhibit on Black Panther Challenges Library Patrons to Face Violence of Mass Incarceration
While some public libraries upheld racist policies and segregation, others have promoted free speech and fostered dialogues.
Fencing Off the East: How the Refugee Crisis Is Dividing the European Union
Two very different responses to the crisis are emerging on each side of Europe.
CIA Continues to Deny Use of Torture, Shrugging Off Prosecutions Outside the US
CIA officials' rebuttal to the Senate's report on torture marks the latest development in the effort to deny US accountability for crimes against humanity.
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The Hypocrisy of Glenn Beck’s All Lives Matter March
The “All Lives Matter” is trying to ignore the issues of racism away.
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On Pursuing the Death Penalty for Dylann Storm Roof
The justice that our legal system seeks tends to be more interpersonal than institutional.