Truthout
Human Rights
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Defending the indefensible
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Resisting Gentrification at Gunpoint
Various port expansion projects endorsed by the Colombian government will require the displacement - whether voluntary or involuntary - of communities in Buenaventura.
Mexico’s Supreme Court Tentatively Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage
However, this ruling is not as straightforward as it seems.
Fifteen Years of Community-Controlled Water in Bolivia
Marcela Olivera, an activist in Bolivia's Water Wars of 2000, talks about the victories of the movement and its ongoing legacy today.
The Dominican Republic’s “Ethnic Purging”: Edwidge Danticat on Mass Deportation of Haitian Families
The Dominican Republic's decision to denationalize hundreds of thousands of people has sparked international outcry.
Queer Voices From Cuba
Organizing from below and to the left of the state is not easy in present-day Cuba.
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The Artifacts of Genocide
France has once again failed to stop an auction of sacred Hopi artifacts by a Paris auction house, which amounts to complicity to cultural genocide.
Surviving the Drought in California: Farm Workers Struggle to Put Food on the Table
Undocumented farm workers are hit the hardest because of California's extreme drought.
Transnational Perceptions and Corporate Greed: Behind the Tía María Mine Protests
The citizens of Peru are taking a stand against the development of an open pit copper mine.
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Compensation Fund for Victims of Bangladesh Factory Collapse Reaches $30 Million Target
Despite its importance to the Bangladeshi economy, the government has done little to ensure labor standards and safety protocols within the garment sector.