Human Rights

Cries of “black lives matter” continue to ring out across the country after new police killings of unarmed African Americans.

As video proves decisive in holding police accountable for abuses nationwide, we are joined by Jay Stanley, senior policy analyst with the Speech, Privacy and Technology Project at the …

Broad Coalition Calls on Governor Hogan to Sign Legislation

We live at the tipping points. Will we decide to fulfill or betray the mission history has put before us?

An update on Truthout's four-part investigative series on the Chicago Police Department and the Independent Police Review Authority.

The New York City Housing Authority says it's made major progress responding to residents' requests for repairs. Residents tell a different story.

Laws protecting religious exclusion expose the current crisis of democracy.

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, if spared, will live a long life in the federal penal system.

Less inspiring, and really troubling, is the lack of any similarly effective movement to protect basic human and political rights for people of color.

Access to basic rights, such as healthcare, education, sanitation and decent work remain a daily struggle for many.