Human Rights

Inspired by the Sanctuary Movement of the early 1980s, when at least 500 churches offered safe-havens for migrants escaping conflict in Central America, faith leaders today are looking to …

People in communities of faith are on the front lines of a growing movement pushing for legalization for millions of migrants living in the US.

For this slave patroller, African boys running down a street automatically indicate suspicious and criminal behavior.

The arrival of the guys signifies a sea change for feminism in which the conversation has been transformed.

What will it take for African-American female crime victims to get the national news coverage they deserve?

Ted Asregadoo speaks to Truthout Contributors Tasahsa Henderson, Monica Trinidad and Ash Stephens about domestic abuse, state violence and the case of Marissa Alexander.

NYS women prisoners attacked, while other New Yorkers rallied in support.

The existence of the videotapes emerged in the course of Dhiab v Obama, the first-ever trial to assess the legality of force-feeding methods of hunger-strikers at Guantanamo Bay.

While local authorities are suggesting suicide, the Black community is calling the Lacy case for what it is: a 2014 lynching.

Many women are both fearful and furious that male egos still dominate Afghan “democracy.”