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Marjorie Cohn | Israel Inflicts Illegal Collective Punishment on Gaza
Israel's use of overwhelming military force greatly exceeds that of Hamas in Gaza, and constitutes collective punishment of the Palestinian civilian population, which is a war crime.
“We Should Be Protecting Children”: Rep. Gutierrez Supports Funds for Humanitarian Crisis at Border
President Obama has called for close to $3.7 billion to address the humanitarian crisis unfolding at the US-Mexico border where more than 52,000 unaccompanied children have been detained since …
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SCOTUS in Review: Justice If You’re Rich, Powerful or a Christian
How far will we have to go before we can reverse the course set by this Court?
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Justice Corrupted
Scattered throughout the ranks of US federal prosecutors and judges there have always been men and women who are unwilling to make a distinction between their own biases and …
From El Barrio to La Realidad, Women Lead Struggles to Transform the World
Hundreds of members of the Movement for Justice in El Barrio from New York, mostly women of all ages, came together to honor the life and struggle of the …
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How Your Local Library Can Help You Resist the Surveillance State
Librarians take a strong stand on privacy. Your library record is as confidential as your medical records, if not more so.
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Nobel Peace Laureates Slam Human Rights Watch’s Refusal to Cut Ties to US Government
Human Rights Watch's affiliation with ex-CIA and NATO officials generates perverse incentives and undermine its reputation for independence.
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Experts Say NSA Surveillance Compromises Internet Security; Here’s How to Protect Yourself
It's difficult to guarantee total protection from the prying eyes of the government online, but there are many tools out there that can help.
Dispatches From Freedom Summer: Ghosts of Greenwood
A reporter goes to Mississippi and encounters the echoes of family and the struggle for civil rights.
Fire in the Eves to Major Conflagration: It’s High Time to Evaluate Burma’s So-called Democratic Reforms
We need to go back to where all the ladders start, at the rag and bone shop of the heart, at the Human Rights level.