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Human Rights Groups Urge UN to Call for Abolition of “Death by Incarceration”
An activist coalition is urging UN experts to call for the abolition of “life without parole” sentences in the U.S.
Tech Workers Are Demanding End to Contract That Fuels Israeli Apartheid
Google and Amazon employees warn that Project Nimbus, a $1.2 billion cloud computing project, will harm Palestinians.
The War on Terror’s Detention and Torture Practices Have Not Gone Away
The failure to end secret and arbitrary detention affords impunity for states and state-backed actors to deny justice.
Niece of Palestinian American Journalist Killed by Israel Asks to Meet Biden
The Israeli army has admitted for the first time that Shireen Abu Akleh was likely fatally shot by an Israeli soldier.
Antiwar Activists Decry Saudi Arabia’s “Sportswashing” Golf Tournament
Protestors in Massachusetts drew attention to the kingdom's war crimes in Yemen and domestic human rights abuses.
LA Ballot Measure Would Let Unhoused People Stay in Hotels Past Pandemic
In LA County, around 60,000 people are unhoused and thousands more face eviction, even as 20,000 hotel rooms are vacant.
US Left Afghanistan 1 Year Ago, But Has Been Slow to Welcome Afghan Refugees
Advocates urge the U.S. to promptly approve Afghans' applications, as it has for more than 68,000 Ukrainians.
Israeli Raid on Seven Human Rights Groups Is Attack on Palestinian Civil Society
Israeli forces raided, ransacked and shuttered offices of seven leading Palestinian human rights organizations.
Advocates Call for Release of Saudi Woman Facing 34 Years in Prison Over Tweets
“Women like Salma must be recognized and protected, not targeted for expressing their opinions,” one advocate said.
Mike Pompeo and CIA Sued for Illegal Surveillance of Assange’s Visitors
UC Global sent CIA data and images of lawyers, journalists and doctors who visited Assange in the Ecuadorian embassy.