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Human Rights

A UN employee, mask-clad due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is seen in Gaza City on November 10, 2020.
Op-Ed
Human Rights

Palestine Refugees Are Forced to the Back of the COVID Vaccine Line

Conditions in Palestine are an argument for prioritizing refugees for the COVID vaccine, not leaving them behind.
by
Medhini Kumar,
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January 18, 2021
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Advocates for the homeless and front line healthcare workers stage a socially distanced protest aimed at speeding up what they say is the city's slow approach to managing COVID-19 in shelters. in Toronto. April 15, 2020.
News Analysis
Human Rights

Homeless Encampment Evictions Highlight the Cruelty of Capitalism Amid COVID

Homeless people are in an impossible position: They’re deprived of housing but barred from sleeping in public space.
by
Azeezah Kanji,
Truthout
January 15, 2021
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A cashier bags groceries
Interview
Human Rights

Organizers Say Urban Agriculture Is Not Just a Hobby, It’s an Act of Resilience

These activists are working to decolonize the food system and shape the narrative around urban agriculture.
by
Laura Flanders,
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January 6, 2021
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News
Human Rights

Assange Extradition Denial Indicts US Prison System But Imperils Journalism

Most of Judge Baraitser’s 132-page decision actually supports the Trump administration’s case against Assange.
by
Marjorie Cohn,
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January 5, 2021
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Wikileaks founder Julian Assange prepares to speak from the balcony of the Ecuadorian embassy on February 5, 2016, in London, England.
News
Human Rights

UK Judge Blocks Extradition of WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange

Legal representatives from the United States plan to appeal the decision issued on Monday.
by
Chris Walker,
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January 4, 2021
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Interview
Human Rights

Decision Is Good News for Assange But Sets Grave Precedent for Other Journalists

Julian Assange’s extradition was blocked not due to press freedom, but rather concern over prison conditions.
by
Amy Goodman,
Democracy Now!
January 4, 2021
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East Oakland Burrito Roll focuses its efforts on providing food to unsheltered communities in East Oakland, California, which, along with the entire Bay Area, has seen a sharp increase in homelessness in the last few years.
News
Human Rights

As Stimulus Falls Short, Mutual Aid Organizers Work to Meet People’s Needs

A broad movement of grassroots organizations are tending to their community’s well-being as COVID-19 surges nationwide.
by
Robert R. Raymond,
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January 2, 2021
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Donald Trump as inkblot silhouette giving pardons with United Nations logo looming behind
News
Human Rights

UN Experts: Trump Violated International Law in Pardoning Blackwater Mercenaries

The choice to pardon the military contractors convicted of murder and manslaughter may violate the Geneva Conventions.
by
Chris Walker,
Truthout
December 30, 2020
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Donald Trump arrives on the South Lawn of the White House, on December 12, 2020, in Washington, D.C.
News
Human Rights

Trump Administration Pushes Rules Facilitating Religious Discrimination at Work

The Biden administration might not be able to roll back some of these rules for at least a couple years.
by
Lydia DePillis,
ProPublica
December 26, 2020
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Signs are seen during a protest to cancel rent and avoid evictions in front of the court house amid Coronavirus pandemic on August 21, 2020, in Los Angeles, California.
News
Human Rights

Housing Justice Advocates Call on CDC to Extend Federal Eviction Moratorium

The federal eviction moratorium is set to expire at year’s end amid a surging pandemic and plunging temperatures.
by
Kenny Stancil,
Common Dreams
December 26, 2020
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