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Human Rights

A homeless camp under a bridge on I-35 in Austin, Texas, on February 17, 2021.
News Analysis
Human Rights

We Could End Homelessness Right Now, If Only Capitalism Didn’t Get in the Way

At the heart of today’s housing crisis is a capitalist economy built on shadowy finances and esoteric debt.
by
Matthew Byrne,
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February 23, 2021
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Activists with Services Not Sweeps place signs on their vehicles for a car blockade before Los Angeles City Bureau of Sanitation workers conduct a cleanup sweep of a homeless encampment during the COVID-19 pandemic on January 28, 2021, in Los Angeles, California.
Op-Ed
Human Rights

Cities Are Razing Homeless Encampments Despite Record Cold Weather and COVID

Municipalities are flouting CDC advice and carrying out forcible evictions of the unhoused during a record-cold winter.
by
Tyler Walicek,
Truthout
February 20, 2021
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Palestinian children pass in front of an Israeli checkpoint as they walk to their house in Al-Shuhada Street, which is largely closed to Palestinians, in the city center of the West Bank town of Hebron, on September 24, 2020.
Op-Ed
Human Rights

As a Rabbi Raised in South Africa, I Can’t Ignore Israel Is an Apartheid State

Palestinians are not allowed to walk on streets decreed as “sterile” by Israel. This goes beyond Apartheid South Africa.
by
Brian Walt,
Truthout
February 17, 2021
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A sign placed by supporters of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is seen as people wait in line at The City of Westminster Magistrates Court on January 23, 2020, in London, England.
News
Human Rights

Ignoring First Amendment Pleas, Biden’s DOJ Will Seek Extradition of Assange

Several civil liberties groups had called on Biden to halt the extradition request issued under Trump.
by
Chris Walker,
Truthout
February 10, 2021
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Illustration of Ahmed Rabbani cooking with Guantanamo fencing behind, in past
Op-Ed
Human Rights

I’m on Hunger Strike in Guantánamo. I Dream of Cooking for My Family.

Before I was kidnapped, tortured and flown halfway around the world in chains, I loved cooking.
by
Ahmed Rabbani,
Truthout
February 10, 2021
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President Joe Biden, with Secretary of State Antony Blinken, arrives to speak to the staff of the State Department during his first visit in Washington, D.C., February 4, 2021.
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Human Rights

Biden Administration Announces the US Will Rejoin UN Human Rights Council

The U.S. seeks to join as an observer but could become a full voting member of the council later this year.
by
Chris Walker,
Truthout
February 8, 2021
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Interview
Human Rights

Landmark ICC Decision Could Open the Door for Prosecuting Israel on War Crimes

Human rights lawyer Raji Sourani says the decision restores “the independence and the credibility of the ICC.”
by
Amy Goodman,
Democracy Now!
February 8, 2021
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Tenants display a banner reading "HERE TO STAY" during a protest
News
Human Rights

As an Eviction Crisis Looms, Tenant Organizing Explodes Across the Country

Tenants are organizing to hold widescale coordinated direct actions like rent strikes to avert the looming crisis.
by
Laura Jedeed &
Shane Burley,
Truthout
January 25, 2021
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Volunteers help distribute water at the community center at the Asbury United Methodist Church in Flint, Michigan, on October 20, 2020.
News Analysis
Human Rights

Don’t Forget About Flint. The Roots of Its Water Crisis Remain Unaddressed.

Criminal charges and a class-action settlement should not take the spotlight off of the city’s ongoing struggles.
by
Anna Clark,
ProPublica
January 24, 2021
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Demonstrators protest President Trump's executive immigration ban at O'Hare International Airport on January 29, 2017, in Chicago, Illinois.
Op-Ed
Human Rights

American Muslims Demand More of Biden Than Simply Not Being Trump

As a Muslim, I am relieved that Trump is out. Now let’s demand more from Biden than a return to “business as usual.”
by
Wardah Khalid,
Truthout
January 21, 2021
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