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Iraqis Tortured by US Forces “Still Have No Clear Path” to Justice or Redress
A report by Human Rights Watch found Iraqis tortured by U.S. forces 20 years ago have yet to receive any compensation.
On Yom Kippur, Solidarity With Palestinians Is a Sacred Act
Both words and actions matter. Let's reject euphemisms, decry violence against Palestinians and fight apartheid.
Oslo Accords Were Signed 30 Years Ago. They Killed the Two-State Solution.
The Oslo Accords doomed the prospects for a just resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Netanyahu Shows Map of “New Middle East” — Without Palestine — to United Nations
Netanyahu's map makes clear "what normalization really seeks: eliminating Palestine and Palestinians from the region."
I Spent 14 Years in Gitmo. Let’s Remember the Victims of the US “War on Terror.”
U.S. politicians’ calls to remember tragedy never extend to the victims of its systemic and rampant violence.
Federal Report Finds Tribal Burial, Cultural Sites “Blasted” for Border Wall
“The construction harmed some cultural and natural resources… by blasting at tribal burial sites,” the report says.
Democratic Republic of the Congo Faces Hunger Crisis Despite Mineral Wealth
“The crisis is beyond belief,” says Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council Jan Egeland.
Haitians Work on Sugar Plantations Under Conditions Amounting to Forced Labor
Many work 12-14 hours for less than $2 a day while living in communities that may not have running water or electricity.
3-Year-Old Dies En Route to Chicago Under Abbott’s Anti-Migrant Bussing Program
The child's is the latest in a series of migrant deaths critics have attributed to the governor's Operation Lone Star.
Far Right Attack on Israel’s Supreme Court Is About Occupation, Not Democracy
Extremists want to increase Israeli squatter-settlements in the West Bank and perhaps soon annex the occupied territory.
The Story of Palestine’s Colonization, and Resistance, Is Embodied in the Trees
Israeli settlers create non-native pine forests on occupied land at the expense of Palestinian lives and olive groves.
US Is Leading Push for Armed Multinational Intervention in Haiti
Critics of the proposal warn that foreign intervention may strengthen and legitimize the currently unelected government.
Judge Orders DOI to Move on Rule for Tribes Reapplying for Federal Recognition
A judge set a deadline for the Department of Interior to make changes to a ban on reapplying for federal recognition.