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Human Rights
Israel Announces Total Blockade of Gaza Strip
Israel's defense minister pledged to block food, fuel and electricity, steps that experts decry as a clear war crime.
The Death of a 5-Year-Old Child Sheds Light on Life Under Israeli Apartheid
A new book details the bureaucratic barriers and indignities that make the lives of Palestinians even more difficult.
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.