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Human Rights
New Film Follows Nobel Peace Winner Nadia Murad’s Fight to End Sexual Violence
The documentary “On Her Shoulders” follows Murad as she shares her story with the world.
In 2019, Women’s Rights Are Still Not Explicitly Recognized in US Constitution
Over nine decades, efforts to amend the US Constitution to recognize women’s rights have faced major challenges.
In 2019, Let’s Resolve to Organize With Love in the Face of Apocalypse
Love shows us what to move toward to both free and protect what we so deeply care about.
Let’s Remember the Social Justice Organizers We Lost in 2018
Here are the voices and stories of organizers, activists and social justice leaders who passed away this year.
School Employee Sues District for Israel Loyalty Oath in Contract
Texas’ anti-BDS law violates the First Amendment.
Myanmar Debates Women’s Rights Amid Pervasive Sexual and Domestic Violence
The Prevention and Protection of Violence Against Women Act, long stalled in Parliament, may finally be passed in 2019.
The Crisis of Violence Against Women in Puerto Rico
The Colectiva Feminista en Construcción is building a movement against gender-based violence in Puerto Rico.
Mapping Femicides in Mexico: One Woman’s Quest
In Mexico, an average of nine women are believed to be murdered every day.
181 Nations Voted to Help Refugees. Only Hungary and US Voted “No.”
The United States was an outlier at the UN General Assembly in rejecting a framework to coordinate aid to refugees.
Corporate Elites’ Malfeasance Is Thwarting Human Rights in Africa
Corporations cheat the African continent of billions every year in badly needed funds to protect human rights.