Interview | Human Rights Longtime Patron of Orlando LGBT Club Reacts to Mass Shooting Democracy Now! talks to Daniel Leon-Davis, who wrote a piece titled "The Site of the Orlando Shooting Wasn't Just a Gay Nightclub. It Was My Safe Haven." By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! June 13, 2016 Truthout
Interview | Human Rights Black Lives Matter Activist Convicted of Felony Lynching: “It’s More Than Ironic, It’s Disgusting” In Pasadena, California, Black Lives Matter organizer Jasmine Richards is facing four years in state prison. By Nermeen Shaikh & Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! June 2, 2016 Truthout
News Analysis | Human Rights Crisis Narratives and the Ongoing Drought in Ethiopia More than 10 percent of Ethiopia's population is currently facing drought-related food insecurity. By Christine Ro , Truthout June 1, 2016 Truthout
Interview | Human Rights Yanis Varoufakis on Privatization, Human Rights and Capitalism Yanis Varoufakis discusses privatization, human rights, the media and his experience with the EU and capitalism's ability to reform. By Zain Raza , acTVismMunich May 27, 2016 Truthout
Interview | Human Rights “Civil Disobedience Is Survival”: Ireri Carrasco Sues Obama Administration for Denying Her DACA In Chicago, a migrant justice activist is suing the Department of Homeland Security for refusing to renew her DACA protection. By Juan González & Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! May 27, 2016 Truthout
News Analysis | Human Rights Will Canada Recognize Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Poor Countries? It's not clear whether the rights of Indigenous people harmed by Canadian mining companies will be included. By Aruna Dutt , InterPressService May 25, 2016 Truthout
Interview | Human Rights Occupied Canada: Indigenous and Black Lives Matter Activists Unite to Protest Violence and Neglect Last month, First Nations people occupied the offices of Canada's Indigenous affairs department. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! May 20, 2016 Truthout
Interview | Human Rights Tortured, Killed and Driven to Suicide: Whistleblower Exposes Abuse in Florida Prison The Dade Correctional Institution in Florida has subjected prisoners to vicious beatings, scalding showers and severe food deprivation. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! May 11, 2016 Truthout
Human Rights Cynthia Dewi Oka: A Conversation With My Six-Year-Old About Revolution Cynthia Dewi Oka reads a poem. By Cynthia Dewi Oka , TheLauraFlandersShow May 8, 2016 Truthout
Interview | Human Rights Jeremy Scahill and Glenn Greenwald Probe Secret US Drone Wars in New Book Documents undermine government claims that drone strikes have been precise. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! May 3, 2016 Truthout