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Human Rights
“The Power of the People”: “Selma” Director Ava DuVernay on Fight for Civil Rights, Voting Equality
In an extended interview with “Selma” director Ava DuVernay, we broadcast excerpts from her Oscar-nominated film.
Special Report: Money and Lies in Anti-Human Trafficking NGOs
Despite enormous budgets, it's not clear anti-trafficking organizations can possibly be accomplishing what they claim.
New Film on Jordan Davis Captures Family’s Struggle to Convict White Vigilante
A new film takes on the killing of 17-year-old Jordan Davis.
Inside the US Torture Chambers: Prisoner’s Guantanamo Diary Details 12 Years of Abuse, Terror
The diary of a Guantanamo prisoner has been published.
Tribespeople Illegally Evicted From “Jungle Book” Tiger Reserve
Evicted tribespeople report that the Forest Department threatened to release elephants to trample their houses and crops if they did not leave immediately.
Declaration: the Right of Peoples to Self-determination and Building a Multipolar World
We call upon the people of the United States to take activities of the police under their control and demand investigation into the atrocities committed by the police officers!
Justice in Guatemala Deferred, Again
Christy Thornton talks to Jo-Marie Burt about the past, present, and future of the historic Rios Montt trial.
Houselessness, Mutual Aid and Protecting One Another in Harsh Weather
This is where we are as a society - a black woman dying of a terrible illness is faced with death on a cold sidewalk, or death in a …
From Drone Strikes to Black Sites, How US Foreign Policy Runs Under a Cloak of Secrecy
At least nine Pakistanis were killed Sunday in a US drone strike in North Waziristan.
Looking Back, Moving Forward: 2014 Year in Review
The year 2014 saw pro-democracy protests spanning 75 days from Hong Kong to the Black Lives Matter movement in the US.