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Largest County in New Mexico Bucks Medical Marijuana Law, Prohibits County Employees From Using Medical Marijuana
The county memorandum cites federal prohibition and county policy as the reason for prohibiting the use of marijuana.
Respect ABQ Women Campaign Applauds Voters for Rejecting the Abortion Ban Ballot Measure
The Respect ABQ Women campaign declared Albuquerque votersu2019 sound rejection of the anti-abortion ballot measure a huge victory for Albuquerque women and families.
An International Campaign to Reform Burma’s Constitution Currently Banning Women and Aung San Suu Kyi From Running for President
Vancouver-based investigative journalist Alan Clements recently returned to Burma (aka Myanmar) to document a country unravelling from decades of totalitarian tyranny.
Ahead of World Cup, Labor Abuses Rampant for Migrants in Qatar
Abuses include nonpayment of wages, harsh and dangerous working and living conditions, and forced labor.
NLRB prosecutes Walmart
The National Labor Relations Board General Counsel is issuing a decision today to prosecute Walmart for its widespread violations of its workersu2019 rights.
Israeli Exceptionalism at the United Nations
Israeli officials mistakenly dismiss criticism as the product of an u2018anti-Israel bias.u2019 But when a state agrees to uphold certain universal human rights and then fails to do so …
Haven’t We Done Enough to Efraín Ríos Montt?
Isn't it enough that this man has been dragged through the mud and made to sit through weeks of testimony and hear the tedious details of sadistic group killing?
27 International NGOs Cite Urgent Human Rights Violations at Murum Dam
Over 25 international organizations voice outcry over treatment of Penan protestors.
Truthout TV Interviews Rania Khalek About Privilege in Israel, the NSA and Drones
In this Truthout interview, Rania and I discuss the culture of privilege in Israel and the sometimes violent lengths some Israelis go to in order to maintain that privilege …
US Courts Can Hear Cases of Torture at Abu Ghraib, Experts Argue
Retired military officers, UN special rapporteurs, survivors of human rights violations, and scholars urge court to allow Abu Ghraib contractor case to go forward.