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Human Rights

Israel Is Using a Vast Network of Biometric Cameras to Terrorize Palestinians
The facial recognition surveillance system violates Palestinians’ human rights to freedom of movement and privacy.

UN Warns Afghanistan Faces the Largest Humanitarian Crisis in the World Today
The Taliban’s crackdown on women and girls may amount to gender persecution, which is a crime against humanity.

Pandemic-Era Programs Are Coming to End — But the Fight for Justice Isn’t
The helpful programs, as well as the national missteps, can teach us how to chart a better path forward as a society.

Homeless “Sweeps” Increase Mortality Rates of Unhoused People, Research Finds
“‘Sweeping’ people is not a solution to homelessness, but is rather a form of violence,” researchers say.

Crisis in California Shows Why Housing Must Be Protected as a Human Right
The housing crisis is escalating, and it won’t be solved through symbolic pronouncements or toothless measures.

University of California Workers Center Disability Justice in Union Organizing
Workers built solidarity by rejecting the “deserving vs. undeserving” disabled model and scarcity approach to access.

Organizers Are Resisting a 2-Tiered Legal System in Majority-Black Jackson, MS
Black Jacksonians plan to make this attempt at reinstating white supremacist rule "extremely difficult" to implement.

LGBTQ and Immigrant Rights Groups Issue Travel Advisories for Florida
Civil rights organizations have warned that any travel to Florida should be approached with “extreme caution.”

Settlers Get Away With Terrorizing Palestinian Children Under Israeli Apartheid
Under a militarized legal system, Palestinians face mass incarceration and torture as settlers attack with impunity.

Let’s Confront Ideas of “Normality” — They Are Rooted in Racism and Ableism
Racism is the ideology that works to subordinate specific people, while ableism is the means for achieving that goal.