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Human Rights and Global Wrongs
Marjorie Cohn analyzes human rights and executive branch lawbreaking.
British Court Trusts US to Protect Assange Even Though CIA Plotted to Kill Him
The U.K. High Court accepted U.S. “assurances” of humane treatment if Julian Assange is extradited.
For the First Time, Supreme Court Is Poised to Retract a Fundamental Right
The six right-wing justices are poised to gut the right to an abortion.
Arbery’s Killers Are Using the Logic of Slave Patrols to Defend Themselves
Racism has infected every aspect of this case.
Absent Any Proof, Israel Designates Palestinian Rights Groups “Terrorist”
The “terrorist” designations are aimed at depriving human rights groups of funding.
SCOTUS Likely to Allow Challenge to Texas Law, But May Still Overturn “Roe”
Texas’s near-total abortion ban could be a model for targeting other constitutional rights.
Biden’s DOJ Downplayed Suicide Risk for Assange in Appeal of Extradition Denial
The British district judge denied Julian Assange’s extradition due to his high risk of suicide in U.S. prisons.
UK High Court Should Deny Extradition Because CIA Planned to Assassinate Assange
The High Court should affirm the district court’s denial of extradition of Julian Assange to the U.S.
Biden Tells Supreme Court That Publicly Documented Torture Is a State Secret
The Biden administration is trying to prevent testimony by the psychologists who orchestrated Abu Zubaydah’s torture.
Human Rights Attorney Sentenced to Prison After Winning Case Against Chevron
A pro-Chevron judge sentenced Steven Donziger to prison for refusing to hand Chevron confidential client communications.
Biden’s Expulsion of Haitian Migrants Is Racist, Illegal — and Trumpian
Biden is continuing former president Donald Trump’s policy of misusing Title 42 in violation of U.S. treaty obligations.