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Human Rights and Global Wrongs
Marjorie Cohn analyzes human rights and executive branch lawbreaking.
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![North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and President Donald Trump walk during their summit at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island on June 12, 2018, in Singapore.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/06/GettyImages-971886592-400x300.jpg)
North Korea Agreed to Denuclearize, but When Will the US?
Only global denuclearization can eliminate the unimaginable threat of nuclear war.
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Dissecting Trump’s Efforts to Place Himself Above the Law
His attorneys say he is immunized against legal consequences.
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In Unanimous Vote, House Says No Legal Right to Attack Iran
The White House seemed to be setting the stage for an attack.
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How Do You Get Off the US “Kill List”?
Citizens on the list have no due process rights.
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Senate Panel Endorses Gina Haspel, Despite Her Facilitation of Torture
Haspel has refused to say torture is immoral and illegal.
![Sen. Bob Corker and Sen. Tim Kaine talk during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing, March 11, 2015. Sens. Corker and Kaine have introduced a new Authorization of Military Force bill to Congress in April 2018.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/GettyImages-465871974-400x300.jpg)
Will Congress Authorize Indefinite Detention of Americans?
S.J.Res.59 is a blank check for presidential powers.
![A prayer service is held for the group of Central American migrants at the San Ysidro border crossing while they wait to walk to the United States border and have their cases processed on April 30, 2018, in Tijuana, Mexico.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2018_0504caravan-400x300.jpg)
Trump Disregards Caravan Migrants’ Legal Right to Apply for Asylum
Migrants are fleeing persecution.
![Hundreds of antiwar and social justice activists took to the streets in New York City to oppose endless wars and demonstrate against the US bombing of Syria on Apri 15, 2018.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/04/2018_0420cohn-400x300.jpg)
Will Congress Write the President a Blank Check for War?
Under the guise of fulfilling its constitutional power to authorize military force, Congress is poised to consider legislation that would give the president a blank check to make war, …
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Trump’s Rush to Judgment on Syrian Chemical Attack: Illegal and Deadly
Why won't Trump wait for an independent investigation?
![A Palestinian man wears a gas mask as he walks in the smoke during a protest in the West Bank city of Ramallah on April 6, 2018. Clashes erupted on the Gaza-Israel border Friday, a week after Israeli forces killed 19 Palestinians at similar demonstrations.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/04/2018_0406palestine-400x300.jpg)
In Wake of Gaza Massacre, Israeli Leaders Should Be Prosecuted for War Crimes
It was a premeditated, hence illegal, use of deadly force.