It is essential that the UN act immediately to stop the carnage and allow humanitarian relief into the war-torn region.
Human Rights and Global Wrongs
In her column, “Human Rights and Global Wrongs,” legal and political analyst Marjorie Cohn writes about Trump’s lawbreaking, the dangers his administration poses to civil rights and civil liberties, and his judicial nominations. She continues to cover racism, immigration, torture, indefinite detention, the death penalty, surveillance, whistleblowers, Supreme Court jurisprudence, and violations of US and international law. Truthout is proud to have her in our lineup as a regular commentator.
As the court moves to the right, we can expect the continued evisceration of civil rights and civil liberties.
There is abundant evidence of abuse of power and obstruction of justice by Trump.
The judge worried that abuse plaintiffs suffered at the border could be duplicated by law enforcement inside the U.S.
The U.S. must withdraw all troops, CIA agents and mercenaries and close its military bases in Afghanistan.
The fires in the Amazon pose a threat to international peace and security.
The resulting backlash has focused public discourse on the Israeli occupation and brought attention to the BDS movement.
U.S. continues to kill civilians, but only two candidates have pledged to withdraw all troops in their first year.
An interrogation of Trump could have made a significant difference in the findings of the Mueller report.
The new asylum rule is part and parcel of Trump’s systematic assault on migrants.