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Human Rights and Global Wrongs

In her column, “Human Rights and Global Wrongs,” legal and political analyst Marjorie Cohn provides a critique of U.S. militarism, racist police violence, immigration policy, torture, the death penalty, surveillance, attacks on whistleblowers, executive branch lawbreaking, the Supreme Court, and violations of U.S. and international law. Truthout is proud to have her in our lineup as a regular commentator.

Protesters display cardboard cutouts of Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett's faces
Op-Ed
Environment & Health

Conservatives on Supreme Court Poised to Block Biden’s Vaccine and Mask Mandates

The reactionary “justices” seem more inclined to shield corporate profits than to protect people’s health and safety.
by
Marjorie Cohn,
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January 10, 2022
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An English protester holds a sign showing Julian Assange gagged with a U.S. flag
News Analysis
Human Rights

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.
by
Marjorie Cohn,
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December 15, 2021
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Police use metal barricades to keep protesters, demonstrators and activists apart in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on December 1, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
News Analysis
Reproductive Rights

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.
by
Marjorie Cohn,
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December 3, 2021
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Travis McMichael speaks
News Analysis
Racial Justice

Arbery’s Killers Are Using the Logic of Slave Patrols to Defend Themselves

Racism has infected every aspect of this case.
by
Marjorie Cohn,
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November 19, 2021
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Israeli left-wing activists gather with Palestinian activists at the Al-Haq Foundation in the West Bank city of Ramallah to denounce Israel's decision to declare six Palestinian human rights groups as "terror organizations," on October 27, 2021.
News Analysis
Human Rights

Absent Any Proof, Israel Designates Palestinian Rights Groups “Terrorist”

The “terrorist” designations are aimed at depriving human rights groups of funding.
by
Marjorie Cohn,
Truthout
November 9, 2021
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Pro-choice demonstrators protest outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on November 1, 2021.
News Analysis
Reproductive Rights

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.
by
Marjorie Cohn,
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November 3, 2021
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Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange leaves Southwark Crown Court in a security van after being sentenced on May 1, 2019, in London, England.
Op-Ed
Human 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.
by
Marjorie Cohn,
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October 29, 2021
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Protesters hold placards and a banner during a march from the BBC to Royal Courts of Justice in support of Julian Assange on October 23, 2021, in London, UK.
Op-Ed
Human Rights

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.
by
Marjorie Cohn,
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October 24, 2021
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President Joe Biden takes the stage before delivering remarks on the September jobs numbers in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on October 8, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
News Analysis
Human Rights

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.
by
Marjorie Cohn,
Truthout
October 9, 2021
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Attorney Steven Donziger, second left, is seen at a rally held in front of the Manhattan Court House ahead of sentencing in a contempt case in New York City on October 1, 2021.
News Analysis
Human Rights

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.
by
Marjorie Cohn,
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October 5, 2021
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