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Human Rights and Global Wrongs
Marjorie Cohn analyzes the impact of US imperialism and human rights violations.
Truthout Interviews Marjorie Cohn on Racial Discrimination and Perpetual War
While no elected leader will admit it publicly, hypocrisy is often a virtue in politics.
Obama Declares Perpetual War
Obama declared a perpetual war against anyone he wants anywhere in the world, an action that violates the UN Charter.
US Slammed for Failure to Fulfill Legal Obligation to Eliminate All Forms of Race Discrimination
A UN Committee has published a scathing denunciation of US failures to honor its treaty commitments to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.
Marjorie Cohn | Israel Inflicts Illegal Collective Punishment on Gaza
Israel's use of overwhelming military force greatly exceeds that of Hamas in Gaza, and constitutes collective punishment of the Palestinian civilian population, which is a war crime.
Obama on the Brink: War or Peace?
With the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria taking control of vast areas of Iraq, President Obama can elect to prosecute an illegal war - or try something completely …
Death to the Death Penalty
The problems with capital punishment go beyond innocent people being executed.
Introducing “Human Rights and Global Wrongs”
Professor Marjorie Cohn analyzed human rights violations in the Bush and Obama administrations and she continues to write about executive branch lawbreaking in the era of Donald Trump.