Truthout
Human Rights
Palestinians Face Torture, Starvation and Sexual Violence in Israeli Prisons
Prisoners' families are kept in the dark about their loved ones as prison authorities engage in unbridled abuse.
Communication Crackdown in Federal Prisons Has Been Operating Quietly Until Now
“Double contact bans” disrupt the means by which prisoners may assert their rights and dissent to their treatment.
USAID Contractor Who Resigned Over Gaza Speaks Out
USAID leadership canceled Alex Smith’s presentation on maternal and child mortality among Palestinians.
Journalist Once Banned From Leaving Egypt Slams Its Rafah Crossing Policy
Egyptian journalist and human rights advocate Hossam Bahgat was banned from traveling outside of Egypt for eight years.
450,000 Civilians Flee as Israeli Assault on Rafah Enflames Tensions With US
For weeks, Rafah’s fate has driven a wedge between Israel, the US and the rest of the world.
As I Nurse My Baby, I Mourn for All the Mothers in Gaza Whose Milk Is Drying Up
I am spending this day grieving for mothers in Gaza who, dehydrated and under attack, are unable to feed their children.
UN Food Chief Warns Famine Is Underway in Northern Gaza — and It’s Headed South
Dozens have already died of malnutrition and dehydration in Gaza, the vast majority of them children and infants.
Activists in Freedom Flotilla Blocked From Sailing to Gaza
“If Israel thinks that this is the end of our effort … they are sadly mistaken,” says one organizer of the flotilla.
20 Years After Abu Ghraib, Its Victims Take Their Torturers to Court
Survivors exposed the violence of the “war on terror,” refusing to let it be relegated to the dustbin of history.
Harms of US Blockade Against Cuba Compound as Food and Energy Crises Spread
Having survived the US blockade for 62 years, Cuba is enduring its worst economic crisis since the collapse of the USSR.