Truthout
Human Rights
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Global Harms Need a Global Remedy: Small but Meaningful Victory against Hudbay Minerals
After human rights violations were perpetrated by a Canadian mining company against a Guatemalan village, the village fought back in court.
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“Now They’re All Dead”: Threats of Assassination to Human Rights Advocates in Haiti
At this crucial moment, Defenders of the Oppressed is calling on Haitian civil society to stand together in a show of solidarity, and on its allies in Haiti and …
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Richard Falk: Our Educational Experience Is Ideologically Biased
Most educational systems glorify the national narrative and suppress or marginalize the failures and crimes of the nation, said Richard Falk, of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights …
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No Place for Gays in Yemen
While Americans celebrate small political victories for the gay community, life in the middle east for LGBTQ youth is still a dangerous experience.
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Prohibition in Pine Ridge – Lakota Women Lead Fight Against “Liquid Genocide“
A circle of Lakota women fight against alcohol addiction on their reservation and declare zero tolerance for the counties that profit from their community's destruction.
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Corruption Scandal Fuels Calls for Strict Party Funding Rules
The corruption scandal in Spain and its leader calls into question the funding model for political parties and points towards the need for strict controls.
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Pelican Bay Prison Hunger-Strikers’ Stories: Lorenzo Benton
As the hunger strikers enter their 4th week, Pelican Bay prisoner Lorenzo Benton describes what happens at the facility and theu00a0retaliatory actions that have been taken against the hunger …
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Criminalization, Race and Food Access in a Time of Hyper-Afrophobia
The right to access quality food is profoundly connected to the rights to life liberty and the pursuit of happiness. People of color should enjoy all these rights, but …
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New Brazilian Law Guarantees Protocol for Rape Victims
A new policy in Brazil guarantees emergency contraception for rape victims, much to the dislike of the religious right.
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Confessions of a Climate Change Denier
In order to truly address climate change we must change the narrative with which we define it.