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Human Rights
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Media Ignore Republican Disdain for Basic Human Rights
Romney's “47 percent” deserve basic human rights too - a right to healthcare, a place to live and food to eat.
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Florida Farmworkers Win Chipotle’s Support in Bid for Improved Conditions
Farmworkers win another round in the fight to improve working conditions and compensation.
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The Life and Death of an Australian Hero Whose Skin Was the Wrong Color
Pilger remembers Aboriginal leader Arthur Murray, who died recently after a life of hard work in the cotton fields of Australia and fighting for justice for his son, who …
European Court Ruling Opens Door for Extradition to Torture Conditions in US Federal Prisons
What is happening to Muslims will happen to the rest of us.
Alice Walker on 30th Anniversary of “The Color Purple”: Racism, Violence Against Women Are Global Issues
Walker explains the origin of the booku2019s title and explores some of its central characters and their connection to her own family history.
Blood, Gold and Coke: The Price of Free Trade in Colombia
Instead of protecting labor and community activists, the trade agreement's implementation seems to have given the Colombian government a free hand in resuming attacks on them
Governor Brown Signs Human Right to Water Bill
Governor Jerry Brown yesterday signed historic legislation establishing a state policy that every Californian has a human right to safe, clean, affordable and accessible drinking water.
Fighting for Women’s Rights in Egypt: An Interview with Gihan Abouzeid
David Zlutnick interviewed Egyptian human and women's rights activist Gihan Abouzeid on the challenges for social movements following the 2011 revolution, and concerns over womenu2019s rights and efforts to …
In New Court Filing International Rights Groups and Experts Urge Spanish Supreme Court to Reopen Inquiry Into Bush Era Torture
A group of international human rights organizations and experts filed a brief today before the Spanish Supreme Court asking that they resume its inquiry into Bush Era torture.
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Shocking Stories of Loss Motivate Mourners of Mexico’s Drug War Victims to Hold the US Responsible
Mexicans are determined to make America hear the truth about its role in Mexico's drug war.