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Pay Rent or Drink Water: The Human Rights Crisis in Detroit Escalates
Water shutoffs in Detroit have resumed, targeting the “most vulnerable and poorest” of the city's population, according to UN observers.
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Noam Chomsky at United Nations: It Would Be Nice if the United States Lived up to International Law
Chomsky spoke at an event sponsored by the United Nations Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People.
In UN Speech, Noam Chomsky Blasts United States for Supporting Israel, Blocking Palestinian State
Noam Chomsky recently spoke in the hall of the UN General Assembly at an event sponsored by the United Nations Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of …
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Documents Show US Siding With Israel in Death of Its Own Citizen
The US was complicit in hindering investigation of Israel's execution of a US citizen and other crimes in halting the 2010 Gaza Freedom flotilla, according to documents.
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MINUSTAH Fact Sheet: Highlights of a Decade of Success in Haiti
With MINUSTAHu2019s mandate renewed on October 14, 2014, it is opportune to review the mission's accomplishments during its ten-year presence in Haiti.
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On October 15, the United Nations Will Fail Haiti Once Again
We have a moral and political obligation to support the struggle for self-determination by the popular classes in Haiti.
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High-Level Donor Conference on Cholera in Haiti Fails to Secure Much Needed Funding
Despite the support, actors have thus far failed to raise an adequate amount of funds for the eradication plan.
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From Chicago to Geneva, a Call for Police Accountability for Violence and Torture
We Charge Genocide, a coalition of Chicago activists, is turning outside the US criminal justice system to force accountability for police misconduct by taking their complaints to the United …
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How Much Moral High Ground Does the US Have Over ISIS?
The United States' war on sexual violence, mass murder and religious persecution should begin at home.
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Pena Nieto on Indigenous Rights: Praise Abroad, Protest at Home
Many indigenous and peasant organizations have pointed out that Mexico's energy reform is irreconcilable with the rights of the nation's indigenous peoples and small farmers.