Tag: human rights
Reports of inhuman treatment at border facilities prompts judge to order...
“I need to appoint an independent monitor to give me an objective viewpoint about what is going on at the facilities.”
Despite today’s court-ordered deadline, more than 900 migrant children remain separated...
The government admits at least 900 children have yet to be reunited, and some 463 separated parents have been deported – even as their children remain in U.S. detention centers.
Murder and intimidation of environmental activists hits record levels
As of this writing, nearly 60 activists and defenders are known to have been murdered this year.
We’re living a constitutional crisis
A malignant megalomaniac facing no countervailing power will continue to expand his terrain until he is stopped.
Who represents us when our political parties represent only corporations?
Our future depends on bridging the artificially cultivated political divide that serves only interests fundamentally contrary to our common well-being.
Migrant children detained in shelters being drugged, told not to hug,...
This comes as advocates say some migrant children have been released from federally contracted shelters with scabies and lice.
Psychologists: Migrant parents reunited with detained children must brace for trauma...
The trauma children are experiencing in detention “freezes them in time” and takes away their ability to express themselves.
PBS report from Yemen: As millions face starvation, American-made bombs are...
We speak with a reporter who smuggled herself into northern Yemen to report on the widespread famine and devastation there.
Defense contractor detained migrant kids in vacant Phoenix office building
It is not listed among shelters operating through the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement or on the state child care licensing website.
How the US treats foreigners reflects our humanity – or lack...
America has proven that we are capable of greatness, but we are also capable of great darkness.
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Popular sugar substitute erythritol damages blood-brain barrier, elevating stroke risk
A new study shows how erythritol, a zero-calorie sugar alternative, directly damages human cells that comprise the blood-brain barrier.
From ICE to Iran, veterans are challenging US militarism
Antiwar veterans are leveraging their unique credibility to oppose the war in Iran, stop ICE and support active duty resisters.
House progressives demand answers over alleged abuse in US-Ecuador military operation
Lawmakers are demanding the Pentagon explain the legal basis for joint US-Ecuador operations after reports alleged civilian sites were bombed and detainees were tortured.
Amazon deforestation falls to eight-year low as scientists warn gains remain fragile
Researchers credit stronger enforcement and environmental protections in Brazil while warning that fires, illegal logging, and political threats continue to endanger the rainforest.
The fuel to my revolutionary optimism
As distant as it may seem, I am only two generations removed from the 1948 Catastrophe of Palestine, where over 750,000 Palestinians were displaced from their land, and thousands were massacred.