Human rights

Milorad Dodik

Why Ethnic Nationalism Still Rules Bosnia, and Why It Could Get Worse Why Ethnic Nationalism Still Rules Bosnia, and Why It Could Get Worse

Sectarianism was baked into the 1995 Dayton Agreement—but now, with the rise of nationalism across Europe, there are fewer brakes on it from the EU.

Oct 12, 2018 / Una Hajdari and Michael Colborne

Refugees welcome in Germany sign

Germany’s Faith-Based Sanctuary Activists Have Created a National Movement Germany’s Faith-Based Sanctuary Activists Have Created a National Movement

But it’s under growing pressure from politicians waging war on the right to asylum.

Sep 19, 2018 / Caitlin L. Chandler

Ain Issa refugee camp

Trump Creates a Worldwide Border Crisis for Refugees Trump Creates a Worldwide Border Crisis for Refugees

By slashing the number of refugees it is willing to take in, the United States is abrogating its humanitarian duty.

Sep 12, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Rohingya Children Camp

The UN Calls It Genocide—Why Won’t the US? The UN Calls It Genocide—Why Won’t the US?

A new report condemns Myanmar’s military for its slaughter of the Rohingya.

Aug 30, 2018 / David Palumbo-Liu

Stopping Deportations by Blocking Flights

Stopping Deportations by Blocking Flights Stopping Deportations by Blocking Flights

Activists are increasingly putting their bodies on the line to stop deportations from taking place.

Aug 21, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Kofi Annan Obituary

Remembering Kofi Annan Remembering Kofi Annan

He consistently expressed a powerful concern for poverty and human rights—but he often succumbed to US power and domination.

Aug 21, 2018 / Phyllis Bennis

Border Network for Human Rights Fernando Garcia

Human Rights From the Bottom Up Human Rights From the Bottom Up

As the US abandons its global humanitarian commitments, activists reimagine them at the southern border.

Aug 8, 2018 / Joel Pruce

Nikki Haley at United Nations

The UN Eyes a World With Less US The UN Eyes a World With Less US

Frustrated by Trump’s “America First” war on diplomacy, are other member nations pushing back or moving on?

Jul 30, 2018 / Barbara Crossette

Courtroom sketch of 9/11 defendants

How Government Secrecy on Torture Has Stymied the 9/11 Terror Prosecution How Government Secrecy on Torture Has Stymied the 9/11 Terror Prosecution

This case is the last front in the long-running battle over the Bush-era torture regime.

Jul 19, 2018 / Lisa Hajjar

Children Detention Center

How Will History Judge Donald Trump’s ‘Human Zoos’? How Will History Judge Donald Trump’s ‘Human Zoos’?

If the past is any indication: not well.

Jul 10, 2018 / Ariel Dorfman

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