Human rights

Asma Jahangir Obituary

The Legacy of Asma Jahangir The Legacy of Asma Jahangir

A Pakistani activist and human-rights lawyer, she left a mark on the global fight against inequality.

Feb 14, 2018 / Barbara Crossette

When Harassment Is the Price of a Job

When Harassment Is the Price of a Job When Harassment Is the Price of a Job

As decades of activism meet the #MeToo moment, could the food-service industry be poised for sweeping change?

Feb 7, 2018 / Feature / Bryce Covert

‘It Becomes Your Job to Provide the Girlfriend Experience’: Women’s Stories of Work in Food Service

‘It Becomes Your Job to Provide the Girlfriend Experience’: Women’s Stories of Work in Food Service ‘It Becomes Your Job to Provide the Girlfriend Experience’: Women’s Stories of Work in Food Service

Whether they’re waitresses, bartenders, hostesses, or fast-food workers, the women who serve our food and drinks face routine sexual harassment.

Feb 7, 2018 / Feature / Bryce Covert

Reverend William Barber

White Anti-Racism Must Be Based in Solidarity, Not Altruism White Anti-Racism Must Be Based in Solidarity, Not Altruism

Altruism is too often carried along by the currents of racist capitalism.

Feb 5, 2018 / Jesse A. Myerson

Richard Falk UN

A Conversation With Richard Falk A Conversation With Richard Falk

The scholar, adviser to governments and civil-society groups, and advocate of Palestinian rights speaks on international law and world affairs.

Jan 19, 2018 / Patrick Lawrence

Nikki Haley Iran

Donald Trump and Nikki Haley Take Aim at the UN Human Rights Council Donald Trump and Nikki Haley Take Aim at the UN Human Rights Council

Haley has been voicing skepticism about the council’s value since her Senate confirmation hearing almost a year ago.

Jan 8, 2018 / Barbara Crossette

Kurds protest in Turkey

In Turkey, Repression of the Kurdish Language Is Back, With No End in Sight In Turkey, Repression of the Kurdish Language Is Back, With No End in Sight

Since 2015, scores of Kurdish media organizations, associations, language schools, and cultural institutions have been shut down.

Dec 21, 2017 / Constanze Letsch

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In Syria, ‘Reconciliation’ Is Bleak In Syria, ‘Reconciliation’ Is Bleak

The people of Moadamiya and Daraya were once a legend of the resistance, but today we feel like we’ve been forgotten by the world.

Dec 7, 2017 / Humam Moadamani

Pakistan Drone Protest

In Pakistan’s Tribal Areas, Collective Punishment Is the Law of the Land In Pakistan’s Tribal Areas, Collective Punishment Is the Law of the Land

Civilians here, who live under an outdated colonial regime, have been terrorized by US drone strikes and extremist Islamists for many years.

Dec 6, 2017 / Umar Farooq

Mohammed Jabbateh

A US Immigration Case Offers a Rare Day in Court for Victims of Liberian War Crimes A US Immigration Case Offers a Rare Day in Court for Victims of Liberian War Crimes

Gruesome details of Liberia’s civil wars emerge from a Philadelphia courtroom.

Nov 28, 2017 / Robbie Corey-Boulet

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