Human rights

Before Her Murder, Berta Cáceres Singled Out Hillary Clinton for Criticism

Before Her Murder, Berta Cáceres Singled Out Hillary Clinton for Criticism Before Her Murder, Berta Cáceres Singled Out Hillary Clinton for Criticism

The presidential candidate has ignored criticism of her role in enabling the consolidation of the Honduran coup.

Mar 10, 2016 / Greg Grandin

Where Do the Presidential Candidates Stand on the United Nations?

Where Do the Presidential Candidates Stand on the United Nations? Where Do the Presidential Candidates Stand on the United Nations?

You might be surprised.

Mar 8, 2016 / Barbara Crossette

The Clinton-Backed Honduran Regime Is Picking Off Indigenous Leaders

The Clinton-Backed Honduran Regime Is Picking Off Indigenous Leaders The Clinton-Backed Honduran Regime Is Picking Off Indigenous Leaders

The names of Berta Cáceres’s murderers are yet unknown. But we know who killed her.

Mar 3, 2016 / Greg Grandin

Israel Unleashes an Onslaught on Human-Rights NGOs, Artists, and Writers

Israel Unleashes an Onslaught on Human-Rights NGOs, Artists, and Writers Israel Unleashes an Onslaught on Human-Rights NGOs, Artists, and Writers

The new wave of McCarthyite smears and repressive laws is unprecedented.

Feb 26, 2016 / David Palumbo-Liu

Escape From the DPRK

Escape From the DPRK Escape From the DPRK

How Yeonmi Park, a North Korean defector, became a controversial globe-trotting celebrity on the stage of international human rights.

Feb 11, 2016 / Books & the Arts / E. Tammy Kim

Refugees arrive by boat in Athens, December 18, 2015.

What Can You Actually Do for Syrian Refugees? What Can You Actually Do for Syrian Refugees?

Trump wants to ban refugees fleeing ISIS and civil war. Here’s how to welcome them instead.

Dec 22, 2015 / Daniel Moattar

Why Do We Pretend ISIS Is Crazy?

Why Do We Pretend ISIS Is Crazy? Why Do We Pretend ISIS Is Crazy?

When our leaders call ISIS inhuman fanatics, they’re setting us up for a permanent war.

Dec 8, 2015 / Ira Chernus

Interned Japanese American Sammy Kimura (Telly Leung) and camp nurse Hannah Campbell (Katie Rose Clarke) perform in Allegiance.

Pacific Overtures on Broadway Pacific Overtures on Broadway

At its best, the Japanese-internment musical Allegiance seethes with righteous anger beneath its perkiness and platitudes.

Dec 7, 2015 / Alisa Solomon

How to End the Eritrean Refugee Crisis

How to End the Eritrean Refugee Crisis How to End the Eritrean Refugee Crisis

For Tesfu Atsbha, head of the Eritrean Solidarity Movement for National Salvation, the only way is to depose dictator Isaias Afwerki.

Dec 2, 2015 / Mya Guarnieri

Europe Is Trying to Rid Itself of the Eritrean Refugee Crisis

Europe Is Trying to Rid Itself of the Eritrean Refugee Crisis Europe Is Trying to Rid Itself of the Eritrean Refugee Crisis

Even before Paris, European nations were maneuvering to prematurely declare Eritrea safe for return.

Dec 2, 2015 / Caitlin L. Chandler

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