Human rights

Sudanese Women Protesting

Sudan’s Third Uprising: Is It a Revolution? Sudan’s Third Uprising: Is It a Revolution?

The protests are spreading, and the Bashir dictatorship is being challenged as never before.

Jan 25, 2019 / Sara Mohammed

Yemen child crying

The Global War on Children The Global War on Children

From north to south, east to west, children around the world are suffering in ever-larger numbers.

Jan 22, 2019 / Karen J. Greenberg

Migrant camp in Vordingborg

‘Social Death’ in Denmark ‘Social Death’ in Denmark

The European country is isolating and excluding asylum seekers until they disappear from society completely.

Jan 20, 2019 / Nicholas Mirzoeff

Robert Habeck on election day 2018

These Parties Are Fighting for the Climate, Human Rights, and Immigrants—and They’re Winning These Parties Are Fighting for the Climate, Human Rights, and Immigrants—and They’re Winning

After years in the doldrums, the Greens have come roaring back all across Northern Europe.

Jan 18, 2019 / Paul Hockenos

Angela Davis speaking

The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute’s Insult to Angela Davis Has Boomeranged The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute’s Insult to Angela Davis Has Boomeranged

Scholars, activists, and grassroots organizers have flocked to her defense, a testament to the growing strength of intersectional solidarity for Palestinian rights.

Jan 15, 2019 / Mairav Zonszein

FDR speech 1944

America Needs Economic Rights. Now Is the Time to Push for Them. America Needs Economic Rights. Now Is the Time to Push for Them.

Seventy-five years ago, FDR made a radical call for justice. Democrats have a chance to deliver where he fell short.

Jan 11, 2019 / Andrea Flynn and Susan R. Holmberg

Catarina Alonzo, mother of Felipe Gomez Alonzo

Washington Trained Guatemala’s Mass Murderers—and the Border Patrol Played a Role Washington Trained Guatemala’s Mass Murderers—and the Border Patrol Played a Role

Now two Guatemalan children have died under Border Patrol custody. But the agency’s role in Latin American oppression has a long history.

Jan 3, 2019 / Feature / Greg Grandin and Elizabeth Oglesby

The badge of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer.

Southeast Asian Refugees Are the Latest Victims of Trump’s Deportation Crackdown Southeast Asian Refugees Are the Latest Victims of Trump’s Deportation Crackdown

While the situation deteriorates at the border, thousands of Southeast Asian refugees who have lived in the US for years are facing renewed pressure.

Jan 3, 2019 / Michelle Chen

Congo Tshisekedi

Popular Resistance Against Authoritarian Rule Is Growing in Congo Popular Resistance Against Authoritarian Rule Is Growing in Congo

Joseph Kabila’s hold on power has been buttressed by crooked investors from the wealthy nations.

Dec 21, 2018 / James North

Yemen Sweden Handshake

Hesitant Hope for the Fate of Yemen Hesitant Hope for the Fate of Yemen

Major political breakthroughs provide an opportunity to rein in the world’s worst humanitarian disaster. But progress is fragile.

Dec 20, 2018 / Chris Gelardi

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