Category: Politics & Human Rights
548 Posts
40 years later, El Mozote massacre victims vow to ‘keep searching for justice’
Georgia jury convicts all three of Ahmaud Arbery’s killers of murder
Brazil Senate panel endorses criminal charges for Bolsonaro over Covid-19 response
21 Israel-based groups condemn terror designation for Palestine NGOs as ‘act of cowardice’
US judge rules Guantánamo detainee Asadullah Haroon Gul’s imprisonment is illegal
Chicago racial justice groups urge US Senate to ‘Reject Rahm’
Rights defenders decry advancement of Oklahoma anti-protest bills
Virginia cop who pepper-sprayed Army officer fired after damning video released
New York to offer undocumented migrants up to $15,600 in pandemic relief
Jayapal, House Dems propose constitutional amendment to end corporate personhood
First Nations land defenders take direct action against Trans Mountain Pipeline
Warnings of ‘profound threat’ to free press as drone whistleblower Daniel Hale pleads guilty
Interior Secretary Haaland announces new missing and murdered Indigenous unit
‘Threat to democracy’: Brazil’s Bolsonaro faces growing calls to resign
South Carolina bill would require teaching based on Trump’s ahistorical 1776 Report
GOP attack on democracy surges as Texas voter suppression bill advances
Pentagon to lift Trump-era ban on transgender troops
Derek Chauvin murder trial begins in Minneapolis
Human rights coalition urges Biden to ease economic sanctions amid pandemic
Report details civilian harm from US drone strikes in Yemen
In thumbs-down to Sinema, survey finds most Americans support $15 minimum wage
On Iraq War anniversary, activists renew calls for US reparations
Jayapal, Dingell introduce Medicare for All Act with 112 co-sponsors
100,000+ Australian women march against sexual violence
Activists say Oklahoma bill declares ‘open season’ on protesters
Rochester, NY police again under fire after officers pepper-spray, tackle mother holding toddler
AOC slams NYPD deployment of DigiDog K-9 robot in Bronx home
Two decades after 9/11, new interactive map details footprint of US war machine in 85 countries
‘Fight until we win’: Hundreds of thousands continue protest against Myanmar coup
Sister Dianna Ortiz—US nun who survived Guatemala torture and became human rights champion—dies at 62
Asian, Black progressives stress unity and understanding amid attacks on Asian Americans
US farmers and food justice groups declare solidarity with Indian farmer protests
Brett Wilkins 