The Khashoggi Affair Won’t Stop Trump’s Drive For War With Iran
The disappearance and apparent assassination of Jamal Khashoggi have disrupted the Saudi government’s charm offensive in the United States. Think tanks are returning Saudi money.
With The Saudis, Trump Shows Timidity
After he disappeared while visiting Riyadh’s consulate in Istanbul, Donald Trump was a portrait in timidity.
For 6 Year-Old Immigrant Girl, Memorized Phone Number Was Lifeline
As the U.S. attempts to reunite migrant families, children will bear the burden of helping to identify who and where their parents are.
Gov. Cuomo: HHS Won’t Reveal Locations Of Migrant Children
The Trump administration is shutting out state efforts to help detained children.
Navy Plans ‘Austere’ Detention Camps To Hold At Least 100,000 Migrants
The internal document, drafted for the Navy Secretary’s approval, signals how the military is anticipating its role in Trump’s immigration crackdown.
House GOP Tries To Silence Audio Of Imprisoned Children Weeping
Republicans literally cannot stand to hear the painful cries of children Trump has ripped from their parents.
Allies Condemn White House For Putting Kids In Cages
Shocking,’ ‘disturbing,’ and ‘wrong.’
Trump’s ‘Rigged Election’ Remarks Are ‘A Gift To Dictators,’ Say Africans
“Donald Trump is a gift to all tin-pot dictators on the African continent. He is giving currency and legitimacy to rigging because if it can exist in America, it can exist anywhere,” said an opposition leader in Zimbabwe.
What Are Thousands Of Inmates Around The Country Protesting On Friday?
Friday, September 9th marks the 45th anniversary of the Attica prison riot New York state, and inmates and inmates rights groups across the country have planned demonstrations to highlight the deplorable conditions in prisons today.
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe To Head African Union, Despite Rights Record
Mugabe’s election is a step back for human rights in Africa.
Obama Urges Religious Tolerance, Human Rights In India
President Obama closed his trip to India with a call for religious tolerance and human rights.
Human Rights Groups Urge Criminal Investigation Into CIA Torture
The Senate torture report is spurring new calls to prosecute Bush administration officials.
Cuba Diplomacy: Behind Right-Wing Outrage, An Intellectual Void
Republican critics furiously denounce Obama’s Cuba initiative — but they’re devoid of fresh ideas.
Secret Lives: An Evening In A Ugandan Gay Bar
Take a trip behind the curtain in the repressive east African nation.
Obama Pushes For Human Rights At CGI
Find out what else the president had to say at the Clinton Global Initiative.
Close The ‘Evil’ Prison Camps, Kerry Urges N.Korea
“If we don’t stand with men and women suffering in anonymity, then what do we stand for? If we don’t give voice to the voiceless, then why bother to speak?”–Secretary of State John Kerry, speaking to foreign ministers at the U.N. General Assembly about the crimes against humanity in North Korean prison camps.
Freed Human Rights Lawyer’s Family Wants China To Let Him Travel To United States
By Julie Makinen, Los Angeles Times BEIJING — It was the phone call that 11-year-old Peter Gao of Sunnyvale had been awaiting for years: The chance to reconnect with his dad and tell him about geography, science, and other subjects he had been studying in school across the ocean. Most of all, he wanted to […]
Thailand’s Military Rulers Accused Of Human Rights Abuses
By Shashank Bengali, Los Angeles Times MUMBAI, India — Thailand’s military rulers detained hundreds of people without charges, tortured some prisoners and systematically stifled dissent since seizing power in a May coup, a leading human rights watchdog reported Thursday. Amnesty International said that although most prisoners were released within a week, they remain at risk of […]
EXCERPT: ‘March: Book One,’ A Graphic Novel About Civil Rights Icon Rep. John Lewis’ Journey
From growing up on a sharecropper’s farm to helping lead the civil rights movement and serving 13 terms in Congress, U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) has lived an iconic American life. Now Lewis, along with co-author Andrew Aydin and award-winning artist Nate Powell, is retelling his journey through an epic graphic novel trilogy: March. In the following excerpt from […]
United States Carries Out 15 Air Strikes Near Iraq Dam
By Serene Assir Badriyah (Iraq) (AFP) — U.S. warplanes and drones carried out 15 air strikes on Monday against Islamic State (IS) militants battling for control of a major dam in northern Iraq, the military said. Fighter jets, bombers, and unmanned planes destroyed nine IS positions and eight vehicles around the Mosul dam, where insurgents […]
Kerry Presses Asia On Democracy, Human Rights
Honolulu (AFP) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged China and other Asian countries to bolster democracy and human rights in a region at the top of America’s agenda. “The United States is an Asian-Pacific nation, and we take our enduring interests there very seriously,” Kerry said at the East-West Center in Honolulu, on […]
Egypt Authorities Likely Committed Crimes Against Humanity, Group Says
By Laura King, Los Angeles Times A leading international human rights group asserted Tuesday that Egyptian authorities likely committed crimes against humanity in the deaths of hundreds of demonstrators last August, most of them supporters of deposed Islamist president Mohamed Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood. Egypt sharply disputed the findings of New York-based Human Rights […]
U.S. Imposes Travel Restrictions On Venezuelan Officials
By Jim Wyss, The Miami Herald BOGOTA, Colombia — The U.S. State Department Wednesday imposed travel and visa restrictions on Venezuelan government officials accused of human rights violations during widespread protests that have left more than 40 dead. “With this step we underscore our commitment to holding accountable individuals who commit human rights abuses,” State […]
Bahrain: U.S. Asst Secretary Of State ‘Unwelcome’, Should Leave
Dubai (AFP) – Bahrain’s foreign ministry said Monday that U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labour, Tom Malinowski, is “unwelcome” in the Sunni-ruled kingdom and should “leave immediately.” The ministry accused Malinowski of “meddling in Bahrain’s internal affairs” by meeting “with a particular party to the detriment of other interlocutors”, in […]
Thousands Go Without Water As Detroit Cuts Service For Nonpayment
By Alana Semuels, Los Angeles Times DETROIT — It has been six weeks since the city turned off Nicole Hill’s water. Dirty dishes are piled in the sink of her crowded kitchen, where the yellow-and-green linoleum floor is soiled and sticky. A small garbage can is filled with water from a neighbor, while a bigger […]