Human Rights
The U.S. and Cuba, human rights and hypocrisy
December 12, 2016The fight here in the U.S. to expand the concept of human rights to cover material conditions of life will soon be harder than ever.
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Activists turn Chicago police torture site at Homan Square into Freedom Square
July 27, 2016The occupation is one of several national protests currently being led by African-American-led organizations.
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After Berta Cáceres, another Honduran Indigenous environmental activist murdered
July 11, 2016Lesbia Yaneth Urquía protested against mining companies building dams to provide water for their destructive activities.
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Beyond Hollywood: The real life horrors of solitary confinement
July 6, 2016"We've got to liberate these people!" said one activist who spoke of his experiences in solitary confinement.
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Tiffany Dena Loftin: Vision, solutions will strengthen labor movement
May 27, 2016The head of the AFL-CIO's Civil, Human, and Women's Rights Division tackles some of labor's thorniest issues on a daily basis.
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