Human Rights – Page 39 – People's World

Thousands of Israelis march against “witch-hunt”

January 18, 2011 By Susan Webb

Center and left Israelis, including political parties and human rights organizations, warn that Israel hasn't learned the lessons of the 1950s McCarthyite hysteria in the U.S.

A blind eye for terror in Colombia

January 14, 2011 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

In Washington, business interests are pushing the Obama administration to submit a U.S.-Colombia free trade agreement for congressional approval. Yet terror prevails under the new regime of President Juan Manuel Santos

Governor’s murder is crime against Pakistani people, too

January 7, 2011 By Special to People’s World

The following is a statement issued by the Communist Party of Pakistan on the day of the murder of Governor Salmaan Taseer.

Mexican kidnappings reveal ongoing abuse of migrant workers

January 5, 2011 By Emile Schepers

Numerous kidnappings in Mexico have sparked an international incident and have stimulated the efforts of Mexican human rights activists in favor of Central American migrants in their country.

Imperialist bullying sharpens in Haiti

January 4, 2011 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

Foreign intervention in Haiti is as problematic as ever, including food aid that is undoing Haiti's economy and independence.