News & Commentary about Human Rights
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Mar 2, 2016
President Obama, When It Comes to Human Rights, We Need More Action, Not Words
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Feb 25, 2016
When Immigration Detention Becomes a Death Sentence
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Nov 20, 2015
There’s Only One Country That Hasn’t Ratified the Convention on Children's Rights: US
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Aug 10, 2015
President Obama Wants to Continue Imprisoning Immigrant Families
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Jul 30, 2015
The US Must Follow Through on Its Promises to Protect the Victims of Modern-Day Slavery
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Jul 30, 2015
President Obama Needs to Stop Repeating FDR’s Worst Mistake and End Family Detention Now
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Jul 27, 2015
Deported Migrants Are Stripped of Their Dignity. They Shouldn’t Also Be Stripped of Their Belongings.
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Jun 29, 2015
Cubans See Freedom and Internet Access as One
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Jun 24, 2015
100 Groups From Around the World to UN: Demand Accountability for CIA Torture
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May 21, 2015
The 'South Texas Family Residential Center' Is No Haven: It’s an Internment Camp.