News & Commentary about Human Rights
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Oct 27, 2014
Nobel Peace Prize Winners Call on Obama to Reckon With Torture
Oct 24, 2014
Why is the U.S. Deporting Families it Should be Protecting?
Oct 21, 2014
Will Obama Follow Bush Down the Made-Up Torture Loophole?
Sep 25, 2014
Welcoming "the Scrutiny of the World" on Human Rights
Sep 15, 2014
Fear of ISIS Triggers Double Threat to Checks and Balances
Aug 29, 2014
After Ferguson, U.N. Calls on U.S. to Get Its Act Together on Race Discrimination
Aug 22, 2014
Mothers and Children Fleeing Violence Need a Fair Chance
Aug 21, 2014
Armed Guards at Every Home: The View from El Salvador
Aug 15, 2014
The U.S. Record on Racial Discrimination is on the Whole World's Agenda