Voters in Four States Approve Bans on Forced Prison Labor
"There should be no exceptions to a ban on slavery," said Democratic U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley following passage of Measure 112 in Oregon.
John Kiriakou: American Gulag
Western journalists are providing breathless depictions of the harsh conditions facing U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner in Russia. Have none of them been inside a U.S. prison?
Safe Tap Water Should Be a Human Right
From Michigan to Mississippi to Tribal communities in the West, millions of Americans don’t have it.
Kevin Cooper: The Truth
Kevin Cooper reflects on American history, Christopher Columbus' real legacy, and Indigenous Peoples Day.
[rewind] Kevin Sharp: It’s Time to Free Leonard Peltier, America’s Longest Serving Political Prisoner
The Native American activist’s attorney tells Robert Scheer why Peltier’s imprisonment is one of the worst miscarriages of justice this country has ever seen.
Chris Hedges: The Puppets and the Puppet Masters
The judicial proceedings against Julian Assange give a faux legality to the state persecution of the most important and courageous journalist of our generation.
America Stands with World’s Dictatorships in Commitment to Death Penalty
The U.S. continues to carry out executions even though more than 70% of the world’s countries have abolished capital punishment.
Despite Three Botched Executions, Alabama Plans to Kill a Fourth Man Next Month
Despite multiple botched executions, the Alabama Corrections Department appears to be determined to continue its barbaric torture.
Prison Strike Spreads in Alabama as Incarcerated Individuals Demand DOJ Protect Their Human Rights
After a week of striking, Jared Ware shares how prison authorities have tried to thwart inmates' protests.
Rafael Correa: ‘They Have Already Destroyed Assange’
Declassified sits down with the former president of Ecuador who granted Julian Assange asylum in London. He talks about dealing with the British, how the US seeks to control his…
California’s Dependency on Prison Labor for Fighting Fires Must End
Incarcerated firefighters face much higher rates of injury than professional firefighters, are minimally compensated, and are largely unable to negotiate the conditions of their work.
States Need Constitutional Amendments to Protect Abortion From Right-Wing Judges
Marjorie Cohn writes that the only way to ensure the right to abortion is by a state constitutional amendment.
“Death By Incarceration”: Human Rights Groups Urge UN to Call for Abolition of Life Without Parole Sentences
The United States condemns one out of every seven prisoners — or more than 200,000 people — to die in prison. Over two-thirds are people of color.
UN Special Rapporteur Calls for the End of All Unilateral Sanctions Against Iran
Alena Douhan also expressed the need to create a legal framework to prevent countries such as the US taking unilateral action against others.
The Flaws in the “Assessment” Report of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on China
By Alfred de Zayas / CounterPunch On 31 August 2022, the last day of Michelle Bachelet’s 4-year tenure as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Office released a 46-page…