‘We Are Being Killed Here, Please Do Something’: Nurses and Doctors Plead for Gaza Cease-Fire
"We are nearly sure that we are alone now," said a Doctors Without Borders surgeon at Gaza's largest hospital. "No one hears us."
Israel Wages War Against Gaza’s Remaining Hospitals
The Al-Shifa hospital ran out of fuel due to the ongoing siege by Israeli forces. Occupation snipers and drones have been positioned all around the hospital complex, opening fire at…
Republicans and Democrats Unite to Push for Assange’s Freedom
Sixteen members of Congress signed a letter to President Biden urging him to drop the case against the WikiLeaks founder.
San Quentin Is Decaying. California Has No Clear Plan to Fix It
The prison will be turned into a new-age rehabilitation center, but over $1 billion in maintenance needs are being neglected.
Chris Hedges: The Horror, The Horror
Israel's genocidal attacks, which are killing hundreds of Palestinians a day, including some 160 children, have expanded to shelling the remaining hospitals in Gaza.
Abortion Pills Go Global
Regardless of the law, women can now access their own safe and effective abortion procedures in the form of these pills.
UN Report Details Rampant US Human Rights Violations at Home and Abroad
Two-thirds of U.S. breaches of the civil and political rights covenant involve racial discrimination.
Gallup Poll: Record Low Number of Americans Think Death Penalty is Fair
By Death Penalty Focus Gallup released a poll this week that found that for the first time since 2000 when it began asking whether respondents believed the death penalty was…
UN Rights Chief Says Israel’s Collective Punishment in Gaza Is a War Crime
"We have fallen off a precipice. This cannot continue."
7 Million Displaced in the Democratic Republic of Congo as M23 Attacks Continue
Mass displacement reaches record levels as M23, a proxy force backed by Rwanda, continues its offensive in the eastern provinces of the DRC in violation of a ceasefire
UN Human Rights Body Issues ‘Scathing’ Report on Sweeping US Violations
"The United States touts itself as a beacon of democracy and human rights, yet the committee's findings prove that this could not be further from the truth," said one ACLU…
How a Community Fought for Survival Amid Azerbaijan’s Bombs
Azerbaijan said Armenians left Nagorno-Karabakh of their own accord. The story of one village proves otherwise
UN Human Rights Committee Calls for Moratorium on Life Without Parole in U.S.
Groups fighting Death By Incarceration traveled to Geneva to brief committee for its review of U.S. compliance with human rights treaty.
War, Crimes, Truth, and Denial
Unthinkable thoughts and false memories.
Amnesty: Israel’s Illegal Use of White Phosphorus in Lebanon a Possible ‘War Crime’
"This should be front-page news in mainstream media," said one observer. "But it probably won't even warrant mention in this climate. Crazy."