UN Report Urges End to Forced US Prison Labor—a ‘Contemporary Form of Slavery’
One of the U.N. experts who compiled the report after visiting the U.S. earlier this year said its findings "point to the critical need for comprehensive reform."
Progressive NY State Lawmakers Join 250+ Jews Protesting Netanyahu’s UN Speech
"As Jewish New Yorkers committed to racial justice, we believe apartheid is indefensible," said one protester. "Palestinians deserve to live with dignity and freedom."
Alabama’s Pure Nitrogen Execution of Kevin Smith Could Take Over 15 Minutes
After attempting to execute Smith by other means, the state of Alabama is turning to nitrogen hypoxia gas—an untested, ‘astonishingly cruel’ method.
UN Puts Out ‘Truly Damning Report Card’ for Climate Action Before Global Summits
"This report is a wake-up call to the injustice of the climate crisis and a pivotal opportunity to correct course," said one expert.
The Biden Administration Cuts and Runs From Haiti
After more than a century bleeding the country, installing and abetting corrupt dictators, and suppressing democracy, the US government now advises Americans to flee.
What Happened to the UN’s Ability to Mediate?
People living in conflict-ridden countries are increasingly viewing the U.N. as promoting the interests of the West and the powerful, writes Jamal Benomar. This wasn’t always the case.
2023 Is Already The Deadliest Year on Record for Palestinians in Occupied West Bank, Says UN Envoy
The UN’s Middle East envoy, Tor Wennesland, said over 200 Palestinians have been killed in the Occupied West Bank this year. He blamed “unilateral acts” by Israel, including increased settlement…
My Homeland Is Being Ruled by Terror. The World Must Pay Attention.
Myanmar’s military junta is committing indiscriminate atrocities. We shouldn’t look away.
The UN’s Vague ‘New Agenda for Peace’
Vijay Prashad says that the report — apart from identifying the conflict between the unipolar and multipolar worlds, and showing concern over the metastasizing weapons industry — throws moral scaffolding…
The World Needs a New Development Theory That Does Not Trap the Poor in Poverty
By Vijay Prashad / Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research In June, the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Solutions Network published its Sustainable Development Report 2023, which tracks the progress of the…
UN Special Rapporteur on Palestine: Israel Has Turned All of Palestine Into ‘An Open-Air Prison’ to Further Annexation Plans
Francesca Albanese's June report to the UN Human Rights Council says Israel uses physical, bureaucratic, military, and surveillance means to "de-Palestinianize" the occupied territory, threatening "the existence of the Palestinians…
UN Forcefully Hits at US Blockade of Cuba and Prison in Guantanamo
By W.T. Whitney / CounterPunch Nothing on the horizon now threatens the end of the U.S. economic blockade of Cuba. Critical voices inside the United States and beyond fall flat;…
US Legally Owes Nicaragua Reparations, but Still Refuses to Honor 1986 Int’l Court of Justice Ruling
37 years after a 1986 International Court of Justice ruling, the United States still refuses to pay Nicaragua the reparations it legally owes. Today, the Nicaraguan government is demanding that…
UN Expert Demands Immediate Shutting Down of Guantanamo Prison, Apology to Inmates
UN special rapporteur Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, the first such expert who was allowed to visit the infamous Guantanamo Bay prison in over 20 years, noted that US’ treatment of detainees…
Haiti’s Choice Is Social Revolution or Foreign Intervention
By W.T. Whitney / CounterPunch With long experience of chaos, violence, and dysfunctional governance, Haiti looks now to be on the verge of new crisis in the form of foreign…