Canada passes M-103 motion against Islamophobia: Non-binding motion tasks Canadian government with s
Critics of M-103 are worried that it would curtail freedom of speech [Chris Helgren/Reuters] Canadian politicians have passed a motion...
Al Jazeera
Mar 24, 2017
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding past genocides, and for other purpose
115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 220 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding past genocides, and for other...
H Res 220
Mar 22, 2017
LGBT community top target for hate acts in Boston
Mason Dunn of the Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition spoke at a February rally to support transgender students. One-third of...
Kay Lazar | The Boston Globe
Mar 22, 2017
White man traveled to New York to kill black men and ‘make a statement,’ police say
A white man from Maryland who told police he traveled to New York to kill black men turned himself in on Wednesday, about 24 hours after...
Washington Post
Mar 22, 2017
U.S. skips regional human rights panel examining reports of abuse by U.S. officials
(Associated Press) The Trump administration did not attend a regional human rights hearing that examined how U.S. policies are hurting...
Los Angeles Times
Mar 21, 2017
Bev Sellars on reclaiming Canada's Indigenous history
Bev Sellars is the author of Price Paid: The Fight for First Nations Survival. (Talonbooks) Award-winning author Bev Sellars is a...
CBC News
Mar 20, 2017
Canada’s indigenous people determined to improve their lives
By Frederic Guiro Although Canada regularly tops international rankings for its quality of life, the daily existence of the country’s...
!Aa France 24 1
Mar 17, 2017
Trump budget: UN sounds alarm over foreign aid cuts
The United States provides 28 percent of the United Nations budget for peacekeeping missions [Siegfried Modola/Reuters] US President...
Al Jazeera
Mar 17, 2017
US won’t participate in UN Human Rights Council without reforms
By Edith M. Lederer U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrives at Haneda international airport in Tokyo, as the first stop of his...
Associated Press 1
Mar 15, 2017
Armenian Genocide Billboards Displayed Across Massachusetts
Peace of Art began its 2017 genocide awareness campaign by displaying billboards across Massachusetts from March 10-April 30, 2017...
Asbarez
Mar 15, 2017
Members of Congress Urge Sessions to Investigate Violence Against Trans People
Protesters rally in New York against the Trump administration's decision in February to rescind protections for transgender students....
Samantha Michaels | Mother Jones
Mar 15, 2017
White House Seeks to Cut Billions in Funding for United Nations
State Department staffers have been instructed to seek cuts in excess of 50 percent in U.S. funding for U.N. programs, signaling an...
Foreign Policy
Mar 14, 2017
