Trans Women of Color Face Violence and Hostile Legislation in the South
Last year was a deadly one for transgender people in the US, with at least 27 known murders -- more than any other year, according to...
Rebekah Barber | Facing South
Mar 14, 2017
Letter to President Trump in Regards to the GBV implications of the Executive Order
March 13, 2017 President Donald J. Trump The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Northwest Washington, DC 20003 Cc: Lt. Gen. H. R....
Amnesty International
Mar 13, 2017
New York Jewish center reopens after second bomb threat in one week
By Emanuella Grinberg (CNN)-A Jewish community center in Rochester, New York, closed temporarily on Sunday after receiving its second...
CNN 1
Mar 12, 2017


Native Nations Rise brings DAPL protest to Washington
'No consent, no pipeline' was the message carried by protesters [Cajsa Wikstrom/Al Jazeera] Washington, DC - Thousands of Native...
Al Jazeera
Mar 11, 2017


Sikh Coalition: After Seattle attack we are vigilant
There are more than 500,000 Sikhs in the United States [File: George Widman/AP] On Friday, as Deep Rai worked on his car in his driveway...
Al Jazeera
Mar 5, 2017


U.S. Congressman Accuses Sudan of Obstructing Humanitarian Access
United States Congressman Jim McGovern has expressed strong disagreement with the easing of sanctions against Khartoum holding Sudanese...
Sudan Tribune
Mar 4, 2017


Security in the Aftermath of ISIS
The Nineveh Plain Safe Zone would promote security, foster local governance, and revitalize the area’s economy. It’s time to put it in...


U.N. human rights official criticizes federal relationship with Indian tribes
Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, U.N. special rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, raises concerns in May 2016 about the rights of...
Washington Post
Mar 3, 2017


Governments Step Up for Reproductive Rights
Governments should pledge political and financial support for sexual and reproductive health to counter the United States’ “Global Gag...
Human Rights Watch
Feb 28, 2017


100 Headstones Toppled at a Jewish Cemetery in Philadelphia
Toppled tombstones at the Mount Carmel Jewish Cemetery on Sunday in Philadelphia. Credit Michael Bryant/The Philadelphia Inquirer, via...
New York Times 1
Feb 26, 2017


Toxic political agenda is dehumanising entire groups, Amnesty warns
By Emma Graham-Harrison Toxic political rhetoric with echoes of 1930s hate speech is stirring up violence worldwide – including in the UK...
The Guardian
Feb 21, 2017


Syria Will Stain Obama’s Legacy Forever
By David Greenberg Barack Obama’s impending departure from the White House has put many Americans in an elegiac mood. Despite an average...
Foreign Policy
Dec 29, 2016