By Medea BenjaminMay 20, 2017
Rather than using his position to clinch a $100 billion arms deal, the president should press for negotiations to end the 2-year-old conflict. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Julie Bindel / TruthdigMay 19, 2017
Though backers of "sex worker" unions claim the groups promote rights, the women I interviewed seemed anything but empowered. (Pictured, Cambodian prostitutes.) Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )
Emma Niles / TruthdigApr 11, 2017
The State Department and rights groups have called for an investigation into the alleged state-sponsored roundup. The Russian republic's leader, Ramzan Kadyrov (pictured, right, with Vladimir Putin), denies the reports. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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By Sarah Lazare / AlternetMar 23, 2017
Lawyers are calling the heavy-handed approach of immigration authorities toward these youngsters—the youngest is only 3—unprecedented. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 31, 2016
Demonstrators in North Dakota are still reeling from last Thursday’s peaceful protests that led to the arrests of over 140 people. New video footage from that day shows a security contractor wielding an AR-15 rifle “attempting to infiltrate a group of water protectors.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigSep 16, 2016
The U.S. government relies on public ignorance in order to threaten the privacy of tens of millions of people around the world, and Snowden exposed that, says Naureen Shah of Amnesty International USA. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
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The runner risked death or exile when he finished the men's marathon with arms crossed in defiance of Ethiopia’s abuse of his tribe, the Oromo. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 28, 2016
After polls showed that a majority of Germans fear a rise in crime if people fleeing violence are allowed into the country, Amnesty International brought some Germans face to face with refugees in an experiment psychologists say helps people bond. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Donald Kaufman / TruthdigApr 2, 2016
In the same week that the contest was played, Amnesty International blasted Qatar, a sponsor of one of the teams in the big event, saying that migrant workers have endured major human rights violations while building stadiums in that nation for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Deirdre Fulton / Common DreamsJan 20, 2016
An Amnesty International and Africa Resources Watch report traces the sale of cobalt, used in batteries for cellphones and electric cars, from mines where children work in "perilous conditions." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Deirdre Fulton / Common DreamsOct 30, 2015
The president of the European Union's Parliament calls on Saudi Arabia's king to free Raif Badawi "so he can accept the prize." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigOct 24, 2015
In dismissing the plaintiffs’ claim that they were threatened by unwarranted surveillance, the judge ludicrously reasoned that, because the NSA did not admit to its spying, the plaintiffs' fears were "subjective." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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