Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigAug 20, 2015
Key human rights groups have warned about war crimes and mass starvation in the U.S.-backed, Saudi-led war on Yemen. But almost as stunning as the atrocities there is the silence of politicians and the public. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges / TruthdigAug 17, 2015
The group’s call for prostitution decriminalization is another in a long line of triumphs for heartless neoliberal economics and capitalism’s grotesque commodification of human beings. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigAug 6, 2015
Several famous actresses have signed a letter opposing Amnesty International's proposal to decriminalize sex work. Veronica Bayetti Flores believes "their position is misguided in several ways." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJun 18, 2015
A report by Amnesty International USA found that each and every U.S. state ran afoul of international standards on the use of lethal force by police officers -- and that in Pennsylvania, cops can kill if it is "necessary to suppress a riot or mutiny" after the assembeld crowd has "been ordered to disperse." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Donald Kaufman / TruthdigApr 7, 2015
Laborers were bused in -- some wearing jeans and flip-flops -- and told they had to run the race, which was a failed effort to break the Guinness World Record for the largest marathon. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Donald Kaufman / TruthdigApr 4, 2015
Amnesty International has released an annual report of the recorded death sentences carried out around the world in 2014. China's estimated tally was higher than the combined number of executions in all other countries. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Bill Blum / TruthdigApr 1, 2015
Palestine, as a new member state, will be able to ask for a probe into alleged war crimes in last summer’s Gaza war as well as into Israel’s West Bank settlement policy—whether Israel likes it or not.Palestine will be able to ask for a probe into alleged war crimes in last summer’s Gaza war as well as into Israel’s West Bank settlement policy—whether Israel likes it or not. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigDec 11, 2014
"If we can run a rendition, a kidnapping, a detention program, a torture program, keep it secret for years, and then when it is revealed, hold no one to account, what does this mean for the future direction of our society?" the NSA whistle-blower said after the U.S. Senate's release of the CIA torture report. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigNov 20, 2014
Sick of being tracked without your consent or knowledge by the National Security Agency and its ilk? Amnesty International has an app for that. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigNov 6, 2014
A damning 49-page report says the Israel Defense Forces acted with "callous indifference" to civilians in airstrikes that destroyed entire families in homes during the recent war in Gaza. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Bill Blum / TruthdigAug 26, 2014
The initiative to push the ICC into action rests with the Palestinians, and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is stalling. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigAug 21, 2014
What does Ferguson, Mo., look like from afar right now? For some overseas critics of American foreign policy, it looks like a teachable moment to point out how the U.S. would do better to confront its own issues at home instead of policing the rest of the world. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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