‘Tis The Season For Gay Rights
Finally, a long-overdue step forward for civil rights achieved.
New Hope to Stop Violence against Women
Pending legislation would place efforts to prevent and respond to violence against women at the center of the U.S. foreign policy and international aid agenda.
Tortured Evidence
He also pleads guilty for Hurricane Katrina, Haiti’s earthquake, and Mt. Pinatubo’s eruption.
Israel’s Shrinking Minority Rights
Israeli abuses in the Occupied Territories have been well publicized. Less well known is the treatment of Palestinians living inside Israel.
Proving Innocence
It would be an outrage if Georgia were to execute Troy Davis.
Postcard from…Mini Numa
In rural Mexico, the flush toilet is a human rights victory.
LM Awardee: Human Rights Platform of Honduras
2010 Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Award winner, Human Rights Platform of Honduras.
From Death Row to Elusive Freedom
An exonerated former prisoner shares his story so that the United States may one day join the rest of the civilized world in abolishing the death penalty.
We Need Millennium Development RIGHTS – Not Just Goals
Millennium Development Rights would transform the global struggle against poverty and provide accountability for governments, corporations, and others who deny those rights.
Review: ‘The Ultimate Weapon is No Weapon’
Can civilians and the military cooperate on building human security in conflict zones around the world?
Five Years after Katrina
The government’s Katrina response undermined the basic right of every disaster survivor to return home.
Author Event: The Coke Machine: The Dirty Truth Behind America’s Favorite Soft Drink
The Coke Machine takes readers deep inside the Coca-Cola Company and its international franchisees to reveal how they became the number one brand in the world, and just how far they’ll go to stay there.
Ever since its “I’d like to teach the world to sing” commercials from the 1970s, Coca-Cola has billed itself as the world’s beverage, uniting all colors and cultures in a mutual love of its caramel-sweet sugar water. The formula has worked incredibly well-making it one of the most profitable companies on the planet and “Coca-Cola” the world’s second- most recognized word after “hello.” However, as the company expands its reach into both domestic and foreign markets, an increasing number of the world’s citizens are finding the taste of Coke more bitter than sweet.
An Urgent Need to Stabilize Kyrgyzstan
After ethnic rioting erupted in Kyrgyzstan this summer, continued international engagement in the country is crucial to reduce the likelihood that violence will break out again, causing more casualties and unpredictable consequences for regional stability.
A Nation still Divided: Rwanda’s elections provoke fierce debate at Washington briefing
A tense briefing on Rwanda’s August 9 elections demonstrated that politics still evoke a strong emotional response from many Rwandans, 16 years after their devastating genocide.
Annual Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Awards Ceremony
Join IPS as we honor the National Day Laborer Organization Network (NDLON) and the Honduras Human Rights Platform. There will also be a special recongition award for the Guatemalan Police Archives and our special musical guests will be Sweet Honey In The Rock.