Saudi Arabia is Using U.S. Weapons to Kill Yemeni Civilians
The Obama administration has approved another $1.15 billion in weapons to the Saudi regime, even as it continues to bomb Doctors Without Borders-run hospitals.
Donald Trump’s Foreign Policy is to Promote Western Civilization, But He Won’t Tell You How
In an interview with MSNBC, Phyllis Bennis says Trump’s speech was reminiscent of Nixon’s call when he was running for president and said, ‘I have a secret plan to end the war.’
Palestine: Human Rights and Humans Wronged
Two of Palestine’s leading human rights defenders will discuss conditions on the ground, the status of human rights and their violations, and the future facing Palestinians, moderated by IPS’s Phyllis Bennis.
Report – Mining, Corporate Social Responsiblity, and Conflict: OceanaGold and the El Dorado Foundation in El Salvador
This report will be presented at OceanaGold’s office in Melbourne on Thursday, the 36th anniversary of the murder of Salvadoran Archbishop Óscar Romero.
Mining, Corporate Social Responsibility, and Conflict: OceanaGold and the El Dorado Foundation in El Salvador
This study finds that OceanaGold’s attempt to rebrand its proposed gold mine in El Salvador through the use of a company-sponsored foundation at the local level is deceitful, disrespectful and dangerous
An Open Letter to Secretary of State John Kerry regarding the Murder of Honduran Indigenous and Environmental Activist Berta Cáceres
Over 200 Organizations Call on Secretary Kerry to Support Independent Investigation into Murder of Honduran Environmental and Indigenous Rights Activist Berta Caceres.
CODEPINK Summit on Saudi Arabia: Understanding the Kingdom and its Global Role
Human rights advocates, diplomats, scholars, authors, and grassroots activists come together in this first-of-its-kind international summit examining Saudi-U.S. relations.
Conference: Pan-Africanism in the 21st Century: Challenges and Prospects
The Institute for Policy Studies and Revival of PanAfricanism Forum convene to evaluate the state of the global African movement, Black people in the U.S. as a domestic colony, and why African/Black community control is the only solution.
The GOP Presidential Candidates’ Infatuation With Illegal Torture
In the latest Republican Debate, Donald Trump vows to bring back waterboarding — an impeachable offence.
When Services Allow Organizing, Trafficked Workers Win
Migrant workers need rights and safety nets, yet sob stories of abuse will not bring about such change. Organizing, on the other hand, will.
Let’s End Torture in U.S. Prisons
Survivors call solitary confinement “living death.”
Let’s Talk About Torture
Former CIA leaders are writing a book that will whitewash their crimes against humanity.
39th Annual Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Awards
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Dubai’s Skyline Is a Monument to Oppression, Not Prosperity
Visual artist Arko Datto combines satellite images and text to paint a picture of migrant workers’ lives in the Arabian Peninsula — and his findings aren’t pretty.
What the Mainstream Media Got Wrong About Gaza
You may have heard that “both sides” committed abuses in last Gaza war. But there’s no comparison when it comes to the scale of the violations — or the body count.