United States Guilty of Genocide in Guatemala Should be Real Headline
Now that former Guatemalan president Efrain Rios Montt has been convicted of genocide, it’s time for the “hegemonic puppeteer,” the United States, to be put on trial.
Make Migrants, Not War in North Korea
North Korea policymakers must look beyond the nuclear issue to consider the human rights of the population.
Our Stake in Guatemala’s Genocide Trial
Thirty years after Rios Montt’s atrocities, U.S. military policy in Latin America remains a human rights disaster.
Human Rights in Serbia
One of the major problems plaguing the Balkans is impunity.
Human Rights Leaders Around the World Urge U.S. Supreme Court to Uphold Voting Rights
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, 21 others sign open letter to the justices
Open Letter to the Supreme Court, Signed by Desmond Tutu, Human Rights Leaders from 22 Countries: Uphold Voting Rights
We urge you to heed the United States Congress’s judgment that continued federal enforcement of the voting rights guaranty is appropriate and necessary.
War against Women and the Pursuit of Peace and Justice
FPIF Co-director Emira Woods is moderating a panel at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women 57th Session. The panel “War against Women and the pursuit of Peace and Justice”
Fight for Human Rights in Bulgaria Meets With Mixed Success
The recent attack on a Bulgarian politician who champions immigrant rights wasn’t a clear-cut case of ultra-right nationalism.
Bulgaria’s Educated Among Those Most Likely to Discriminate Against Roma
The Roma continue to be marginalized in Bulgaria.
Enrique Pena Nieto and Mexico’s Drug War Opening
There are good reasons to be cynical about the return of the PRI in Mexico. Even so, when it comes to human rights in Mexico, there’s plenty of room for improvement.
Endangering Women Human Rights Defenders
USAID spending often means less security and more violence against women, particularly women human rights defenders.
Camila Vallejo’s Letelier-Moffitt Acceptance Speech
This award is for everyone who is fighting to make Chile a better place.
Freedom and Bondage in North Korea
Researcher David Hawk explains how people escape North Korea — and what happens to those who don’t.
Your Labor Rights or Your Life
A hostile labor environment in a country like Colombia, connected through a trade agreement to the U.S., has repercussions for workers at home as well.
Impunity Returns to Peru
A recent Peruvian Supreme Court decision on a death squad is a setback for human rights in the country.