News & Commentary about Human Rights

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Close-up of tweezers loading test tubes with sampled DNA.

May 24, 2023

It’s Time for Congress to Update Our Genetic Nondiscrimination Law

A photo of Maribel Hernandez Rivera and her husband.

May 11, 2023

The Fight for Asylum: An American Imperative

May 5, 2023

Why Fair Housing is Key to Systemic Equality

Activists march to the White House to demand no asylum ban and no family detention.

May 5, 2023

Showing Up to Protect the Right to Seek Asylum

May 4, 2023

Biden's Asylum Policy is From Trump's Playbook

The UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland.

Apr 26, 2023

National Crisis in Policing Awaits United Nations Delegation

A picture of the Grindr app icon on a cellphone.

Apr 7, 2023

Catholic Group Buying Data to Out Gay Priests is Tip of Location-Tracking Iceberg

Protester holds a sign that says All Immigrants are Welcome Here.

Mar 27, 2023

This Law Could Criminalize Everyday Conversations About Immigration

A case work supervisor looks over the first screen of software used by workers who field calls at an intake call screening center for the Allegheny County Children.

Mar 14, 2023

How Policy Hidden in an Algorithm is Threatening Families in This Pennsylvania County

Mar 9, 2023

The Women Who Made ACLU History