News & Commentary about Human Rights

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A collage of two photographs on a navy blue background—one black and white and one in color—depict American citizens of Japanese descent, including children, standing in line as they await relocation to internment camps during World War II.

May 27, 2025

George Takei: How the Alien Enemies Act Paved the Way for the Incarceration of My Family

Feb 13, 2025

The Targeted Chaos of Trump’s Attacks Against International Human Rights Law and Justice

Dec 30, 2024

ACLU Kids on How They’d Change The World with W. Kamau Bell

A hand taking harm reduction supplies for addicts from the middle of 3 bins.

Dec 16, 2024

Failed War on Drugs Policies Won't Stop the Overdose Crisis, But Harm Reduction Can Save Lives

An infant sits atop His Father's Shoulders As Marchers Cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge During the 50th Anniversary Commemoration of the 'Bloody Sunday' Crossing of the Bridge in Selma Alabama.

Dec 10, 2024

Why the Fight for Racial Justice is a Human Rights Issue

Anti-demonization of immigrants demonstrators hold signs that reads 'NO ONE CHOOSES TO BE A REFUGEE' 'STOP DEMONIZING HAITIAN IMMIGRANTS' 'ACCUSING IMMIGRANTS OF EATING PETS IS AN OLD RACIST LIE.

Oct 7, 2024

Three Ways the Media Introduces Bias to the Immigration Debate

Washington DC USA - July 1, 2024 - Reporters run paper copies of the Supreme Court decision to network anchors and analysts for live TV reports.

Jul 8, 2024

The Supreme Court Ruled, What Now?

Washington DC USA - 6-4-2024 President Biden issuing a proclamation to close the Southern border to non-citizens.

Jun 27, 2024

Biden’s Executive Order: New Asylum Ban, Old Tactics

Austin, Texas, USA - May 29, 2017: A Hispanic mother and her daughter protest SB 4, an anti-Sanctuary Cities immigration law, outside the Capitol.

Apr 4, 2024

The Most Extreme Anti-Immigration Bill We've Seen

Mar 6, 2024

Supreme Court Signals that Institutions Can Keep Designing Programs to Foster Diversity, After Affirmative Action Ruling