News & Commentary about Human Rights
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Mar 11, 2015
Fairness for Workers Laboring in the Shadows
Mar 11, 2015
U.S. Looks Overseas for Human Rights Abuses and Ignores U.N. Report Criticizing Its Youth Detention Practices at Home
Mar 6, 2015
Privacy Might Be Getting an International Champion
Feb 24, 2015
How Does the Federal Government Handle Prosecutions of Police Officers?
Feb 18, 2015
VICTORY! U.S. Jury Awards $14 Million to Indian Guest Workers in Historic Labor Trafficking Case
Feb 18, 2015
Replacing the Noose With a Needle: The Legacy of Lynching in the United States
Feb 13, 2015
The Obama Administration's 2 Faces on Releasing Evidence of U.S. Prisoner Abuse
Feb 9, 2015
This Prisoner's Note Isn't From Some Dystopian Dictatorship. It's From Texas.