The Palestinian cause has revived a partnership forged in the civil rights era — and also created new tensions. By Daniel Bergner, The New York Times — Eva Borgwardt first…
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — No one can rationally doubt or reasonably deny the singular, yet interrelated moral, legal, political and historical importance of South Africa’s initiative and case brought…
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA — Religious leaders and human rights advocates, led by Reverend Jesse Jackson, are preparing for what they call a vital emergency summit for Gaza. The “Call to Action” summit is scheduled at the Rainbow PUSH Coalition Headquarters in Chicago on Friday, January 12, and Saturday, January 13.
By Craig Mokhiber – Phyllis Bennis, CounterPunch — 1948 was a year of tragic irony. That year saw the adoption of both the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the…
Lawyers for South Africa argued before the World Court in The Hague why Israel was committing genocide in Gaza and why the court must stop them now, reports Joe Lauria….
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — In the current context there is overwhelming support for Israel and its declaration of total war on Gaza, Palestine and its vow to destroy the…
So far, Israeli bombings have left 14,245 people injured and some 1,450 people still missing under the rubble, 800 of whom are children. By teleSUR — On Sunday, the United…
Israel is not only decimating Gaza with airstrikes but employing the oldest and cruelest weapon of war — starvation. Israel’s message, on the eve of a ground invasion, is clear….
By Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald — As deadly gang violence unfolds against another Port-au-Prince neighborhood and another police officer lost his life trying to help the public fend off armed attacks, Human…
Joe Biden is set to make his first visit as president to the Middle East, during which he will meet the Saudi crown prince the US accuses of ordering the…
Gangs in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince are rounding up homeless and at-risk teens, who are increasingly being used as foot soldiers in gang wars that have forced schools to…
The UN Human Rights Office launches a report and agenda towards transformative change for racial justice and equality. Source: UN Human Rights, YouTube