Bringing a Human Focus to the Immigration Debate
What’s missed in discussing immigration reform is the impact current laws have on lives and families.
Conference by the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice
The opening and closing sessions of this conference will explore how new technologies are affecting the way human rights and freedom activists must approach rights and freedoms in the digital age. There will be a will mix in-depth examination of multiple perspectives on human rights issues with workshops on effective approaches to human rights grantmaking.
Congo’s Quest for Liberation Continues
The world still extracts resources from Congo, and the Congolese still don’t get the benefits.
The Lasting Significance of Kwangju
New U.S. documents reveal Washington’s complicity with dictators around the Kwangju uprising of 1980 in South Korea.
Israeli Attack on Palestinian Flotilla
An attack by the Israeli military on a flotilla carrying food and supplies for Palestinians results in 16 deaths.
The Legacy of U.S. Nuclear Testing in the Marshall Islands
The people of the Marshall Islands had their homeland and health sacrificed for U.S. national security interests. The Obama administration and Congress should promptly correct this injustice.
Calderon’s Visit to Washington
U.S.-Mexican relations might look at little different in the age of Obama, but the Bush-era priorities remain the same.
Urging Presidents Obama and Calderon to Address Human and Workers’ Rights Issues
They should seek to strengthen Mexican judicial and civilian institutions while creating jobs and education opportunities for the millions of those without decent jobs.
Arizona Rising
The fight against Arizona’s new immigration law is heating up.
Mexico’s State of Impunity
The killing of two human rights activists in Mexico is only the most recent example of Mexico’s slide into lawlessness. The Mexican government, columnist Laura Carlsen argues, is part of the problem, not part of the solution.
War Crimes Then and Now
The only ones the Afghan war makes safer are the war profiteers pocketing billion-dollar contracts — and the politicians pocketing campaign contributions in return.
Fifty Years Later, the Struggle Continues
The civil rights movement unified millions of Americans behind one basic issue: getting the vote. They succeeded. What issue today could unify such a movement?
Does Israel Belong in the Club?
The club of the richest countries in the world is about to invite Israel to join. But does it really meet the political requirements?
Housing is a Human Right
Self-righteous human rights attacks on other countries don’t help mask glaring needs at home, particularly food and shelter for millions.
Cultural Considerations in Assisting Victims of Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking
This one-day workshop, facilitated by Joy M. Zarembka, MA and Tanya M. Odom, Ed.M, will explore the complex cultural, social, and economic context that prevents victims from seeking help. The goal is to increase participants’ effectiveness in identifying, interviewing, and assisting survivors of human trafficking.