No Where To Turn: Children As Young As Four Brutually Raped in Greek Refugee...
A child carries a blanket at the makeshift refugee camp at the Greek-Macedonian border last March. (Photo: AFP / Guardian UK) “I told myself, ‘Look at yourself – you came to Europe, what was your...
View ArticlePride & Extreme Prejudice: America & World Awash in Ethnic Nationalism
Photo by Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images “Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of mankind.” ~Albert Einstein A virulent nationalism, tinged with bigotry, is on the rise across much of the...
View ArticleAn American Tragedy
Donald Trump at a campaign rally on Oct. 5, 2016, in Reno, Nev. (Photo: Evan Vucci / AP); Background image credit: Rick Wilking / Reuters The election of Donald Trump to the Presidency is nothing less...
View ArticleVenezuelan Torture Victim Detained in Miami Is Free
Marco Coello, accused of taking part in a 2014 demonstration against the government in Caracas, Venezuela, was beaten and jailed for several months. He eventually fled to the United States. (Photo:...
View ArticleTen Dead, 39 Found Near Death in Sweltering Truck Used for Human Smuggling
A San Antonio police officer removes crime scene tape from near the area where eight people were found dead in a tractor-trailer loaded with multiple others, outside a Walmart store in stifling summer...
View ArticleWhite Resentment and Whites-Only Representation
A University of Maryland professor reported seeing white nationalist posters, like the one pictured above, in the Chemistry Building. (Photo courtesy of Osvaldo Gutierrez) White resentment put Donald...
View ArticleWelcome to Agadez, The Human Smuggling Highway Through Hell
Young men crowd onto the back of an old Mercedes truck leaving Agadez for the far north of Niger where thousands are prospecting for gold in precarious conditions. A historical smuggling hub through...
View ArticleThe Hidden Human Calamity: African Migrants Sold As Slaves in Libya
Earlier this month, CNN published cellphone and hidden-camera footage from what appeared to be “slave auctions” conducted in Libya. The images, including video obtained by undercover CNN journalists,...
View ArticleRohingyas: The Most Persecuted People on Earth
Rohingya refugees wait to receive aid in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh on September 24, 2017 (Photo: Cathal McNaughton/ Reuters); Background: Rohingya refugee Azida Begum, 11, was shot twice, under her arm...
View Article10 Human Rights Causes to Support in 2018
“Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.” ― Benjamin Franklin Happy New Year! May your new year be filled with happiness, health and...
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