Voices
The Silence — or Worse — of Human Rights Hawks on U.S. Sanctions Against Afghanistan
When opposing the withdrawal from Afghanistan, D.C. hawks crowed about human rights. With U.S. sanctions causing starvation? Not so much.
World
The Coronavirus Crisis
Refugees Detained With No-Vax Djokovic in Australia Suddenly Have World's Attention
Journalists covering the temporary detention of anti-vaccine tennis star Novak Djokovic in Australia drew attention to the suffering of refugees detained in the same facility.
Voices
The Warning Lights Are Flashing Red for America
We are no longer observers of the distressed futures that afflict other people. We are those people now.
Turned Tables: In Presidential Polls, Brazil’s Lula Leads Judge Who Locked Him Up
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Jair Bolsonaro, and Sergio Moro, three major candidates in Brazil’s 2022 election, have a turbulent and intertwined past.
She Helped Expose Secret UAE-Run Prisons in Yemen — and Paid a Steep Price
Huda Al-Sarari was forced into exile after her work documenting human rights abuses by U.S.-backed Emirati forces garnered global attention.
U.N. Power Broker Jeffrey Sachs Took Millions From the UAE to Research “Well-Being”
The happiness project might be easy to dismiss if it didn’t confer legitimacy on a repressive government.
The 9/11 Wars
Humanitarian Exemptions to Crushing U.S. Sanctions Do Little to Prevent Collapse of Afghanistan’s Economy
More Afghan people may die from sanctions than from 20 years of war.
Inside Mexico’s Historic Lawsuit Targeting U.S. Gun Companies
The $10 billion claim takes aim at the industry’s greatest legal shield, aiming to succeed where U.S. victims of gun violence routinely fail.
U.S. Military Hid Fuel Pipeline Flaws From Public in Okinawa
A leaked report that shows the military knew for years about dangers to civilian areas follows disclosures of toxic PFAS contamination hidden from the Senate.
Journal Retracts Paper Based on DNA of Vulnerable Chinese Minorities
The retraction by Human Genetics follows a scientist's efforts to expose research that is complicit in human rights violations.