Human Rights
Activists turn Chicago police torture site at Homan Square into Freedom Square
July 27, 2016The occupation is one of several national protests currently being led by African-American-led organizations.
Read moreAfter Berta Cáceres, another Honduran Indigenous environmental activist murdered
July 11, 2016Lesbia Yaneth Urquía protested against mining companies building dams to provide water for their destructive activities.
Read moreBeyond Hollywood: The real life horrors of solitary confinement
July 6, 2016"We've got to liberate these people!" said one activist who spoke of his experiences in solitary confinement.
Read moreTiffany Dena Loftin: Vision, solutions will strengthen labor movement
May 27, 2016The head of the AFL-CIO's Civil, Human, and Women's Rights Division tackles some of labor's thorniest issues on a daily basis.
Read moreWe need affordable housing, not condos and townhouses
April 20, 2016As one activist said, "there is a time to write letters, a time to meet, and when all else fails, a time to take to the streets."
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