Human Rights
Does freedom of religion not apply to Muslim Americans?
April 13, 2016In the United States, freedom of religion is a constitutionally protected right provided in the religion clauses of the First Amendment.
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Berta Caceres: The struggle for justice continues
April 5, 2016A month after indigenous rights and environmental activist Berta Caceres was murdered, the crime is no nearer being solved; but the movement that was sparked by her death is growing.
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No country for old people
March 16, 2016Is there a human right to age in dignity? Some countries think so. Unfortunately, ours isn't one of them.
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Immokalee Farmworkers: Boycott Wendy’s for human rights abuses
March 14, 2016The coalition wrote Wendy's a decade ago, saying the chain should pay decent wages and stop human rights abuses in the fields, following guidelines of the coalition's Fair Food Program.
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Immigrants in Texas: ICE detention center is “the dog pound”
March 10, 2016Yanira Lopez Lucas and her children are among the Central American refugees who have made the dangerous journey across the border to escape violence and turmoil.
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