Human Rights
Los Angeles gears up for a month against torture
May 28, 2014In a world where we sometimes feel overwhelmed by tragedy, the best antidote to helplessness is to get out and do something, be with people, and imagine a better future.
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Today in Native History: Court rules an Indian is a man
May 12, 2014On May 12 in 1879, Chief Standing Bear of the Ponca tribe was declared a man in the federal courts of the U.S.
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Coffee Brigade will harvest peace, justice and coffee in Colombia
March 7, 2014Alliance for Global Justice, at the invitation of the Astracatol agricultural workers union of Tolima, Colombia, is organizing a Just Peace Coffee Brigade to help farming families bring in their coffee harvests.
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It’s time to return Guantánamo to Cuba
February 28, 2014The naval station at Guantánamo Bay was established in 1898 when the U.S. gained control of Cuba from Spain, when the Spanish colonial forces were about to be defeated by the Cuban independence fighters.
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Today in labor history: UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights
December 10, 2013Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favorable conditions of work and to protection against unemployment.
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