Human Rights
Campaign to free Colombia’s David Ravelo draws global support
January 15, 2013Responding to the imprisonment of Colombian human rights activist David Ravelo, members of the North American Committee for the Defense of David Ravelo were in Colombia on Ravelo's behalf.
Read moreMalala recovering: young Pakistani woman to continue her struggle
January 4, 2013Malala Yousafzai, who was shot by the Taliban for advocating girls' education in Pakistan, has been discharged from a British hospital.
Read moreAfter four decades, Victor Jara’s killers charged
January 3, 2013Eight former army lieutenants have been charged in the killing of communist singer and songwriter Victor Jara in 1973.
Read moreTime to repeal Taft-Hartley
December 19, 2012It is one of those ironies of history that on December 10, 1948 the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Read moreHuman Rights Day demand: tax rich, jobs not cuts
December 12, 2012She stood silhouetted against the backdrop of a holiday-lit City Hall. But she wasn't speaking of holiday celebrations.
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