Human Rights

Dignity and freedom for all.

At Last, a Human Right to Water

by Daniel Moss

posted Jul 30, 2010

Good news for thirsty people around the globe: The UN affirms the right to safe and clean drinking water.

In Arizona, A Human Rights Summer

by Jordan Flaherty

posted Jul 30, 2010

Arizona's notorious immigration law is now in effect—but so are strategies for resistance.

The Right to Housing in Haiti

by Colette Lespinasse with Beverly Bell

posted Jul 29, 2010

With housing still inadequate more than 6 months after the earthquake, Haiti is witnessing the seeds of a people's movement to demand the human right to housing.

The Real Story of Racism at the USDA

by Chris Kromm

posted Jul 26, 2010

Years of discrimination from the USDA forced black farmers off their land.

People Without Homes, Homes Without People

by Brooke Jarvis

posted Jun 24, 2010

In New York City, low-income people fighting for affordable housing are taking on the developers of vacant condo projects.

Hate Groups? Not in Our School

posted Jun 10, 2010

When an anti-gay hate group decided to visit their school, the students of Gunn High drowned out their protest with a celebration of acceptance.

People We Love :: Myriam Merlet

by Ashlee Green

posted May 27, 2010

In memoriam: a Haitian feminist

The Better Angels of Our Nature

by Kety Esquivel

posted May 21, 2010

Arizona's new immigration law offers a choice between standing up for human rights or looking away while they're eroded. Which side will you be on?

By Any Means Necessary

by Adrienne Maree Brown

posted May 20, 2010

Reflecting on Malcolm X's birthday: What if what's necessary is awe-inspiring, unconditional, militant love?

The 21st Century Civil Rights Movement

by Kety Esquivel

posted May 18, 2010

Arizona's new immigration law has awakened a sleeping giant.

This Time, Equal Rights for All

by Sara Knight

posted May 17, 2010

LGBT people still aren't protected from workplace discrimination, but a bill under consideration could change that.

Trouble the Water :: Film Trailer

posted May 13, 2010

Home footage of Hurricane Katrina from 9th Ward resident Kimberly Rivers Roberts goes beyond news coverage, revealing the voices that government kept silent.

Farmworkers Rally for Higher Pay and Canada Frees Up Foreign Aid

posted May 13, 2010

Canadian officials have announced plans to untie foreign aid by 2012–2013; Workers’ rights activists are taking on one of the largest supermarket chains in America, Florida-based Publix.

Healing Body and Heart, Cuban Style

by Beverly Bell and Tory Field

posted Apr 02, 2010

Cuban doctors and artists–on the ground in Haiti even before the earthquake–are helping survivors heal.

Immigrants on the Trail of Dreams

posted Mar 26, 2010

Four undocumented students are walking from Miami to Washington, D.C., risking deportation to tell the stories of immigrants living in the shadows.