Dec 30 Watch 2:52 Jimmy Carter remembered as humanitarian and statesman By Laura Barrón-López, Jonah Anderson Former President Jimmy Carter is being remembered as a humanitarian and statesman, more than 40 years after leaving the White House. The 39th president, who died Sunday at 100, will lie in state at the U.S. Capitol next week before… Continue watching
Dec 30 Watch 10:15 A look at Carter's accomplishments as president and his legacy as a human rights champion By Nick Schifrin, Judy Woodruff, Ian Couzens The world is remembering former President Jimmy Carter after he passed away at age 100. To discuss his life and legacy, Nick Schifrin spoke with Judy Woodruff, who has covered the Carters for more than 50 years; James Fallows, Carter’s… Continue watching
Oct 22 Revolutionary Guard official charged in alleged plot to kill Iranian American activist By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Federal prosecutors on Tuesday charged a senior Iranian military official and three others with links to that country's government with plotting to kill an Iranian American author on U.S. soil — a development lauded by the alleged target. Continue reading
Jul 31 UN report: Since Oct. 7, Palestinians detained by Israeli authorities faced mistreatment and torture By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press The U.N. human rights office issued a report Wednesday saying Palestinians faced waterboarding, sleep deprivation, electric shocks, dogs set on them, and other forms of torture and mistreatment. Continue reading
Jul 17 Syrian military official who oversaw prison where alleged abuse took place arrested in Los Angeles By Christopher Weber, Jaimie Ding, Associated Press Al-Sheikh was charged with immigration fraud, specifically that he denied in his U.S. visa and citizenship applications that he had ever ordered any political killings or carried out abuse in Syria. Continue reading
Apr 17 USC cancels speech by valedictorian who expressed support for Palestinians, cites safety concerns By John Antczak, Julie Watson, Associated Press Andrew T. Guzman, provost and senior VP for academic affairs, cited the "alarming tenor" of reaction to the school's choice of valedictorian, Asna Tabassum, who is graduating with a major in biomedical engineering and a minor in resistance to genocide. Continue reading
Mar 20 As Myanmar's army faces setbacks, it is stepping up attacks on civilians, a UN expert warns By Associated Press A U.N.-backed independent expert on human rights in Myanmar says the military government is escalating violence against civilians as it faces more setbacks on the battlefield, where it is fighting against pro-democracy and ethnic armed groups. Continue reading
Feb 14 Watch 5:53 Former general linked to human rights abuses elected as Indonesia's next president By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn Prabowo Subianto appears to be the winner of Indonesia's presidential election. Prabowo currently serves as Defense Minister and was accused of major human rights abuses, including overseeing the abduction of democracy activists. Indonesia is the world's third-largest democracy and sits… Continue watching
Dec 15 Israel separating families in Gaza, taking men to undisclosed locations in mass arrest campaign, activists say By Isabel DeBre, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press The Israeli military has rounded up hundreds of Palestinians across the northern Gaza Strip, separating families and forcing men to strip to their underwear before trucking some to an undisclosed location. Continue reading
Dec 10 How science became a human right By Andrea Boggio, The Conversation Decades ago, the international community codified science as a cultural right and protected expression of human creativity. Continue reading