In the Jewish community, Human Rights Watch (HRW) is frequently accused of anti-Israel bias. It’s fair to say that Human Rights Watch is sometimes even disdained. One main reason is the way Human Rights Watch (and other similar organizations as well) cover conflicts such as the recent wars in Gaza. If Israel is accused of …
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Recently, the organization nonhumanrights.org scored a legal win. Yes, nonhumanrights.org! What is this about, you may wonder? Do they work against human rights? Is it a campaign that UFO’s should be entitled to land on Earth if they desire? None of the above. Nonhumanrights.org is devoted to protecting the welfare of animals. Their …
Recently there has been much argument over statues of historical figures that owned slaves or carried out other such injustice. People argue that honoring these figures is to condone or overlook their crimes, minimizing the gravity of what they did and the harm they caused. Of course, statues don’t have rights and there is no …
Last week, evidently against the advice of many of his military advisors, President Trump pardoned three U.S. soldiers. One is army First Lt. Clint Lorance. On July 2, 2012, Lorance ordered his soldiers to fire on three unarmed Afghan men on a motorcycle near their patrol. Two were killed by bullets from the units M240b …
Last week, the U.S. House voted to recognize the Ottoman Empire’s 1915 massacre and displacement of 1.5 million Armenians as genocide. This angered the government of Turkey, which has consistently denied that genocide occurred. The vote in the house was a bipartisan and overwhelming 405-11. Of the dissenters, by far the most attention has been …
Immigration into the United States over the Southern border is currently the source of major political controversy. Legally, the people crossing into the country are divided into two groups: Refugees and migrants. Those who face persecution at home due to certain legally defined reasons are refugees whom the United States becomes legally obligated to shelter. …
The recent charges against Patriots owner Robert Kraft for allegedly soliciting prostitution at a Florida massage parlor have brought human trafficking back into the public eye. Unfortunately, all the attention seems to be on Kraft and the several dozen other men facing similar charges. That’s unfortunate, since the main criminals here are the traffickers themselves. …
Many readers here are likely familiar with the troubling use of prison labor in the United States. Somewhat less known is that not only people serving time in American prisons for crimes are forced to work for miniscule wages- this exploitation extends to asylum seekers as well. Approximately 48,000 people are currently held in …
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Unfortunately, this news report of a 15 year old girl drugged, raped, and sold for sex is nothing new. I want to highlight it, though, for a couple of reasons. First, while this girl was clearly trafficked there is no allegation that she was physically tied up or restrained. She was held by chains that …
Many news outlets report today that several members of the Guatemalan caravan have been allowed to enter the U.S. for the purpose of being processed for asylum by U.S. immigration authorities. Here is an excellent article explaining the asylum process from the New York Times. The Trump administration continues to take a hard line, arguing …
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