human rights Tag

Eritrea’s Human Rights Crisis Requires Ongoing Scrutiny

June 25, 2019

Photo by United Nations Photo (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) Article by Laetitia Bader via Human Rights Watch At the 41st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council starting today, states will discuss whether to keep Eritrea in the spotlight. A new report from the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights...

History Will Smile on Colin Kaepernick. Wanna Bet?

October 16, 2018

Photo by Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images Article by Albert R. Hunt, via Bloomberg Here’s a wager that I’ll win but will never collect: In 2068, Colin Kaepernick will be celebrated for the courage of his convictions while President Donald Trump will be vilified as a bigoted demagogue. Kaepernick is the...