'Red China' redux: Pariah among nations, enemy of its people
At this week’s G-20 meeting, Xi Jinping, like the other 15 male leaders except the Indian and Saudi representatives, will be dressed in traditional Western business attire. But the coat-and-tie garb...
View ArticleWant to support victims of torture? Put the squeeze on Iran
June 26 marked the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, commemorated on the anniversary of the implementation of the United Nations Convention against Torture. For many imprisoned...
View ArticleSenate could protect girls from sexual exploitation — but will it?
Picture a typical teenage girl, living a charmed life, one filled with friends, parties and school — until it turns into a world of blackmail, isolation and despair. This girl is Zoë, a character from...
View ArticleHow violent extremist groups profit from the trafficking of girls
As the world celebrates the power and potential of girls today, on the International Day of the Girl, we must also grapple with the significant obstacles that prevent girls from participating fully in...
View ArticleSeveral GOP House members call to continue to withhold international...
Several Republican representatives are requesting the Interior Department continue to withhold international conservation grants until it can implement oversight measures after reports that a major...
View ArticleHuman trafficking education should be a priority for our country's schools
This fall, with the support of Governor DeSantis and Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran, Florida became the first state to require a curriculum on child trafficking for all K-12 students. Now, we...
View ArticleEnhanced interrogation — better known as torture — took America to the dark side
When the movie “The Report” is released today, it will be painful to watch and will reinfect a wound that will not heal: America’s enhanced interrogation program implemented after 9/11 by the George W....
View ArticleMyanmar ruling sets important precedent for genocide prevention
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled unanimously on January 23 that the Rohingya minority in Myanmar remains at serious risk of genocide, and that Myanmar must take “all measures within its...
View ArticleSaudi regime's brazen disregard for human rights a pattern that must be...
This week, New York Times Beirut bureau chief Ben Hubbard announced that he was targeted with surveillance software sold by the Israeli company NSO Group, and deployed by hackers working for Saudi...
View ArticleCould bringing manufacturing home also help eradicate modern day slavery?
The coronavirus has been a wake-up call for the U.S. concerning manufacturing and production. For many years, we’ve imported hundreds of thousands of the basic items we need and use every day....
View ArticleIndiana raises minimum age to marry
Multiple changes for Indiana state laws go into effect Wednesday, including raising the minimum age to marry from 15 to 16.As with prior law, anyone under the age of 18 will need a court judge's...
View ArticleLocal reparations initiatives can lead to national policy remedying racial...
Something remarkable happened just before Thanksgiving last year in a small city outside of Chicago called Evanston. As the state of Illinois voted to legalize recreational marijuana, Alderwoman Robin...
View ArticleAmericans can be proud of our record on promoting global justice
Supporters of the International Criminal Court like to portray it as the best and only venue through which the free world can seek justice for perpetrators of mass atrocities and war crimes. The United...
View ArticleWith Biden, a Saudi reboot
Under a Biden administration, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will have to reboot its bilateral relationship with the United States. For the past four years, Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, or MBS as he...
View ArticleBipartisan pair of Senators call on Egypt to address case of imprisoned human...
A pair of bipartisan Senators are pushing the Egyptian government to take action on the case of an imprisoned Egyptian human rights and religious freedom activist on charges that have been criticized...
View ArticleAnti-police brutality protestors, police clash in Paris
Anti-police brutality protesters clashed with police in Paris on Saturday following the police beating of a Black man, Reuters reported. French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin this week ordered the...
View ArticleEgypt's Sisi may be readying for Biden's stance on human rights
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi appears to be reacting to the pending arrival of a Democratic president in the White House come January. Sisi has intensified his crackdown on human rights...
View ArticleSaudi sentencing of women's activist sets up Riyadh for a clash with Biden
The sentencing of Saudi woman activist Loujain al-Hathloul to nearly six years in prison will likely mean her conditional release in March. But if Riyadh thinks this will make Loujain, who is not...
View Article11 coal miners killed by armed attackers in Pakistan
At least 11 Pakistani miners from the Hazaras minority group were abducted and killed and four more were injured early on Sunday, The New York Times reports.The Times notes that Hazaras are often...
View ArticleSaudi foreign minister optimistic about relations with Biden administration
Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister on Saturday expressed optimism on having “excellent relations” with the U.S. under President Biden’s administration, even as Biden has signaled a desire to develop a...
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