Monthly Archive: September 2016
In a recent report published by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch both organizations stated both sides in the eastern Ukraine conflict used torture and illegal detention. First published in July, the human rights groups...
CMPD Chief now says he would release shooting video, but is out of his hands Cities launch surveillance oversight effort amid fresh demands for police accountability Renters highlight lack of affordable housing with national...
Funeral services are scheduled in Columbus, Ohio and Tulsa, Oklahoma this weekend for two of three black males killed by police officers in recent days. Thirteen-year-old Tyre King and 40-year-old Terrence Crutcher will both...
Last year’s epic flow of refugees seeking sanctuary in Europe transfixed the world and finally put the issue of migration at the top of the political agenda. To that end, the 71st General Assembly...
More than 110 million people in the United States are renters – a reflection of how the American dream of owning a home has increasingly become a fantasy. And many of those renters who...
Police accountability and systemic racism are front and center again this week with at least three black males killed by police in the last seven days; most recently in Charlotte, North Carolina. This comes...
More than 200 million gallons of contaminated water has poured into the subsurface drinking water aquifer just outside Tampa, Florida. It’s a result of a massive sinkhole that opened underneath a mountain of waste...
Attempts to salvage the tattered remains of a Syrian ceasefire agreement have taken center stage at meetings in New York as world leaders attend the annual United Nations General Assembly meeting. The ceasefire agreement...
Thousands of asylum seekers are without even basic shelter in Greece after a fire swept through a large refugee camp in Monday night. By midday Tuesday much of the Moria camp on the island...
Homeless individuals and advocates in Denver have filed a lawsuit against the city after a dramatic increase in homeless “sweeps” that the suit claims violate constitutional rights. New reports from organizations like the National...