Monthly Archive: September 2013
More than a year after Argentina passed a bill allowing transgender people to change their legal names and genders, many still experience obstacles to voting, health care and education. In Buenos Aires, Eilís O’Neill...
As international leaders address Syria, Iran at UN’s General Assembly, advocates call for protections for domestic workers IPCC climate change report calls for “substantial” cuts to emissions, charts record warming Lawmakers seek to delay...
A major climate change report released today by UN scientists has found that human influence is the dominant cause of climate change and calls for “substantial and sustained reductions” in greenhouse gas emissions in...
Lawyers representing a group of California prisoners are in an Oakland federal court today, in an attempt to win class action certification for a lawsuit challenging the state’s use of solitary confinement. This comes...
Senate bill would restrict NSA spying powers, open surveillance court to more oversight California prisoners challenge solitary confinement in federal court Amid deadly sectarian attacks, Iraqis outline path of social justice, human rights at...
Today, we continue our coverage from the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juárez, which became notorious for drug war violence years ago due to a dramatic, four-year spike in homicides. While the Mexican government...
The ongoing conflict in Syria has driven millions from their homes. Some of them are Palestinian refugees who, because they have no official passport, are being denied entry into neighboring Arab countries. This has...
In Mexico, a mass shooting this week near Ciudad Juárez was a grim reminder of the city’s recent reputation as the world’s murder capital. Ten people, including a child and several teens, were gunned...
Senate moves forward with spending bill as some health experts call for expanded coverage US signs global arms treaty, joining more than 90 nations in deal to stem weapons trade Palestinian Syrian refugees face...
At UN General Assembly, nations raise concern about US surveillance abroad Iran, US signal possibility of direct talks on key issues Environmental leaders call for greater role for women in climate solutions Residents in...