Human Rights

Weird news: Teddy bears invade Belarus

Swedish pranksters air dropped hundreds of plush toys to show up the authoritarian regime

Yuras Karmanau and Frank Jordans, AP Wednesday, Aug 1, 2012 8:55 PM UTC
Life Weird news, Europe, Human Rights

Boy Scouts: “A few” returned medals

Boy Scouts confirm some Eagle Scouts return their medals after exclusion of gays

Alex Halperin Thursday, Jul 26, 2012 10:18 PM UTC 46
Life Gay Rights, Boy Scouts

Aleppo reaches a boiling point

As Aleppo braces for battle, a well-off mother risks her life to support the rebels

James Foley, GlobalPost Thursday, Jul 26, 2012 2:50 PM UTC
Politics GlobalPost, Middle East, Syria

The Obama GITMO myth

New vindictive restrictions on detainees highlights the falsity of Obama defenders regarding closing the camp

Glenn Greenwald Monday, Jul 23, 2012 11:10 AM UTC 177
Politics National security, Guantanamo

Argentina’s stolen babies seek closure

A man who was “disappeared” by the armed forces, stolen and raised by the regime, speaks out

Ed Stocker, GlobalPost Wednesday, Jul 18, 2012 1:31 PM UTC
Politics GlobalPost, Latin America

Could Assad use chemical weapons?

A Syrian defector says it's a possibility

Amy Silverstein, GlobalPost Tuesday, Jul 17, 2012 2:32 PM UTC
Politics GlobalPost, Syria, Middle East

Will China abandon its one-child policy?

While the government credits the one-child policy with aiding economic growth, demographers and economists disagree

Benjamin Carlson, GlobalPost Thursday, Jul 12, 2012 4:25 PM UTC
Life GlobalPost, China, Asia, Children

Juvenile sentencing needs further reform

The Supreme Court's decision to ban mandatory life sentences for juveniles convicted of murder is not enough

JoAnne Page, The Crime Report Tuesday, Jul 3, 2012 2:34 PM UTC
Life The Crime Report, Incarceration

Syria has ‘torture centers’

Human Rights Watch has accused Syria of systematically torturing detainees

Amanda Morrow, GlobalPost Tuesday, Jul 3, 2012 1:35 PM UTC
Politics GlobalPost, Middle East, Syria

Nestle chocolate is produced from child labor, new report says

Nestle has not done enough to combat child labor in the chocolate industry, the Fair Labor Association said

Amy Silverstein, GlobalPost Sunday, Jul 1, 2012 7:00 PM UTC
Politics GlobalPost, Food, Consumerism

Rethinking “tough on crime”

States across the country are reconsidering three-strikes laws, particularly for low-level drug crimes

Scott Michels, The Crime Report Sunday, Jul 1, 2012 6:00 PM UTC 10
Politics The Crime Report, Crime

Testing matters

Massachusetts' new HIV testing law and what it means

Emily Judem, GlobalPost Sunday, Jul 1, 2012 3:00 PM UTC
Life GlobalPost, AIDS, Health, Privacy

Falun Gong’s march

Banned in China and avoided by the American media, the movement turns twenty

Peter Manseau, Guernica Thursday, Jun 28, 2012 7:41 PM UTC
Politics Guernica, China, Asia, Human Rights

Suu Kyi facing eviction?

A court has awarded the Nobel laureate's estranged American brother half-ownership of her Yangon villa

Freya Petersen, GlobalPost Tuesday, Jun 26, 2012 1:30 PM UTC
Politics GlobalPost, Myanmar

Syrian officers defect

Several Syrian officers and soldiers have crossed over the border to Turkey, according to Turkish media

Jessica Phelan, GlobalPost Monday, Jun 25, 2012 1:44 PM UTC
Politics GlobalPost, Middle East, Syria

The human rights detective

How Kate Doyle pursues war criminals in Latin America

Jefferson Morley Friday, May 11, 2012 11:00 PM UTC
Politics Guatemala, Human Rights

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