Subjects Archives: Human Rights

The NLG Queer Caucus and the NLG National Office are excited to share an extended and updated “Teaching for Belonging” guide for educators!

Tens of millions in China and the USSR gave their lives to defeat fascism during World War II; as imperialist militarisation rises again, No Cold War reiterates a call for peace.

As the dusting off of Israel’s E1 Plan emphasizes, the intended fate of Palestinians in the West Bank is ultimately no different from the fate of Palestinians in Gaza–unless we act.

Hamilton Nolan is one of an emerging group of journalists who have taken over the “labor beat” in U.S. journalism. 

Itamar Ben-Gvir’s staged attempt at humiliating Marwan Barghouti exposed the impotence of the Palestinian political order—but it also laid bare the insecurities and anxieties that fuel Israel’s need to publicly subjugate Palestinians.

The move came hours after Zionist far-right influencer Laura Loomer raged online against the arrival of severely wounded children in U.S. hospitals.

The recent mass demonstrations held in Israel against the heinous plans of the Netanyahu Government to takeover Gaza remind us that societies aren’t monolithic entities; they contain conflicting forces within them.

Two human rights practitioners used to have hope that Israel could be reformed, but no longer. “Today it is one solid mass of distilled evil,” writes human rights lawyer Michael Sfard.

Documentary filmmaker Sam Feder on the backlash to trans visibility.

A young activist talks about maroon resistance has deep roots in Venezuela, and it resonates with the country’s current communal project.

From Eastern Europe to the Middle East, the legacy of the Holocaust has been used to denigrate left anti-fascism and promote the interests of ethno-nationalist establishments. But we should remember who really killed the ‘Judeo-Bolsheviks’ of the Second World War.

A new poll by the Israel Democracy Institute shows that 4 out of 5 Jewish Israelis – 79% – are not troubled by reports of Palestinian famine and suffering in Gaza.

Thirty-five independent UN human rights experts have called for the immediate dismantling of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a U.S.- and Israeli-backed organization that operates a controversial aid distribution system in Gaza, citing serious violations of international law.

Whether you love him, hate him or never heard of him, Mamdani has not yet won the general election or been sworn in as mayor.

As scholars dedicated to questions of justice and ethics we believe that Yvette Cooper’s recent proscription of Palestine Action represents an attack both on the entire pro-Palestine movement and on fundamental freedoms of expression, association, assembly, and protest.

A new book tells the story of revolutionary feminist economist Nora Castañeda, who attempted to empower women through an innovative state bank.

The phrase “juntos somos más fuertes,” meaning “together we are stronger,” encapsulates the message of the Peoples Power Assembly’s car caravan held on July 12. 

Despite Smalls having been profiled by every major media outlet in the U.S. when he successfully led the union drive at Amazon, not a single major media outlet has covered his violent detention by the IDF.

The Canadian branch of B’nai B’rith has accused author, activist, and political candidate Yves Engler of genocide denial.

A foreign national spoke out against a country he accused of killing his family. After fleeing that country to escape persecution, the U.S. government arrested him and tried to deport him.