The collective punishment of Afghans is hideously wrong — and the Biden administration can ease it with the stroke of a pen.
U.S. Sanctions on Afghanistan Could Be Deadlier Than 20 Years of War
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Human Rights
The Terrifying World of 2025
Imagine that the current attacks on experts and expertise morph into a full-blown MAGA Cultural Revolution in 2025…
No More War in Europe
An Appeal for Civic Action in Europe and Beyond
Working with North Korean Defectors
Nam Bada discusses the challenge of North Korean human rights and the experiences of North Korean refugees in South Korea.
Biden’s Dangerous Refusal to Reverse Trump’s Western Sahara Policy
Trump recognized the wholesale annexation of one country by another. If Biden lets that stand, the global implications are deeply troubling.
The End of Dissent
Foreign agent laws in Russia, El Salvador, and elsewhere threaten the entire international edifice of laws and institutions that support the right to dissent.
Gitmo’s Shameful Twentieth Anniversary
It is time for President Biden to turn the page once and for all on this sordid chapter in our nation’s history.
Seeking Justice for Syrians
Inside a chance prosecution in Germany that could be a first step toward justice after the country’s devastating civil war.
Martin Luther King, Jr., Internationalist
King looked beyond our borders — not only at injustice, but at how people worked together to end it. It’s an example we need today.
A Few Magnificent Things That Happened in 2021
Feeling bleak? Well, 2021 wasn’t all bad — here are a few astounding things ordinary people won at home and abroad.