Human Rights

Recently published data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics show growing prison and jail populations, but this has little to do with crime. Instead, the …

outh Africa has taken Israel to the International Court of Justice (ICJ, also known as the World Court) in The Hague claiming genocide has been committed against Palestinians during the…

A colleague recently told me that climate justice is about building ties between people, their land, and their traditional, ancestral ways. In all my years of doing environmental work, this…

About 1 out of every 100 students in American public schools has autism. A subset of these students also have academic gifts and talents in a broad range of areas,…

What will it take to create a more equitable America? Increasingly, that conversation is turning to reparations for Black people and building a culture of racial repair for everyone, as…

Redlining has inscribed unjust boundaries in our cities and worsened inequality. It’s time for bold policy solutions.

In Vancouver a new type of Indigenous community is emerging — one that builds resilience, health, creativity and culture through shared housing and local, Indigenous leadership. “People have a hard…

Florida called in the National Guard, and half of Georgia’s prison guard jobs sat empty in 2023. New data reveals a nationwide problem.

Scholar Rashad Shabazz explains how anti-Black bias is so central to American policing that even Black officers are influenced by it.

These profiles showcase the efforts and expertise of the land’s original stewards who are working, in one capacity or another, to address climate concerns.

Based on interviews with Black women and Black gender-expansive leaders across the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, the report from the …

Scholar Bidhya Maharjan explains why women’s mentorship is key to women’s leadership through the stories of two emerging leaders in Asia.