News & Commentary about Human Rights

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A professor holding a lecture to a group of students.

Sep 6, 2023

Why Access to Education is Key to Systemic Equality

Jul 25, 2023

How Eviction Brands Renters With a Scarlet Letter

An individual with a sweatshirt featuring faces of the many victims of police violence.

Jul 13, 2023

10 Years of #BlackLivesMatter: Progress and Backlash

Demonstrators protest outside of the Supreme Court in Washington.

Jul 12, 2023

Moving Beyond the Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Rulings

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement headquarters.

Jul 6, 2023

The New ICE Chief Should (Finally) Make Good on Biden’s Immigration Promises

A person trying to enter security pin code on a cell phone screen.

Jun 22, 2023

Police Should Not Be Allowed to Compel Our Cell Phone Passwords

Jun 13, 2023

Donated Blood or an Organ? Police Shouldn’t Have Easy Access to Your DNA

An areal view of a neighborhood of houses next to a graphic of someone holding a sign with a question mark on it.

May 25, 2023

Quiz: What You Need to Know About Fair Housing

Close-up of tweezers loading test tubes with sampled DNA.

May 24, 2023

It’s Time for Congress to Update Our Genetic Nondiscrimination Law

A photo of Maribel Hernandez Rivera and her husband.

May 11, 2023

The Fight for Asylum: An American Imperative