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Activist Groups, Families Hurt By U.S. Police Brutality Demand Independent UN Report The ACLU, families of victims and hundreds of civic groups demanded the U.N. independently investigate police brutality against Black people in America. Scott Olson via Getty Images Demonstrators protest near the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis on April 19, 2021, as the jury deliberated in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin. The jury eventually convicted Chauvin of murdering George Floyd...

“This has a real potential to help save lives, strengthen the economy, improve international relations and eventually end this awful pandemic.” US Army Specialist Angel Laureano holds a vial of the COVID-19 vaccine, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD. DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando. Under pressure, Biden backs COVID-19 vaccine patent waiver In the face of mounting international pressure, the Biden administration on Wednesday announced support for waiving intellectual p...

In the US, congressional Democrats have pressed the White House to reverse the US position, established under Donald Trump’s administration. The Biden administration “believes strongly in intellectual property protections, but in service of ending this pandemic, supports the waiver of those protections” for vaccine production, Ms Tai said in a statement. Mr Biden’s administration will “actively participate in text-based negotiations” with the WTO “to make that happen,” she said,...

Independent Commission Calls U.S. Police Killing of Blacks Crimes Against Humanity, But Lacks Enforcement Authority On 5/3/21 at 6:00 AM EDT An independent commission announced its findings on April 27 with the publication of a detailed report that alleges the existence of systemic racism inherent in police violence against Black Americans, which they argue constitutes crimes against humanity. Although the commission has no enforcement authority, it made specific referrals to the United Nations...

16 Apr 2021 Organization: The Center for Victims of Torture (CVT) provides rehabilitative support to survivors of torture and works for the prevention of torture worldwide. We work locally, nationally and internationally through programs that provide treatment services, training, research and advocacy that heal survivors and end the practice of torture. NOTE: This position is offered in the New Tactics in Human Rights MENA program. For more background on our work, visit: www.newtactics.org. To ...

Prof. Martha C. Nussbaum, a philosopher whose prolific and influential contributions have made her one of the world’s leading public intellectuals, has been named the winner of the 2021 Holberg Prize.

Philosopher Recognized for Making a ‘Real and Lasting Difference to People across the World’ By Becky Beaupre Gillespie, Director of Content March 5, 2021 Professor Martha C. Nussbaum, a philosopher whose prolific and influential contributions have made her one of the world’s leading public intellectuals, has been named the winner of the 2021 Holberg Prize—one of the largest international awards given to an outstanding researcher in the arts and humanities, the social sciences, law, ...

Exclusion of Civil Society from Discussions Raises Concern Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro embraces the Minister of Women, Family, and Human Rights, Damares Alves, during a ceremony on August 29, 2019, in Brasilia, Brazil. © Agência Brasil / Valter Campanato The administration of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro should ensure that any discussions about changing the country’s human rights policies occur in a transparent manner, with meaningful consultat...

President Joe Biden will seek to close the prison on the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay following a review process, resuming a project begun under the Obama administration, the White House said Friday.

The White House says President Joe Biden will seek to close the prison on the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay following a review process