Rights

Civil rights, human rights, and the ongoing fight to protect them — our Rights section examines where freedoms are being defended, eroded, or denied. We cover the legal battles, grassroots movements, and institutional failures that shape who gets protection under the law.

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Rights Archive

IDF Soldier Suicides During the Genocide In Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said recently that President Biden’s “ammunition embargo” caused the deaths of IDF soldiers. He didn't…

4 Progressive Policies That Transformed Women’s Rights in America

Explore four key policies transforming women's rights in America and learn how the fight for gender equality continues to shape…

In Montana, Homeless Shelters For Seniors Are a Thing

Seniors are the fastest-growing homeless population nationwide. Shelters don't have the funding or resources to care for the elderly, so…

A Voice at Risk: Guan Heng, Chinese Filmmaker Who Exposed Uyghur Camps Now Faces Deportation

A Chinese filmmaker risked it all to expose what China was doing to Uyghurs. He fled to America for asylum.…

How Did Slave Traders and Slaveholders Live With Themselves?

Commerce in people as commodities to be traded for money or other commodities was completely taken for granted in the…

A Place Where Kids With Mental Health Issues are Welcome and Can Heal

For more than 50 years, Catholic Charities Children’s Day Treatment has been serving the academic and emotional needs of children…

“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.

ProPublica has found multiple cases of women with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t get an abortion in…

Advocates warn of ‘forced labor’ camp for homeless in Utah

An advocate for the National Homelessness Law Center warned that the 1,300-bed facility could be a “pilot” to put homeless…

Hate is a virus and it’s spreading fast.

We have seen a rise in hate and racism in America. We can't allow our politicians and leaders to continue…

Trump DOJ Charges House Candidate Kat Abughazaleh With Conspiracy for Protesting ICE

Kat Abughazaleh is one of six activists facing federal conspiracy charges for actions like blocking an ICE agent’s car in…

No Kings protests in DC and across the US bring 7 million Americans out to oppose Trump

Compared to the first No Kings protest in June, turnout this time could be 2-3 times more Americans on the…

Why the No Kings Protests Matter

The Trump administration has made it clear that it fears mass, nonviolent protests like NO KINGS more than anything else.