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Creating a Social-Innovation Economy: An Interview Ashoka President Diana Wells
By Cameron Parsons (’14) The best social entrepreneurs fuel their causes with a blend of impassioned personal investment and informed pragmatic drive. As President of Ashoka, the world’s largest...
U.S. Foreign Policy and Human Rights Law
Last Spring, BHRR reporters Marc Briz and Michael Miller spoke with Lisa Hajjar, a Professor of Sociology from the University of California at Santa Barbara, about U.S. foreign policy, torture, and International...
Child Farmworkers in the United States: A “Worst Form of Child Labor”
By Zama Coursen-Neff In a Texas panhandle farming community, a mother—whose 11-year-old daughter toils in the cotton fields and cares for her younger brothers—tells her child, “I’m so sorry I stole...
Migrant Labor Exposed
Often lacking strong roots in the country where they work, migrant laborers as a demographic are particularly vulnerable to abuse, mistreatment, and neglect from governments and private corporations. In...Featured Profile
A Palestinian LGBTQ Activist in Israel: An Interview with Rauda Morcos
Rauda Morcos breaks boundaries. Born and raised in a Palestinian Village inside Israel, Morcos is a feminist activist for LGBTQI rights and Palestinian nationalism. In this interview she discusses her introduction to activism through underground gay scenes, as well as the creation of Aswat, a grassroots group of Arab lesbians that fights for recognition and rights in their communities.
News
- Afghanistan: Surge in Women Jailed for 'Moral Crimes' - Human Rights Watch May 21, 2013
- Physician dismisses force-feeding concerns - Aljazeera.com May 21, 2013
- Côte d'Ivoire: 2 Years in, Uneven Progress - Human Rights Watch May 21, 2013
- Russia: More than 50 Groups Targeted - Human Rights Watch May 21, 2013
- Human-Rights Groups Criticize Obama's Meeting With Myanmar Leader - National Journal May 21, 2013
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