Columnist Glenn Greenwald’s most recent book demonstrates “how the law is used to destroy equality and protect the powerful” in the United States today.
Submitted by Nora Barrows-Fr... on Fri, 08/17/2012 - 17:51
Zahra Billoo of the Council on American-Islamic Relations in San Francisco comments on the rise of Islamophobia and hate crimes against Arabs and Muslims in the US.
Submitted by Adri Nieuwhof on Sun, 05/06/2012 - 19:10
G4S has been severely criticized for its operations in the occupied Palestinian territories and in prisons and detention centers in Israel. Recently, Palestinian organizations called for action against G4S for its role in Israeli prisons.
This weekend marks the second anniversary of Israel’s arrest of Palestinian civilil society leader Ameer Makhoul, who is serving a lengthy prison for trumped-up security charges.
Submitted by Nora Barrows-Fr... on Thu, 04/05/2012 - 23:31
A new report by Defense for Children International - Palestine section highlights the Israeli military’s routine arrests and detentions of children specifically in the village of Beit Ommar.
Submitted by Nora Barrows-Fr... on Thu, 03/22/2012 - 17:52
A new report by Defense for Children International-Palestine section has documented systematic, routine abuses by Israeli soldiers and interrogators of Palestinian children across the occupied West Bank including East Jerusalem.
Submitted by Adri Nieuwhof on Thu, 03/08/2012 - 14:22
The Public Committee Against Torture (PCATI) submitted two group complaints to the Israeli authorities after 29 Palestinian women testified about their ill-treatment and torture by the Shabak and Israeli soldiers last year.