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Why are Children Dying While Migrating to the United States?
U.S. policy has been designed to deny migrants access to relatively safe areas along the Mexican border.
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Most Dangerous Journey: What Central American Migrants Face When They Try to Cross the Border
As many as 20,000 migrants are kidnapped every year. Abducted women and girls are vulnerable to trafficking and as many as six in ten migrant women and girls are raped…
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Edgar Arias Tamayo & the Cost of Killing
With the execution of Edgar Arias Tamayo, we may very well have put our relationships with foreign countries, as well as the safety of Americans living and traveling overseas, at…
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Little Known Link Between Militarism and Violence Against Women
Women suffer shockingly high rates of violence. A survivor of violence has the right to reparations and justice. You can stand with survivors and demand justice and accountability.
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“I Did Not Feel Alone, I Knew People Believed in Me”
"I did not feel like I was imprisoned. I did not feel alone, I knew that people believed in me."
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Peace in the Home and Peace in the World: Help End Violence Against Women!
A life free from violence is a fundamental human right, yet women and girls are targeted specifically because of their sex or gender, and violence often affects women disproportionately.
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5 Things You Should Know About Enforced Disappearances
Every year, thousands of men, women and children are detained by state authorities for no reason, never to be seen again. In 2012 alone, Amnesty International documented such cases in…
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#FreedomHack: From the Ground in Mexico City
This deadly environment has created a culture of self-censorship among human rights reporters - not only for self-preservation but for the preservation of their families and friends.
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Torture in Mexico: ‘I Still Think It Was a Nightmare’
It took Miriam Isaura López Vargas several weeks to piece together what happened to her after she was tortured and raped by Mexican soldiers.
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Ten Ways to Repress a Journalist
From trumped-up charges and removing work licenses to murder, here are 10 ways journalists are repressed and prevented from reporting freely and fairly.