Human Rights

Coronavirus Could Be Devastating for the Navajo Nation

April 24, 2020 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: April 24, 2020

The Navajo Nation, the largest Native American reservation in the U.S., saw its first case of COVID-19 on March 27th, and since then has seen over 1,300 positive tests for the virus. Most people in the Navajo Nation live in… [read]

Police Dragged Man Off Bus After Philadelphia Said All Riders Have To Wear Masks For Coronavirus

April 13, 2020 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: April 13, 2020

At least seven Philadelphia police officers forcibly removed a man off of a city bus on Friday. People who were there say the man was removed for not wearing a mask. The incident was caught on camera and the video was shared… [read]

COVID-19 Threatens Indigenous People in Brazil as Deforestation in the Amazon Continues

April 13, 2020 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: April 14, 2020

The Karipuna people in the Brazilian Amazon are in isolation due to COVID-19, but the presence of loggers close to their villages is compromising their efforts to stay safe. The Karipuna Indigenous People’s Association (Apoika), Indigenous Missionary Council (Cimi), and… [read]

Measures Taken to Decriminalize Psychedelics in Washington D.C

March 26, 2020 by Sage Edwards

Earlier this year advances were taken in the early steps to decriminalize many psychedelics in Washington D.C. The Ballot initiative was given initial approval by the Board of Elections, and will now have to get the approval of their title… [read]

DOJ Wants to Suspend Certain Constitutional Rights Because of Coronavirus

March 25, 2020 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: March 25, 2020

Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ) wants chief judges to be able to hold people and suspend other constitutionally-protected rights indefinitely without trial during pandemics like coronavirus and other national emergencies, according to a report by Politico’s Betsy Woodruff Swan. POLITICO… [read]

People Who Can’t Read May Be Three Times More Likely to Develop Dementia

November 29, 2019 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: November 28, 2019

Keeping your mind engaged is often suggested as a way for your mind to stave off dementia, and something as simple as reading and writing can make a huge difference. Dr. Jennifer J. Manly, Ph.D., of Columbia University Vagelos College… [read]

Bayer See an Increase in Lawsuits After Glyphosate Verdicts

October 30, 2019 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: November 13, 2019

The numbers are in! Lawsuits against the world’s most popular herbicide, Round-up, have increased dramatically from 18,400 cases in July to 42,000 cases in October. German company Bayer AG purchased agricultural behemoth Monsanto in June of 2018, and since then… [read]