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U.N. Official Recommends U.S. Return Mt. Rushmore to Sioux
by Jorge Rivas on May 10 2012, 5:03PM
A United Nations human rights official has recommended the U.S. turn over control of lands considered to be sacred to Native Americans, including the site of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial.
Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog
As U.N. Debates Palestinian Statehood, Palestinian People Still Ignored
by Michelle Chen on September 23 2011, 9:02AM
The Palestinian Authority has set in motion a diplomatic frenzy over its citizens’ right to self-determination. But something obvious remains lost in the maneuvering between the White House, Abbas and Israel: The Palestinian people.
Topics: Global Affairs, Global Justice
A Snapshot of Global LGBT Rights, From New York to the United Nations
by Michelle Chen, Stokely Baksh on June 27 2011, 10:34AM
New York’s not the only place where equality is spreading—but being gay is punishable by imprisonment in dozens of nations.
Topics: Gender & Sexuality, Global Justice, LGBT Pride 2011
U.S. May Back Indigenous Rights, But Not Accountability for Them
by Michelle Chen on October 27 2010, 12:20PM
The administration has given itself plenty of wiggle room on the global stage.
Topics: Global Justice
Climate Talks Tank, Global South Sinks Further
by Michelle Chen on October 15 2010, 10:25AM
Poor countries are stuck between the bickering of China and the West.
Topics: Global Justice
One Step Forward, Two Steps Apart on UN’s Development Goals
by Michelle Chen on September 22 2010, 9:27AM
World leaders gather this week to face global poverty. They can start by facing global inequity.
Topics: Global Justice
Haiti Gets Shortchanged on Aid
by Julianne Hing on July 16 2010, 2:52PM
Since a U.N. donors conference in March, when countries pledged over $5.3 billion to help Haiti, only $534 million has been delivered.
Topics: Global Affairs, Haiti
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