United Nations Security Council via By Marjorie Cohn / Truthout As Israel continues its genocide against the Palestinians in Gaza with the death toll now exceeding 20,000 (about 70 percent women and children) the world seems powerless to stop the slaughter. The Biden administration, Israel’s chief enabler, defanged the resolution that was ultimately passed by the UN Security Council on December 22, rendering it merely symbolic. The final resolution calls for humanitarian assistance but not
A federal court said only the government, not civil rights groups or individuals, can enforce the Voting Rights Act. By Marjorie Cohn / Truthout / December 1, 2023 The Voting Rights Act, which Congress passed to enforce the 15th Amendment, has been targeted by the right wing since it was enacted in 1965. In the…
A federal court said only the government, not civil rights groups or individuals, can enforce the Voting Rights Act. By Marjorie Cohn / Truthout / December 1, 2023 The Voting Rights Act, which Congress passed to enforce the 15th Amendment, has been targeted by the right wing since it was enacted in 1965. In the…
“Operation Higher Court” sent lobbyists to wine and dine Alito, Thomas and Scalia, while pushing right-wing positions. By Marjorie Cohn / Truthout / November 29, 2022 Recent exposés have uncovered an emerging pattern of improper lobbying of right-wing Supreme Court justices by wealthy evangelicals.
on December 10, 2017 via Wikimedia Commons By Marjorie Cohn / Truthout A United Nations body has issued a damning report blasting the United States for its rampant violations of a major human rights treaty that it ratified in 1992. The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) enshrines the rights to life, to vote, and to freedom of expression and assembly; and the prohibition of torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. It forbids discrimination in the