Human Rights

Mexican emigrants crossing the Rio Grande near El Paso, Texas.

At Least 47,000 Children Have Illegally Crossed the Border Since October

And tens of thousands more are expected to cross before the year's out

When Gay Men Become Parents, Their Brains Act Like Both Straight Mothers' And Fathers' Brains

In the absence of a mother, gay men's brains become blind to gender and step up to the full task of parenthood

Nigerian boys sift through the remains of the Gamboru market after multiple explosions took place Maiduguri, northern Nigeria, on February 7, 2012. Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the attacks.

The UN Security Council Just Officially Labeled Boko Haram Terrorists And Tied the Group to Al Qaeda

Officially deeming the group a terrorist organization gives the UN power to impose sanctions

The American Tobacco Industry's Child Labor Problem

Children as young as 12 work America's tobacco fields

Parents of some of the kidnapped girls react during a meeting last Friday.

Reports from Nigeria Say Abducted Girls Are Being Married to Their Captors, Moved Abroad

Reports from local residents say they saw mass marriages, kidnapped girls being moved out of the country

Tibetan protesters in Nepal.

Once 2,000 Tibetan Refugees Came to Nepal Each Year; Now It's Fewer Than 200. Why?

Nepal is caving to pressure from China to ostracize and persecute Tibetans

A mural of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

Hundreds of Thousands of Syrians Are Starving As the Civil War Continues

Sieges and blocked supplies are hurting Syria's civilian population

The United Nations Just Compared North Korea to the Nazis

The U.N. Human Rights commission wants North Korean leaders to stand trial for crimes against humanity

Programmers Across the Country Are Self-Organizing to Protest NSA Surveillance

"The Day We Fight Back" campaign seeks to reform the NSA

What Prompts People to Eat Human Flesh?

Power, violence, revenge—and the heat of the moment

What’s the Conflict Over the Museum of Conflict?

The outside of the museum is almost done, but it’s the content inside that is raising concerns

George Mason

George Mason: Forgotten Founder, He Conceived the Bill of Rights

This wise Virginian was a friend to four future presidents, yet he refused to sign the Constitution

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