A United Nations special rapporteur is calling for the worldwide abolition of the death penalty, concluding in a newly released report that capital punishment is incompatible with international human rights law because it constitutes torture and violates the inherent dignity of every person.
An analysis of a recent article asserts that the 2021 United Nations vote, which concluded 180-2, constituted a political act rather than a moral judgment. It further posits that the humanitarian crisis in Gaza is exacerbated by Hamas’s territorial control and the documented human rights records of several nations supporting the resolution.
In 2021, the United States and Israel voted against a United Nations resolution affirming food as a human right, a position contrasting with the 180 nations that supported the measure. The U.S. characterized the resolution as ‘unbalanced, inaccurate, and unwise,’ asserting that food represents a ‘positive right’ requiring active provision rather than an inherent entitlement. This decision has been noted to align with the interests of agribusiness and food corporations, which treat food as a commodity.
International legal advocates and human rights groups are challenging Trump administration immigration policies in global institutions, alleging that they violate international human rights law and raise concerns about due process and judicial independence.
The United States has strayed far from President Harry S. Truman’s vision of the United Nations, as evidenced by its support of Israel’s war effort in Gaza, which has resulted in devastation and suffering for the Palestinian people.
The United Nations is on the verge of collapse due to the Trump Administration’s self-serving “Board of Peace” and the US’s failure to pay its dues, while European leaders follow the US into the abyss by calling for more militarization and coercive power.
The ACLU and ACLU of Minnesota have submitted an urgent request to the U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination to intervene in the escalating human rights crisis in Minnesota, citing widespread racial profiling, unlawful arrests and the use of force by federal agents deployed under a Trump administration immigration enforcement surge.
The ACLU of Southern California testified before the UN Human Rights Council to highlight the Trump administration’s human rights abuses in the region, including ICE raids, excessive use of force against protesters, and deployment of National Guard and Marines.
Solitary confinement, or “the hole,” is a costly and unregulated practice that violates human rights, increases mental health diagnoses, and disproportionately affects people of color, with many arguing it should be banned.
The Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC) released a report revealing the “human, political and legal effects” of retaining death penalty laws in countries that have halted executions but not repealed capital punishment, urging greater scrutiny of these nations.
The Marshall Project reports that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has increased the use of solitary confinement in detention centers under the Trump administration, causing severe psychological harm to thousands of immigrants, with one mother of three from Mexico being held in a windowless isolation cell with a broken toilet for almost two months.
A silent march was held at the Davis farmers’ market to raise awareness and protest the famine in Gaza, a policy of deliberate starvation by Israel, and to demand an arms embargo to stop the violence.
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