I wish one day all of us could have freedom of speech and the same rights. I wish that hateful people vanish and this world could be better. I decree.

Just an eye opening thought, if the points on the top of the fence at a prison are pointed inward toward the prison, its to keep the prisoners inside right? So why are the points on the border fence between Mexico and the US pointed toward the US?

Cynthia and 20 others were detained after being seized by Israeli Navy while in international waters. They were attempting to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza.

Supposedly we have the water available, we have the shade available, we have bathrooms available but dare not use them for fear of being fired. It was as if we had none at all -- Rigoberto Ramirez, Blueberry worker

At 12:50 a.m. PDT, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, a presidential candidate, is shot three times in a hail of gunfire in the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. Five others were wounded. The senator had just completed a speech celebrating his victory in the Calif

In meetings last week with Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Ali Aboul Gheit and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, the Obama Administration again made its position on Israeli settlements crystal clear.

Our Stop Caterkiller campaign has been going strong since 2005 and we're not out of steam yet. We're cooking up big plans for demonstrating at the Caterpillar shareholders' meeting in Chicago on June 10th. Click here to RSVP to demonstrate outside of t

Urge President Obama to set up a nonpartisan inquiry on torture to make sure we don't repeat past mistakes. Human Rights First and other leading human rights organizations have created a joint petition that calls on President Obama to set up

On May 13, 1846, the U.S. Congress overwhelmingly votes in favour of President James K. Polk's request to declare war on Mexico in a dispute over Texas. Under the threat of war, the United States had refrained from annexing Texas after the latter won

Call on President Obama to set up a nonpartisan inquiry to evaluate the full cost of abuses, look at how we got there, and come up with safeguards so we don't repeat the same mistakes.