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From Mass Graves to Mass Incarceration
President Nayib Bukele came to power in El Salvador on a promise of ending gang violence. He succeeded, turning a state that was the world’s murder capital into to one with one of the lowest homicide…
Published on 1 year ago
The Chalk Bicycle
Since April 2023, more than a half-million people have been displaced in Sudan due to fighting between two armed forces who were once aligned. The story of how the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces a…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
Protesting a Dictatorship in a Dictatorship
In the early aughts, a campaign to “Save Sudan” became the bipartisan issue of the time. Celebrities and politicians alike implored a global audience to pay attention to and advocate against Suan’s h…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
"The Sacrifice Zone"
When Robert Taylor bought land and began to build a home in St. John Parish in Louisiana, he envisioned a compound that would house his family for generations to come. Now, Taylor hopes that his gran…
Published on 1 year, 4 months ago
They Fired on us Like Rain
In 2023, Human Rights Watch researcher Nadia Hardman came across a letter the United Nations had sent to the government of Saudi Arabia expressing concern over the killing of Ethiopian migrants who …
Published on 1 year, 4 months ago
Shipbreaking: The Most Dangerous Job in the World
What happens to cargo ships at the end of their lives? Often, they wind up beached on shores in the global south where untrained and unprotected workers are tasked with breaking them apart in dangero…
Published on 1 year, 5 months ago
When Mariupol Went Dark
The Russian military assault on the Ukrainian city of Mariupol between February and May 2022 left thousands of civilians dead and injured, including many in apparently unlawful attacks, and trapped h…
Published on 1 year, 5 months ago
Teaser: Rights & Wrongs
Teaser: Rights & Wrongs
Published on 1 year, 5 months ago