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Polluted Water Is a Global Public Health Hazard

Thousands of Americans—many of them people of color—lack access to clean drinking water and basic sanitation services.

The cover of “Rights in a Pandemic” features Twinkle Paule, a transgender activist who migrated from Guyana to the United States of America two years ago.

When COVID-19 Offers an Excuse to Violate Human Rights

A UNAIDS report details abuses and spells out 10 ways governments can respond to the pandemic while protecting rights.

COVID-19 Criminalization: Seven Lessons From the HIV Response

Plus: Any restriction of civil and political rights must meet these five specific criteria.

Sample of WHO infographics calling to end virginity testing

How “Virginity Tests” Can Endanger the Health of Women and Girls

Plus: A 12-tweet tutorial on the hymen (that rapper T.I. needs to read)!

Deaths From Opioid-Related Withdrawal on the Rise in U.S. Prisons

The incidents have prompted lawsuits from harm reduction advocates.

Former Black Panther Alleges Denial of Hepatitis C Treatment

A well-known African-American print and radio journalist, Abu-Jamal has been in jail since 1982 for a crime he claims he never committed.

Human Rights Watch Slams U.S. Prisons for Widespread Abuse of the Mentally Ill

A new report finds most U.S. correctional facilities are inflicting serious harm on this vulnerable population.

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