1/3 of Americans Think an Armed Revolution Might be Necessary Soon
Almost a third of registered voters believe their gun rights have been so threatened that an armed revolution could be necessary in the next few years, a poll has found
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Anonymous Declares War on Rapists
In the latest turn in the story of Canadian teen Rehtaeh Parsons, who was driven to suicide by ridicule after her alleged gang rape, hacktivist group Anonymous is threatening to release the names of the four suspects unless authorities act
Why We Must Keep Fighting for the Freedom of the Internet
We’re all used to changing society over a weekend of coding. But changing the values of society takes much, much longer than that, and it requires all of us to keep patiently explaining what we understand to those who don’t
Sex Trafficking Victims Rescued From Mumbai Motel
Four young women who were trafficked and sold for sex out of a motel in Mumbai are now safe in a shelter for survivors. IJM (International Justice Mission) helped police rescue the girls from a second-story motel where they were routinely raped for profit
Fair Trade Food Service Launches at Justice Conference
A new service from Trade as One has launched to change that and make it simple for people to eat healthy food that does good, through an ingenious idea of providing quarterly packages of ethical food products from around the world delivered right to a persons doorstep
Mobile App Lets Users Change The World
The Forgo Mobile App was created by activists who decided they wanted their every day, normal decisions to have an impact for good on humanity
Standing for the Vulnerable and the Oppressed
At 15-years-old, Emily Golden was running her own company called Kids for Compassion: a non-profit organization stationed in Baltimore, Maryland reaching out to vulnerable children living in Rwanda, Africa
The Justice Conference 2013 [Photos]
#Justice2013: Check out our exclusive photo gallery from the 2013 Justice Conference in Philadelphia, Pa.
Children Rescused From Being Sold for Sex
Earlier this week, IJM helped police rescue a 16-year-old girl and two 13- and 14-year old boys who were being sold for sex on Cebu streets
Justice and Liberty for all
The Justice Conference, a two-day annual event to promote dialogue around justice related issues such as human trafficking, slavery, poverty, HIV/AIDS and human rights
Girls Rescued From Dark World of Human Trafficking
They arrested the owner and two other men who allegedly acted as pimps, bringing underage girls to the dingy lodge to be sold for sex, then whisking them away before there was any trace to follow the crime
The Tale of Two Obamas
As a liberal state senator, Obama was a civil liberties crusader. Now he’s defending drone attacks on American citizens. “There always has been a distinction between citizens and non-citizens. It means something to be a citizen. And that’s important,” he said in 2002
The New Guardians of our Civil Liberties
A decade-plus of anthropological fieldwork among hackers and like-minded geeks has led me to the firm conviction that these people are building one of the most vibrant civil liberties movements we’ve ever seen
Most Americans Believe The Federal Government is a Threat
The percentage of Americans who see the government as a threat to their freedoms is at an 18-year high, according to a poll released Thursday by Pew Research
The Plea to ‘Indefinitely Delay’ Exposure of White House Cover Up…
Attorney General Eric Holder and his Department of Justice have asked a federal court to indefinitely delay a lawsuit brought by watchdog group Judicial Watch
The Question That Was Not Asked…
No one asked the president about Aaron Swartz, the 26-year-old Internet-freedom activist who, facing controversial federal criminal charges, committed suicide last week
Probe Urged Into North Korea’s Human Rights Abuses
The UN’s top human rights official has said that as many as 200,000 people are being held in North Korean political prison camps that are rife with torture, rape and slave labor
Gang Rape Victim Raped by Cops
A gang-rape victim from Uttar Pradesh’s Ambedkar Nagar, who was again violated by the investigating officer probing her case, has now alleged that she was also raped by the inspector in charge of the police station where she had lodged her complaint
Bradley Manning Has Been Shamefully Exploited
Keep an American soldier locked up naked in a cage and driven half mad while deprived of all basic rights, and you will be instantly condemned as a barbaric terrorist
Standing Up For Truth and Justice Was Once Noble and American…
David Coombs, the civilian lawyer representing Bradley Manning at his court martial for supplying WikiLeaks with a trove of US state secrets, has described the soldier’s treatment in solitary confinement at Quantico marine base as criminal and a blot on the nation’s history
Free Speech Under Fire
Lawyers say the mounting tally shows the problems of a legal system trying to regulate 21st century communications with 20th century laws. Civil libertarians say it is a threat to free speech in an age when the Internet gives everyone the power to be heard around the world
Ron Paul’s Final Plea to America…
Often overlooked, undermined and not taken seriously, Ron Paul may make the most out of anyone in Washington. Young people especially, are waking up to what liberty actually means and are on a path to reject to current system
The Aggressive War on Whistleblowers Continues…
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange polarizes people. Some love him, some hate him, others believe he is, whether knowingly or not, a useful tool for the spy hierarchy in the US and elsewhere in the West
Assad’s War on the Children of Syria
We have an injured guy, and the situation is very dangerous: His hand is amputated and his leg is also amputated,says the kneeling eight-year-old boy, as he fastens a clothespin to the sleeve of his younger brother’s shirt
