Human Rights

For Prostitutes, Is Murder an Occupational Hazard?

The executive director of Helping Individual Prostitutes Survive talks about sex worker safety.

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| Fri Mar. 18, 2011 5:00 PM PDT

How to Kick Ass: The Video

What should you do if you get assaulted in your own home? Watch and find out.

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| Fri Mar. 18, 2011 11:38 AM PDT

The Growing Bradley Manning Backlash

A rising chorus of media and activist voices is calling for an end to the harsh treatment of the alleged WikiLeaks leaker.

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| Fri Mar. 18, 2011 9:02 AM PDT

Left Behind in Libya

Scenes from Libya's growing refugee crisis.

Photographs by Manu Brabo/zReportage/Zuma

 | Fri Mar. 18, 2011 12:01 AM PDT

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What Will Happen When the US Attacks Qaddafi?

The UN vote is in. Here are some consequences, international and domestic, of going after Libya's leader for life.

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| Thu Mar. 17, 2011 1:07 PM PDT

The New York Times' Rape-Friendly Reporting

The Gray Lady goes easy on the alleged perpetrators of the horrific rape of an 11-year-old in Texas.

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| Wed Mar. 9, 2011 12:25 PM PST

LSE Director Who Took Money From Qaddafi Steps Down

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| Fri Mar. 4, 2011 1:12 PM PST

Deconstructing MoJo's Haiti Reconstruction Story

"A little like getting an ice cream sundae while being beaten with a stick."

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| Fri Mar. 4, 2011 11:55 AM PST

Libya: Oil Industry Group Opposes Obama's Sanctions

A lobbying outfit that represents Halliburton and other US companies says the administration is pursuing a "failed strategy."

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| Fri Mar. 4, 2011 1:01 AM PST

From Libya With Love

How a US consulting firm used American academics to rehab Muammar Qaddafi’s image.

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| Thu Mar. 3, 2011 1:01 AM PST

What’s Happening With China’s Jasmine Revolution?

How the revolutionary movement spreading across the Middle East and North Africa is taking hold in China...if at all.

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| Fri Feb. 25, 2011 12:30 PM PST

More Tips for Kicking Ass Before Yours Gets Grabbed…Or Worse

Part two of a crash course on handling would-be rapists and other on-the-job hazards for female journalists.

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| Fri Feb. 25, 2011 1:00 AM PST

Beware the "Dirty Handshake"

And other advice for reporting while female in Central Africa.

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| Thu Feb. 24, 2011 2:12 PM PST

In Zimbabwe, Zero Tolerance for "the Egyptian Way"

Robert Mugabe's regime faced a serious challenge already in 2008. Could an Egypt-style uprising now come to Zimbabwe?

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| Wed Feb. 23, 2011 6:24 PM PST

What's Happening in Egypt Explained

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| Wed Feb. 23, 2011 8:40 AM PST

Confessions of an Ex-Qaddafi Lobbyist

What's it like to flack for a notorious despot?

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| Wed Feb. 23, 2011 4:00 AM PST

Expat Libyan Poet: "The People Have Gone Through the Ultimate Dismissal of Fear by Offering Their Lives"

"This is the moment we've been waiting for," Khaled Mattawa tells Mother Jones.

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| Tue Feb. 22, 2011 4:32 PM PST

The Muslim Brotherhood: A Democratizing Influence?

An American political scientist observed the Muslim Brotherhood for more than a decade— and regards them as Egypt's "only real political party."

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| Tue Feb. 22, 2011 4:00 AM PST

What's Happening in Bahrain Explained

The latest on the Egypt-inspired protests sweeping this tiny Gulf kingdom.

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| Fri Feb. 18, 2011 9:45 AM PST

Ecuador Court Orders Chevron to Pay Up

Another court decision in the face-off between Chevron and Ecuadorian tribal communities.

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| Wed Feb. 16, 2011 4:33 PM PST