Tag: NORTH AMERICA

US Refugee Crisis Raises Grave Human Rights Concerns

February 9, 2016

Since the surge of unaccompanied minors on the US border in 2014, numbers of Central American migrants have not decreased overall, as both the US and Mexico carry out mass deportations. International and U.S. legal protections and procedures for refugees guarantee basic rights and safety for asylum-seekers. Are these requirements being met?

Clinton Team Drives Foreign Policy Wedge into Democratic Race

January 22, 2016

Just two days after the candidates showed little daylight between their positions on global issues during the Sunday debate, the Clinton team struck out at Sanders on foreign policy. How much daylight is there between the two leading candidates?

The Day Before COP21 in Paris

December 1, 2015

Paris seems ready to birth the historic agreement against global greenhouse emissions that cause climate change.

U.S. Arms Sales Are Fueling Mideast Wars

November 17, 2015

The recent surge in U.S. arms transfers to the Middle East is part of an unprecedented boom in major U.S. arms sales that has been presided over by the Obama administration.