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Canaries in the Mine
March 6, 2013 | A key strategy to ensure the effective continuation of our work to positively transform life outcomes for black men and boys in America.
Grantee Spotlight
Legal Help for Sex Workers—from Sex Workers
March 5, 2013 | In South Africa, current and former sex workers work as paralegals—bringing legal tools to the sex workers of Cape Town and helping them recognize that they have rights.
Is the INCB Dangerous to Your Health? 5 Ways the UN’s Drug Watchdog Fails on Health and Human Rights
March 5, 2013 | The INCB describes itself as a “quasi-judicial” group of experts monitoring compliance with international drug control treaties, but the annual report’s drug war bias and omissions make us wonder who’s judging the judges.
Black Male Re-Imagined II
March 5, 2013 | Every field needs a strong communications strategy and the work of Black Male Re-Imagined has helped to set the stage for a national conversation.
News Digest: White House Moves to Make Federally Funded Research Open to the Public
March 5, 2013 | Weekly news digest produced by the Information Program. This week’s top story announces the Obama administration’s move to mandate federally funded research agencies make their research freely available to the public.
Zero Dark Thirty’s Torture Problem
March 4, 2013 | The movie Zero Dark Thirty doesn't just accept the CIA's view on torture, it accepts its views on everything.
Hurt by Bad Policy: Why the Most Vulnerable Are Needed for Better Drug Policies
March 4, 2013 | Farmers, health care providers, and drug-dependent individuals must be included in the policy formation process because the issue is much more complex than the “war on drugs” would imply.
Grantee Spotlight
So You Think You Know Muslim Women? Campaigning Against Stereotypes in the Netherlands
March 4, 2013 | Anti-Muslim sentiment has in the past run high in the Netherlands. Al Nisa, a Dutch Muslim women’s organization works to challenge stereotypes through innovative campaigns.
Top UN Expert on Torture Demands an End to Abuses in Health Care
March 4, 2013 | In a groundbreaking report, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture finds that torture and ill-treatment can take place in a range of health care settings.
The Promise of Martissant Park
March 1, 2013 | The first reflex of most people after a disaster is to imagine that people need food, clothing, and shelter. And they do. But there are basic needs that have nothing to do with physical necessities.