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  1. trans rights
    What Really Happened to Layleen Polanco?Polanco died in solitary confinement at Rikers last year. Now her family has reached a $5.9 million settlement with the city.
    By Hannah Gold
  2. immigration
    The Heartbreaking Story Behind a 16-Year-Old Boy Who Died in U.S. CustodyJuan de León Gutiérrez’s parents say he left Guatemala hoping to earn money to buy his family food.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  3. labor
    Now We Can’t Eat Nutella AnymoreA damning New York Times investigation sheds a light on Turkey’s exploitative hazelnut industry.
    By Amanda Arnold
  4. power
    Arkansas and Utah Have Passed 18-Week Abortion BansIf they’re signed into law, they could become the strictest anti-abortion laws in the country.
    By Kimberly Truong
  5. family separation
    Kirstjen Nielsen’s Testimony About the Border Was an Utter EmbarrassmentShe claimed ignorance on many of the most damning questions.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  6. human rights
    ICE Releases 12 Infants From Detention After Outcry“Every mother I spoke to said that her child was sick in some way,” said an immigration rights advocate.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  7. human rights
    Nearly 30 Women Have Miscarried While Detained by ICE Since 2017A new report reveals that of the 1,655 pregnant women detained by the agency, 28 of them miscarried while in custody.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  8. human rights
    24-Year-Old Woman Delivers Stillborn Baby in ICE CustodyDays after the 24-year-old went into premature labor, she was released from ICE detention.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  9. human rights
    What Happened to Roxana Hernández, the Trans Woman Who Died in ICE Custody?Senators are demanding that ICE release a report on the circumstances of her death.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  10. reproductive rights
    Judge Strikes Down Mississippi’s Awful Abortion Ban, Calls It ‘Pure Gaslighting’He called the 15-week ban “clearly unconstitutional” in a blistering opinion.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  11. human rights
    What It’s Like to Be a Trans Teen in America Right Now“I didn’t think they would ever just try to write us out of existence.”
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  12. human rights
    Trans Americans Have a Message for Trump: We Won’t Be Erased#WeWon’tBeErased on Twitter is full of passionate responses to Trump’s proposal to narrow the definition of gender.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  13. human rights
    What to Know About Trump’s Terrifying Proposal to Eliminate Transgender RightsThe Department of Health and Human Services is reportedly working to establish that a person’s sex is to be male or female and “unchangeable.”
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  14. bullies
    Middle School Closed for Safety Concerns After Adults Threaten Transgender GirlAn Oklahoma middle school closed down for two days after multiple parents threatened a transgender girl with violence.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  15. power
    Border Patrol Accused of Giving Children Rotten Food and Undrinkable WaterChildren also reported being kicked and forced to strip naked.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  16. gallery
    This Art Show Explores Motherhood, Supports Immigrant FamiliesThe pieces will be on view for one night only.
    By Aubri Juhasz
  17. how to help
    What You Can Do Right Now to Help Fight Trump’s Family-Separation PolicyAccording to the experts who are actively doing just that.
    By Amanda Arnold
  18. family separation policy
    Migrant Mom Says Federal Agents Ripped Away Her Baby While She Was BreastfeedingThe woman was detained under the Trump administration’s zero-tolerance policy.
    By Amanda Arnold
  19. family separation policy
    1,358 Children Have Reportedly Been Ripped From Their Families at the Border“It’s the sheer numbers, and it’s just the age of the kids and the horror of it.”
    By Amanda Arnold
  20. transgender rights
    New York City Will Soon House Inmates According to Their Gender Identity“It’s the city’s responsibility to protect the rights and safety of all New Yorkers.”
    By Naomi Elias
  21. the wing investigation
    Gender-Studies and Law Professors Support NYC Investigation Into The Wing“Sure, some might like all women spaces, but this can’t be its business model.”
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  22. human rights
    Angelina Jolie Collaborated With ‘Abusive’ Cambodian Army for Her Latest FilmWorking with the Cambodian army is a “a terrible mistake,” according to Human Rights Watch.
    By Anna Silman
  23. love and war
    A European Court Ruled Sex Is Just As Important for Women Over 50The court said Portuguese judges were guilty of “prejudice” when they said sex wasn’t important because of a woman’s age.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  24. feminism inc
    Saudi Arabia and UAE Pledge $100M to Female Entrepreneur FundIvanka Trump proposed the World Bank fund.
    By Jenni Miller
  25. women’s march 2017
    The Women’s March on Washington Has a New Sponsor“Women’s rights are human rights.”
    By Lisa Ryan
  26. The World Pageant Is Apparently Not Allowing a Contestant to Criticize ChinaCanadian beauty queen Anastasia Lin has publicly criticized China’s human-rights record, but has not been allowed to speak on the matter in the U.S.
    By Theresa Avila
  27. islamophobia
    Woman Details Terrifying Anti-Muslim Experience on NYC Bus“I was sitting there trembling, bawling, unable to speak or move.”
    By Jenni Miller
  28. dabbling in feminism
    Iran Releases Professor Jailed for ‘Dabbling in Feminism’Dr. Homa Hoodfar had been held at one of Iran’s most notorious prisons.
    By Lisa Ryan
  29. controversies
    French Mayors Still Enforcing Burkini BanThe ban against burkinis was ruled illegal in one resort town near Nice, but that isn’t stopping other towns from continuing the ban.
    By Jenni Miller
  30. Anne Hathaway Is Now a U.N. Goodwill AmbassadorShe joins the U.N. Women team that includes Emma Watson and Nicole Kidman.
    By Theresa Avila
  31. more horrible things
    Woman Arrested in Qatar After She Reported Being RapedThe 22-year-old woman was on vacation.
    By Jenni Miller
  32. rape
    U.N. Official Ousted Amid Allegations of Sex Abuse by PeacekeepersU.N. personnel have been accused in 11 cases of sexual assault and exploitation in the Central African Republic. 
    By Erica Schwiegershausen
  33. the law
    Inmate Sex Abuse Deemed Cruel and UnusualA federal appeals court has decided it may violate their 8th Amendment rights.
    By Erica Schwiegershausen
  34. human rights
    Amnesty International Recommends Decriminalizing Sex WorkThe human-rights organization voted in favor of full decriminalization today.
    By Erica Schwiegershausen
  35. change?
    How New York Is Cracking Down on Nail SalonsNail salons must now inform workers of their rights. 
    By Kathleen Hou
  36. human rights
    Forced Marriages: More Common in the U.S. Than You’d ThinkActivists speak out in a new report.
    By Alex Ronan