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GRITtv: Human Rights For All--Reporting on the U.S.
The Obama administration submitted its first report on its own human rights record to the United Nations Human Rights Council, becoming the first U.S. administration to do so--the Bush administration declined to join the council. The report for the first time showed the government admitting to its own failings, particularly in the area of economic and social rights. Barbara Crossette, the U.N. reporter for The Nation, covered the story for the magazine and she joins us in studio, along with Anja Rudiger of the National Economic & Social Rights Initiative to discuss the report, next steps, and what all this means for the state of human rights in this country. Are we moving forward? How far do we have to go? And will we be able to acknowledge social and economic rights as fundamental human rights?
Email this pageGRITtv: Honduras: We Refuse To Go Back
The coup in Honduras has all but been forgotten these days, but the people's struggle there goes on. Jose Alcoff was there recently, and contributed this exclusive report recapping the turmoil and checking in with the social movements there about what will happen next.
