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Human Rights

Guantanamo Witness Relief

Few people were talking about Guantanamo when a group of Humboldt (Calif.) Meeting members began laboring over a response to… Fred Adler

The Politics of Water: A Case in Brazil

The Cedar Reservoir of Quixadà, Cearà, is one of the most beautiful spots in Brazil. I sat there for hours… Nicholas Arons

Friends Peacemaking in Burundi

It would be hard for people to kill each other when they have been laughing and crying together in such… David Zarembka

Creating Policies that Promote a Healthy Global Society

As a legislative intern at Friends Committee on National Legislation working on legislative policies that address energy and the environment,… Marya Hillesland

Who Owns the Water?

Of all the world’s natural resources, few are as fundamental as water. Yet, according to Years of Fresh Water, a… Arnie Alpert

Belonging

I sit on the steps of my son’s house in a small town in Nicaragua watching the world go by,… Pamela Haines

Queries from Afghanistan

The war between 72 nations has left all in regret. Because they have not seen truth, they have created fairy… Paul Barker

U.S. Exceptionalism vs. Human Solidarity

The attack of September 11, 2001, on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon has generated a range of responses… Keith Helmuth

To Friends Journal Readers: A Response

I am grateful to have been able to follow the debate over my remarks that were printed in Friends Journal… Scott Simon

Torture a Few to Save Many?

Should the United States resort to torture in defending against terrorism? Suppose a man is in custody who knows where… Malcolm Bell

Strength and Suffering: A Transforming Experience

I am one of thousands who participate in the powerful nonviolent movement to close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security… Peg Morton

Toward a Just Peace in the Middle East: Report on an Interfaith Delegation

The delicate and complex issues of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the American Friends Service Committee role in the Middle East… Mary Ellen McNish

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