Human Rights Good News

Good news stories from around the world — from ending student lunch debt in Seattle, to a neo-Nazi removing his swastika tattoos. There's so much good to celebrate.

For the socially conscious consumer, it can be difficult to determine the origins of the clothes we buy. In a slow shift that signals increasing changes in the industry, more companies recognize consumers expect their clothing-makers to take their social duty seriously.

The Parkland students acknowledge it’s tragic that their Florida community was forced to reckon with the reality of gun violence unexpectedly and abruptly, while gun violence is simply nothing new for other communities.

When it comes to gender equality, we’ve all got a long way to go. From healthcare to income, the situation around the world is dire, with women in every country consistently being given opportunities at rates well below their male peers. 

In 2017, New Orleans mayor Mitch Landrieu began to rid his city of several Confederate Army monuments. It was the culmination of a two-year legal battle that ultimately came down to a City Council vote. 

One study found that over 70% of wrongful convictions in the US can be at least partly blamed on incorrect eyewitness testimony.

2015 saw a drop in terrorist attacks from the previous year, and also a drop in the number of lives taken by terrorist actions. It’s the first time terrorism has gone down since 2012, so this represents a major positive step forward. 

In 1995, he founded the Equal Justice Initiative, a nonprofit organization that seeks fair sentences for minorities, the poor, and, especially, children who find themselves in the justice system.