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Published
March 9, 2021

From Portland to Myanmar, former Maine congressman Tom Andrews has kept fighting for human rights

Andrews is now the UN’s high-profile human rights expert for the troubled nation in southeast Asia.
Published
November 19, 2020

Our View: Maine leads in LGBT protections

The political battles of years past have left us with more robust civil rights laws than any other state.
Published
January 21, 2020

Hannaford gets perfect score on index of corporate LGBTQ policies

The Scarborough-based supermarket was the only large employer based in Maine to score 100% on the Human Rights Campaign index.
Published
January 2, 2020

Former Google exec now running for Senate in Maine decries company’s ‘greed, corruption’

Democrat Ross LaJeunesse of Biddeford says the company didn't live up to its motto: Don't be evil.
Published
December 23, 2019

Angus King says Saudis need ‘more transparent and complete justice’ for Khashoggi murder

Maine's junior senator is not content with Saudi Arabia's secret trial and conviction of eight unidentified men for the 2018 murder of Jamal Khashoggi in a Saudi consulate.

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Published
September 15, 2019

Red Sand Project fills Skowhegan sidewalk cracks as reminder of human trafficking

The downtown rotary became the palette for roving artists to spread their message about human trafficking and the need for people to be aware of its existence even in Somerset County.
Published
July 5, 2019

Our View: Human rights abuses at the border must end

Congress cannot show more patience with an administration willing to inflict pain on people who have done us no wrong.