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The U.S. government remains leery of having the lens of global scrutiny over human rights practices trained on its own conduct. While the State Department's report on country performance in addressing trafficking in persons includes a chapter on...Read More »
A wave of deletions of popular online commentators hits writer Murong Xuecun; Murong hits back in a powerful Guardian essay. Read More »
Mexican journalist Héctor Gordoa describes his capture and escape from death in Durango while investigating a notorious prison. Read More »
Poet Víctor Manuel Mendiola reminisces about the Mexico City of his childhood and criticizes the country's current power brokers. Read More »
The Organization of American States acts to protect its key human rights mechanisms. Read More »
Behind every writer in prison is a story. Mouse over the interactive timeline below to learn about the case of Enoh Meyomesse, a Cameroonian poet, writer, and politician and Honorary Member of PEN American Center. Read More »
The sobering fact is that Jaipur has become a sort of proving ground for free expression, where writers can both discuss human rights and experience, first hand, the extent of the reach of those rights in both edifying and terrifying ways. Read More »
While it may seem unusual for an organization with a 90-year history of promoting literature to sit arm-to-arm with international traders, the size and scope of both multinational corporations and trade agreements can have an enormous impact upon...Read More »
PEN launched its new Declaration on Digital Freedom at the Istanbul Book Fair, signaling our embrace of free expression challenges in the 21st century. Read More »