Human rights in the United States and abroad were central to the issues raised throughout the presidential debate last night between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump.

Kind of hard to tl;dr this one, but here are the six general areas that get discussed

  1. Neither candidate centered human rights in their comments on border and immigration policy

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2.The debate over access to abortion has changed since the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022

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  1. On the issue of phasing out fossil fuels, Harris said, “I will not ban fracking,” and Trump said, “I got the oil business going like nobody has done before.”

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  1. Harris said it was time to “stand for our democracy” and Trump said that “they’re [the Democratic party] the threat to democracy.”

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  1. On housing, Harris said, “We know that we have a shortage of homes and housing, and the cost of housing is too expensive for far too many people.”

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  1. On Gaza, Harris said “Israel has a right to defend itself … and how it does so matters. Because it is also true far too many innocent Palestinians have been killed.” Trump said, “If I were president it would have never started

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