Rebecca Lee Sanchez

GlobalPost

Rebecca Sanchez is a contributor to The GroundTruth Project's RIGHTS blog on GlobalPost, where she was previously deputy editor of Special Reports. She holds an M.S. in Broadcast Journalism from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. A Cuban-American from Miami, she earned a B.A. in Liberal Arts with a concentration in Anthropology, from Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York, for which spent a semester in Thailand conducting fieldwork for an ethnographic work on the kingdom's sex tourism industry.

Synod leaves questions about Vatican stance on homosexuality

Church leaders moved away from an early draft of the synod's record, but some LGBT rights advocates and clergy say evolution is underway.

Synod leaves questions about Vatican stance on homosexuality

Vatican document fires up gay rights debate

Vatican document fires up gay rights debate

Spanish prime minister drops restrictive abortion bill after dissent

Spanish prime minister drops restrictive abortion bill after dissent

Argentina's abortion battle pushes women into legal labyrinth (VIDEO)

Argentina's abortion battle pushes women into legal labyrinth (VIDEO)
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Looking at Argentina's Catholic women of worship

Looking at Argentina's Catholic women of worship

Turkey must get off the sidelines and respond to ISIS threat

Commentary: Turkey can play key role as champion for Iraq’s Sunni and Kurdish communities.

Turkey must get off the sidelines and respond to ISIS threat

IDP camps in Iraqi Kurdish region overwhelmed by civilian influx

As violence overtakes Iraq, over one million internally displaced persons try to find refuge. Many are arriving to resource-tight UNHCR camps in Kurdish territory.

IDP camps in Iraqi Kurdish region overwhelmed by civilian influx

Obama: Most child migrants at US-Mexico border will be sent back to Central America

The president has asked Congress for $2 billion to aid response to the immigration surge and said he'll push forward with executive action on immigration reform.

Obama: Most child migrants at US-Mexico border will be sent back to Central America

Hobby Lobby ruling inspired 100 more cases in less than a week

The Supreme Court said it is "highly unlikely" that more corporations will go after religious freedom claims, but already groups taking up suits and looking to get out of a pending LGBT discrimination order.

Hobby Lobby ruling inspired 100 more cases in less than a week

Ending violence against women: It's not just about being 'nice'

Q&A: At the end of the day what we say only matters in terms of its impact. If women in war zones say they don’t feel it, then whatever we’re doing isn’t the right thing.

Ending violence against women: It's not just about being 'nice'

Ending violence against women: When 'knowing' doesn't translate into 'doing'

Q&A: And thinking it does is a "very dangerous illusion to fall into."

Ending violence against women: When 'knowing' doesn't translate into 'doing'

One year after DOMA repeal, marriage equality gaining momentum nationwide

Some US conservatives predicted the Defense of Marriage Act's repeal would "break this nation apart." Instead, recent polls and events show that marriage equality is increasingly winning across the country.

One year after DOMA repeal, marriage equality gaining momentum nationwide

A 'dark day' in Egypt as journalists are convicted of 'aiding terrorists'

Three journalists were convicted of supporting the Muslim Brotherhood and fabricating reports in order to destabilize Egyptian national security, despite lack of evidence.

A 'dark day' in Egypt as journalists are convicted of 'aiding terrorists'

Taking the reins: who leads the fight to end violence against women?

The UNHCR says if we want a better world, we need to give the power to the women.

Taking the reins: who leads the fight to end violence against women?

Myanmar's military accused of torture as it reasserts political power

Q&A: The military is acting to preserve its hold on parliament as a new report shows that the army has "systematically" tortured ethnic Kachin civilians over the last three years with impunity.

Myanmar's military accused of torture as it reasserts political power