Tags Share Exclusive: 94 Immigration Groups Urge DHS to Release Vulnerable Migrants Nearly 100 immigration advocacy groups want the Biden administration to release vulnerable migrants being held in detention centers across the United States, saying current policies have had deadly consequences. In a letter first seen by Newsweek, 94 groups asked President Joe Biden and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas to stop…
Tags Share Several Florida jails and prisons refuse to evacuate ahead of Hurricane Milton Several Florida jails and prisons are refusing to evacuate their residents ahead of Hurricane Milton despite being in the evacuation zone of the storm. Manatee county jail, which has 1,200 incarcerated people and is located on the south-east side of Tampa Bay, in the path…
Tags Share Michael Brown’s mom pushes for justice for her son in public hearing The mother of Michael Brown — who was shot and killed by a Ferguson police officer in 2014 sparking protests around the county — gave testimony to the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights (IACHR) to review the case of her son’s killing in…
Tags Share Americas: On World Refugee Day, states must prioritize the human rights of those seeking protection in the Americas On the occasion of World Refugee Day, Amnesty International has issued an open letter to the States parties to the Cartagena Declaration on Refugees, who are currently meeting in Bogotá, urging them to put human…
Tags Share Across the world, journalists are under threat for sharing the truth Conflict in Gaza, war in Ukraine, a battle over the global environment – the world is becoming an increasingly hostile place, particularly for frontline journalists. Last year saw 99 killings of reporters, up 44% on 2022 and the highest toll since 2015.…
Tags Share Washington D.C., London, Rio de Janeiro,June 7, 2023 On May 30, the Lower House of the Brazilian Congress passed Bill 490/2007, which aims to establish restrictions on the demarcation process of Indigenous lands. These territories hold critical importance in safeguarding the Amazon rainforest and other Brazilian biomes, as well as the rights and…
Tags Share Each year in April the world celebrates Earth Day, but the need to really tackle environmental protection has never been more urgent than now. While States and businesses continue failing to articulate and follow through on actions to address the climate crisis and protect from its impact the communities most affected by it,…
Tags Share The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights hearings laid bare the plights of Black migrants in the U.S. and Brazil’s Indigenous communities when the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights’ international and U.S. advocacy and litigation teams testified last week. During the hearings, Daniel Tse, joint legal fellow with RFKHR and the Haitian Bridge Alliance,…
Tags Share Brasilia, Washington D.C.October 28, 2022 As the context for indigenous peoples in Brazil is increasingly hostile and adverse as the State continues to direct efforts to infringe on their territorial rights threaten the legitimate and safe occupancy of their territories, the organizations Articulação dos Povos Indígenas do Brasil (APIB), Coordenação das Organizações Indígenas…
Tags Share Brasilia, Washington D.C.28 de Outubro 2022. O contexto para os povos indígenas no Brasil é cada vez mais hostil e adverso, na medida em que o Estado direciona esforços para violar seus direitos territoriais por meio de medidas fáticas e jurídicas que ameaçam a habitação legítima e segura de seus territórios. Além disso,…
Tags Share Brasilia, Washington D.C. 28 de octubre de 2022. El contexto para los pueblos indígenas en Brasil es cada vez más hostil y adverso en la medida en la que el Estado dirige esfuerzos para infringir sus derechos territoriales a través de medidas fácticas y legales que amenazan la habitación legítima y segura de…
Tags Share Brazil is home to almost 900,000 Indigenous persons from over 305 ethnic groups and speaking more than 250 languages! Brazil is home to almost 900,000 Indigenous persons with more than half of those people living in rural areas. Many of Brazil’s indigenous territories are in the Amazon rainforest, and the country has more…
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