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John Lewis Young Leaders Fellow Saanvi Arora’s California Assembly Bill 2608 Passed Into Law
Tags Share “It felt so good” to see Governor Newsom sign Assembly Bill 2608 into law on July 15, 2024, exclaimed Saanvi Arora, a 2023-2024 John Lewis Young Leaders (JLYL) Fellow. AB 2608, drafted and lobbied for by Arora and other students, is a bill which ensures that students on college campuses in California receive…
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RFKHR Book Club Explores The Untold Story of the Ku Klux Klan and the Brave Woman Who Challenged Them
Tags Share On August 27, our latest Book Club conversation featured this year’s Robert F. Kennedy Book and Journalism Award’s Honorable Mention, A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan’s Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them, by Timothy Egan. A Fever in the Heartland is a historical thriller by…
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This Week’s Spotlight on Human Rights
Tags Share Uganda: 72 arrests in August alone as authorities continue to crack down on human rights defenders opposing oil development projects Ugandan authorities have once again intensified their repression of activists protesting the oil mega-projects that are being developed in the country’s Lake Albert region. The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) has documented…
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Verite News: Louisiana immigration lockup fails to provide translation services for detainees, complaint alleges
Tags Share A new federal civil rights complaint filed by RFKHR in tandem with other rights groups alleges widespread denial of interpreter and translation services to individuals detained in a Louisiana immigration facility. This lack of access has serious consequences for these individuals, who cannot adequately prepare for their immigration cases, understand crucial legal and…
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Charting the Course: Q&A with Tom Dinapoli, NYS Comptroller
Tags Share The urgency for action on the climate crisis continues to grow: July marked the 13th consecutive month that global average temperatures set new monthly records, and the 12th consecutive month of temperatures being 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. The potential for even more record-breaking months ahead should underscore that climate change is a material risk…
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NBC News: States consider banning legacy admissions at universities, sparking debate
Tags Share An August 30 NBC News segment—featuring former John Lewis Young Leaders fellow and Cornell University student Jonathan Lam—highlighted states’ recent moves to prohibit legacy admissions. Last year, shockwaves were sent through college campuses when the Supreme Court overturned affirmative action in admissions decisions. After the Supreme Court’s decision, Lam, along with Cornell’s ACLU chapter,…
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This Week’s Spotlight on Human Rights
Tags Share Abuse of migrants rampant at Louisiana Ice centers, report finds Abuse of thousands of migrants at federal immigration detention centers in Louisiana is rampant, inhumane and meets the legal definition of torture, according to a report published on Monday by a coalition of human rights groups. Accusations include the shackling of detainees for lengthy periods in painful…
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Inside the Black Hole: Systemic Human Rights Abuses Against Immigrants Detained & Disappeared in Louisiana
TAKE ACTION Urge your elected officials to NOT approve billions more for detention and deportation. Write a letter to your Senator Tags Share
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New report exposes rampant abuse in Louisiana ICE detention facilities
Tags Share NEW ORLEANS, August 26 — A coalition of immigrants’ rights groups including Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, the ACLU, the ACLU of Louisiana, Immigration Services & Legal Advocacy, and the National Immigration Project today released a new report documenting widespread abuse and inhumane treatment at nine immigration detention facilities across Louisiana. Given the…
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Immigrant and racial justice organizations file amicus brief on systemic racial bias in immigration proceedings
Tags Share Ismail* is an unaccompanied child from Ghana held in prolonged adult immigration detention after Immigrations and Customs Enforcement used racially biased pseudoscience to argue that his bones were too large to belong to a minor. Haruna* is a man with mental disabilities deported to the Gambia due to convictions for failing to pay…
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This Week’s Spotlight on Human Rights
Tags Share Solitary persists in Washington prisons despite promises to end it In 2021, the Washington Department of Corrections pledged to end the use of solitary confinement as punishment, but a 400-page report based on an independent investigation finds otherwise. The report states that solitary is still widely used for administrative purposes, finding that over…
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This Week’s Spotlight on Human Rights
Tags Share Disinformation About US Elections Targets Communities of Color Bad actors are flooding the information landscape with false and misleading information ahead of US elections in November, disproportionately targeting communities of color. The torrent of misinformation is sparking concerns it could alter voting patterns and even affect the outcomes of the presidential and other elections. Ten…
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