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UN committee Examining Racism in the United States
11 Aug 2022

UN committee Examining Racism in the United States

by Editor | posted in: Justice System | 0

  Women of color in the United States encounter racism when it comes to their sexual and reproductive health, a situation exacerbated by gender and class discrimination — report submitted to UN committee examining racism. https://trib.al/Jw8SPAP    

Ali Younesi and Amirhossein Moradi Tortured in Iran
4 Aug 2022

Ali Younesi and Amirhossein Moradi Tortured in Iran

by Editor | posted in: Human Rights, Justice System, Torture | 0

“On 25 April 2022, a Revolutionary Court in Iran sentenced university students Ali Younesi and Amirhossein Moradi to 16 years in prison on spurious national security charges after a grossly unfair trial. Their convictions were based on “confessions” which both … Continued

Torture Iran
Wave of Executions in Iran
27 Jul 2022

Wave of Executions in Iran

by Editor | posted in: Human Rights, Justice System, Torture | 0

Amnesty International reported: “The Iranian authorities have embarked on an execution spree, killing at least 251 people between 1 January and 30 June 2022, according to research by the Abdorrahman Boroumand Centre for Human Rights in Iran and Amnesty International. … Continued

Executions Iran, Torture Iran
Refugee Abuses in Canadian Jails
14 Apr 2022

Refugee Abuses in Canadian Jails

by Editor | posted in: Human Rights, Immigration, Incarceration, Justice, Justice System | 0

On October 14, 2021, Human Rights Watch released a report supported by Amnesty International about abuses of immigration detainees in provincial jails in Canada. Human Right Watch is urging the Canadian government to sever their contracts to hold detainees in … Continued

Canada Detainees, Canada Immigration Detainee Abuse
“Prisons are getting Whiter. That’s one way mass incarceration might end.”
10 Feb 2022

“Prisons are getting Whiter. That’s one way mass incarceration might end.”

by Editor | posted in: Incarceration, Justice, Justice System, Racism | 0

A disappointing reflection of political reality in the United States: as the population of prisons and jails gets whiter, which it is, the possibility increases of the American public finally addressing the US problem with over-incarceration. Read, Washington Post: Prisons … Continued

mass incarceration
ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
20 Jun 2017

ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY

by Editor | posted in: Implicit Bias, Justice System | 0

The death penalty is the ultimate denial of human rights, and that’s why it should be opposed in all cases andwork to abolish it. Many human rights organizations are making tremendous progress – today, 20 states in the U.S. and … Continued

ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
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