Human rights Archive
An inmate sleeps in their cell at the El Dorado County Juvenile Hall in Placerville, California, November 6, 2014. Photo by Max Whittaker. The high rate of abused and neglected children within the juvenile justice system was one of the …
A little over a year after the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office presented the Blue Ribbon Commission on Child Protection with an overview of the county’s underutilized $2 million child abuse cross-reporting system, the county’s Board of Supervisors voted yesterday …
“Oh, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet.” Rudyard Kipling’s verse, from 1889, makes a mockery of pride in 'progress'. The 'twain' takes many forms in contemporary Australia, and none more destructive than the …
I was watching a leadership video and the guy on the screen pointed and asked: “What story do YOU want to tell?” My immediate thought was: “Not mine.” My story is boring: White girl, raised in upper-middle class neighborhood. My …
By Sharon ChinSince victims and survivors of sexual exploitation and trafficking are exposed to such extreme situations, they have higher risk of experiencing physical and/or mental illness that may require treatment. The possibility of interaction between health provider and victim …
Civil-rights groups want feds to ensure immigrant children can get NC educations This piece originally appeared in the Charlotte Observer By T. Keung Hui khui@newsobserver.com Posted: Friday, Sep. 12, 2014 Some of the more than 1,400 immigrant children recently relocated …
Written consent as a tool of racial equity By Ian A.Mance This piece first appeared on The Durham News website on August 22, 2014. It has been modified to include a video mentioned in the text of the article. City …
According to this article, 13 of Canada’s first responders have committed suicide in a span of about 10 weeks, i.e paramedics, firefighters, police officers, dispatchers and prison staff have ended their lives after working in challenging jobs that regularly required them …
Sparked by a surge in Central American migrants fleeing their homes due to poverty and violence, protests near San Diego calling to deport immigrants reignited the debate surrounding immigration policy. In one example, 100 protesters sought to turn back buses …
I often hear positive references to the “good old days” as individuals reflect on how much better things were in the past, and yet, as a visible minority female immigrant, I cannot help but consider how much worse my experience …
