Tuesday, October 20, 2020 – 1:35pmAmy Coney Barrett’s Troubling Record on Asylum and ImmigrationJulia NeusnerRebecca GendelmanAnika AdesThe Senate Judiciary hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett featured extensive exchanges on abortion r…
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Trump Misrepresents Human Rights Record at UN
NEW YORK CITY—In response to President Donald Trump’s speech at the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Human Rights First’s Senior Vice President for Policy Rob Berschinski issued the following statement:
“In his short, taped remarks…
Read moreHuman Rights First Decries Proposed Rules Designed to Put Pressure on Asylum Seekers, Limit Eligibility
WASHINGTON — Human Rights First expressed its strong opposition to another proposed rule for the U.S. processing of asylum claims, slated to be issued on September 23, 2020, that would lead many refugees to be denied asylum unfairly or on absurd techn…
Read moreHuman Rights First Mourns the Passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a Champion for Human Rights
WASHINGTON – The United States, the rule of law, and the field of human rights lost a hero and a champion when Associate Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away Friday.
From her early career working to protect and advance the rights of …
Read moreDorothy Parker, An Unwavering Legacy.
For over three decades, the NAACP headquarters in Baltimore, Maryland, served as the resting place for Dorothy Parker. Forever etched[…]
Read moreInroads to Justice: From Protest to Policy
When 2020 began, few could have imagined what this year would entail. From COVID-19 to racial injustice and civil uprisings[…]
Read moreNAACP Sues Postmaster General of the United States Postal Service to Restore Reliable Mail Delivery Ahead of November Elections
The NAACP filed suit in the United States District Court of Washington, D.C. against the United States Postal Service and[…]
Read moreNAACP Issues Rebuke of Facebook’s Failure to Stem Militia Groups Organizing on Platform in Wake of Kenosha Uprising
Facebook’s recent failure to extinguish the self-proclaimed militia groups organizing on its platform, including a group called the Kenosha Guard,[…]
Read moreNAACP Joins Condemnation of Attacks on Organization’s Efforts to Identify & Combat White Supremacy
The Republican National Convention adopted a resolution “refuting the legitimacy of the Southern Poverty Law Center to identify hate groups.”[…]
Read moreCivil Rights Leaders Issue Statement on Armed White Militia Violence Against Protesters and Police Camaraderie with Militia Members
On August 27th… Leading national racial justice organizational leaders issued a joint statement on armed white militia violence and police[…]
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