Reflections on Being Muslim in America #Islamophobia #MuslimInAmerica
By Kate Horner Muslims in the United States and throughout the Western world increasingly find themselves defending their faith as[…]
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Vote for Human Rights First’s SXSW PanelPicker Ideas #SXSWVote #HumanRights
By Meredith Kucherov Last March we set out for Austin, Texas to talk about using corporate data to fight modern[…]
Read moreNew Report Details Examines Issues Surrounding Berks Family Detention Center #Detainees #HungerStrike
As mothers enter the third week of a hunger strike at the Berks County family detention center, Human Rights First[…]
Read more“Take Action for Health” Program to Address Health Issues Facing African Americans #HealthCare #AfricanAmericans
Anthem, National Urban League, City of Hope, Pfizer, create Take Action for Health program to address health issues facing African[…]
Read moreThe Syrian Refugee Crisis: A Greenhouse for Human Trafficking #RefugeeProtection #HumanTrafficking
By Rachel Buchan Around the world today, an estimated twenty-one million people have fallen prey to the criminal enterprise of[…]
Read moreOpponents to Gitmo Transfers Distort the Facts #Gitmo #Detainees
By Adam Jacobson Last week’s transfer of 15 detainees—12 Yemenis and three Afghans—from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay to[…]
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Back To School: Four Ways Educators Can Support LGBTQ Youth #LGBTQ #Education
Post submitted by HRC Welcoming Schools Project Coordinator Charles Girard As educators across the country prepare for the upcoming school year, some[…]
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HRC Alabama Co-Hosts Equity Fair #LGBTQEvent
Post submitted by HRC Alabama Field Organizer Tori Wolfe-Sisson On September 2, HRC Alabama will collaborate with direct service and[…]
Read morePutting the International Religious Freedom Report into Action #Antisemitism #Discrimination
By Zahava Moerdler The State Department published its International Religious Freedom Report on Wednesday August 10, analyzing the status of[…]
Read moreBahrain Detains Leading Neurosurgeon #HumanRights #Bahrain
By Jude Ali Neurosurgeon Dr. Taha Alderazi was due to perform an operation on Tuesday, but instead he was in Bahrain’s Dry Dock prison. He is[…]
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