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Know your Rights as an immigrant

Know your Rights as an immigrant rmedley@afsc.org Mon, 06/01/2026 - 16:26 Resource URL /know-your-rights Featured Image...

Natural, Thus Universal, Human Rights

Casey Chalk, The Acton Institute It was admittedly a surprising circumstance for a debate on natural rights. On September 4 of last year, Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) was speaking dur...

DHS Still Has a Civil Rights Team. Aliya Rahman Is Testing It.

When Aliya Rahman’s lawyers approached her about filing a complaint with the civil rights office of the Department of Homeland Security, she almost laughed in their faces. “It’s ha...

May 18, 2026

California Department of Justice finds conditions at ICE facilities inhumane; Second Circuit rejects race bias claim from Black and Hispanic social workers; FAA cuts air traffic co...

US: Democracy at Risk

Click to expand Image Protesters hold US flags and placards during a nationwide "No King...

We’re monitoring the exercise of political, civil rights ahead of polls – HRC

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Rights group calls for release of civilians held amid ongoing ethnic violence in Manipur

Amnesty International on Thursday called for the immediate and unconditional release of civilians being held by armed groups in India’s Manipur state as negotiations over the fate...

‘Human rights are part of our DNA’: UN launches global alliance to counter rising threats

The UN human rights office (OHCHR) has launched a Global Alliance for Human Rights, a broad coalition aimed at placing the issue at the heart of decision-making, when conflict leve...

South Africa: A Call to Humanity - a Diplomatic, Geopolitical, and National Appeal to Stand With Malawians in South Afri...

[Nyasa Times] To the People of Malawi, Southern African Neighbors, and Global Citizens of Conscience,

Rights report: immigration raids in US state Minnesota violated human rights

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday detailed abuse endured by communities in Minneapolis and St. Paul—two cities in the US state of Minnesota—during the occupation of the area by...

U.S. citizens in home-grown concentration camps

Human rights violations grow with deadly results as federal detention spreads to citizens

Latest research flags Zimbabwe’s human rights record again

NEW data has flagged Zimbabwe’s human rights record, highlighting gaps in basic rights such as housing, food and emphasising how people do not feel safe from state abuse. The lates...

South Africa: Tuning Out Hate - Bush Radio Takes a Stand Against Xenophobia with Free, Downloadable PSAs

[Bush Radio] Cape Town -- In South Africa, the weight of unemployment and economic hardship is a heavy burden shared by many.

Police, Protests & Rights

After the murder of Michael Brown, protests took place which led to additional conflicts between citizens and police. Initially, the police met the protestors like an invading army...

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Minneapolis woman ripped from car during federal surge files civil rights complaint with DHS

Aliya Rahman has filed a complaint with the Department of Homeland Security’s civil rights office, which has been slashed drastically under Donald Trump, and demanded the agency re...

Zimbabwe: Human Rights Climate 'Deteriorating' in Zimbabwe, Monitoring Report Says

[263Chat] Zimbabwe recorded 145 human rights violations affecting more than 3,600 people in April, with political intimidation, arbitrary arrests and restrictions on freedoms of ex...

Rights group condemns Mali armed forces and allied militias for violence against civilians

Human Rights Watch on Monday criticized Islamist armed groups, allied militias, and Malian armed forces who have committed “serious abuses of human rights against civilians” amidst...

Activist Alert

“When all Americans are treated as equal, no matter who they are or whom they love, we are all more free.” — Barack Obama • … Continue reading →

Growing Partisan Divide in U.S. Civil Rights Law

The increasing polarization of American politics has been a subject of extensive research, yet few studies have illuminated the tempo and texture of legislative support for civil r...

Civil rights group demand extension of SIR deadline by three months

Zimbabwe: Opposition Activist Acquitted, Freed After 7 Months

[HRW] Johannesburg -- Government Weaponizes Criminal Justice System for Political Purposes