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Ferguson: Today marks a pivotal moment for US human rights
Today, we learned that a grand jury in Ferguson decided not to indict Police Officer Darren Wilson for the shooting death of Michael Brown — an unarmed 18-year-old — in August. The community response...
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Young, Black, Alive: Breaking the silence on Brazil’s soaring youth homicide...
The new “Young Black Alive” campaign is aimed at tackling the underlying human rights issues behind Brazil’s soaring youth homicide rate. © Anistia Internacional Brasil By Atila Roque, Executive...
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Gender-Based Violence and the Arms Trade Treaty
FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP/Getty Images By: Alice Dahle, Co-chair, Women’s Human Rights Thematic Specialist On December 24, the first ever international Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) regulating the sale of...
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This is My Real Life. This is My Home. I Matter.
Suffocating smoke fills the night sky; sonic booms shake the black concrete streets while intense screams of men, women and children echo into the air like a blockbuster flick. But this isn’t a...
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Why We’re #WearingOrange on June 2nd
Gun violence is a national issue that impacts tens of thousands of Americans each year. Each day 88 people lose their lives to firearms in the United States, and countless other lives are permanently...
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What You Need to Know About Deadly Force in the United States
Rekia Boyd, Eric Garner, Ezell Ford, Tamir Rice and Michael Brown are among the countless lives that have been lost at the hands of law enforcement officers across the country. The reports of...
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One Year: Deadly Force From Missouri to Minnesota
Protestors, activists, and community members listen to speeches at a candlelight vigil held for Jamar Clark on November 20 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images) One year ago today,...
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President Obama Must Appoint ATF Director to Stop the Flow of Illegal Guns
US President Barack Obama speaks at a town hall meeting with CNN’s Anderson Cooper on reducing gun violence at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, on January 7, 2016. (NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty...
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Why Gun Violence is a Human Rights Crisis
Human rights are basic rights and freedoms that all people are entitled to regardless of nationality, sex, national or ethnic origin, race, religion, language, or other status. Human rights include...
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We Can End Gun Violence
Orange signals safety, caution, alertness. Today, June 2nd, it signals a stand against gun violence. Today, we #WearOrange to show our commitment to ending gun violence in America. We’re joining...
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