ANKARA (AA) – The Los Angeles City Council has approved an ordinance officially designating the city as a “sanctuary city” in reaction to President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed mass deportation efforts, according to American media. The newly passed measure restricts local resources from being used for federal immigration enforcement, the Dail...
Lawmakers gathered on Capitol Hill last week to mark East Turkestan National Day, commemorating the founding of two short-lived Uyghur republics in 1933 and 1944. The event highlighted the ongoing persecution of Uyghurs in the Chinese occupied East Turkestan region. The commemoration began with the national anthems of the U.S. and East Turkest...
A prominent Palestinian leader is facing severe, life-threatening mistreatment in Israel’s Ramla Prison. Khalida Jarrar has been held in solitary confinement for over 90 days, a human rights group has revealed. She lives in a cramped, poorly ventilated cell with no basic necessities like water or light, leading to what is being descr...
More than 50 lawmakers worldwide are calling on the United Nations to intervene and protect 48 Uyghur men who have been detained in Thailand for over a decade. These detainees have been held at Thailand’s Immigration Detention Center since 2014. They are at risk of being deported to China, where they could face […]
California voters have rejected Proposition 6. The ballot measure sought to amend the state’s constitution to ban forced prison labor. The measure was defeated with 53.8% voting against it in the November 5 election. Supporters argued forced labor in prisons is a continuation of America’s legacy of slavery, disproportionately affecting Black i...
ANKARA (AA) – Australia appointed its first anti-slavery commissioner to strengthen efforts aimed at “preventing and responding to modern slavery.” Chris Evans, a former senator and anti-human trafficking activist, will begin a five-year term on December 2, said a statement issued by Attorney General Mark Dreyfus’ office. “Modern slavery depri...
A report by Kimberly Murray says missing children and unmarked graves at Indian Residential Schools in Canada should be probed by a national commission. Murray is Ontario’s first ever Assistant Deputy Attorney General for Aboriginal Justice. Murray says the commission should have a 20-year mandate and be led by Indigenous representatives. Th...
Prisoners support groups say prominent Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti has been injured in a “brutal assault” in Megiddo Prison in northern Israel. In a joint statement, the Commission of Detainees’ Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoner Society say Barghouti suffered bleeding in his right ear. The statement says Barghouti’s right arm was in...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President Joe Biden is set to apologize to Native Americans for federally-run boarding schools that forcibly removed Native children from their families and subjected them to grave abuses, the White House said Thursday. Biden will issue his presidential apology Friday when he visits the Gila River Indian Community in th...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US State Department is investigating an Israeli military unit regarding the widely reported human rights violations, such as rape and torture, against Palestinian detainees at an Israeli detention center, according to a report on Monday. Several members of the Israeli military unit, known as “Force 100,”...
