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,”...
Rights groups are condemning U.S. footwear and apparel company Skechers as it used the star power of martial arts actor Donnie Yen to open a new store in occupied East Turkestan, also called Xinjiang. It did that despite allegations that Uyghur Muslims in China’s far west are being used for forced labor. In a video […]
A delegation from the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) met with Chinese Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Deng Li this week. This was to discuss a range of issues concerning China’s Muslim community. The delegation included representatives from 26 member states, the general secretariat, and the OIC Independent Permanent Human Rights Co...
A recent report from the Center for Advanced Defense Studies reveals that the global pharmaceutical industry still relies on ingredients sourced from Chinese-occupied Eastern Turkistan. Uyghur forced labor is prevalent in the region which the Chinese government calls Xinjiang. Even US agencies, including the FDA and USAID, are linked to suppli...
As the death tolls from the U.S.-supported Israeli assaults on Gaza and Lebanon neared 42,000 and 2,000 respectively, a group of House Democrats urged the Biden administration this week to ensure Israel is held to the human rights standards set forth under existing U.S. laws. In a letter dated September 30, addressed to Secretary of […]
Temple University and Philadelphia police are facing accusations of an attack on a Muslim student. This is after Johara Shamaa reported that her hijab was forcibly removed and that she was held without it for 20 hours after being arrested at a free Palestine campus demonstration on September 26. She said this is a violation […]
The California chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) is celebrating the signing of Assembly Bill 2377 by Gov. Gavin Newsom. This new legislation guarantees K-12 students the right to observe religious fasting with appropriate accommodations during physical education classes. Authored by Assembly member Luz Rivas, the law ...
American Muslim human rights organization Justice For All has congratulated former South African minister Dr. Naledi Pandor on her appointment as the new Chairperson of the Nelson Mandela Foundation. This significant transition follows the retirement of Professor Njabulo Ndebele. Dr. Pandor is set to officially assume her role on October 1, 2...
A Palestinian student in Sweden is being denied citizenship due to her pro-Palestine activism at Chalmers University of Technology. Following the start of Israel’s war on Gaza, Isra Barham helped launch a campaign to support Palestinian rights. This included protests and a petition with nearly 150 signatures urging the university to cu...
