The State of Gun Violence in the United States – UAB Institute for Human Rights Blog
by Caitlin Cerillo An image that depicts a person holding a gun. Three angles of the world are shown next to it with a red circle over the United States. This depicts gun violence as a serious issue in the United States. Source: Yahoo Images Gun violence has always posed a serious threat in the […]
Southern Prisons in the U.S. – UAB Institute for Human Rights Blog
by Abigail Shumate Prisons, Historically A quick Google search of “Alabama prison news now” will lead you to hundreds of articles detailing brutal and entirely unnecessary deaths of Alabama inmates. This is not exclusive to Alabama, it’s a trend you can find amongst most other southern states, including Georgia, North Carolina, and Louisiana. The UAB […]
2024-2025 Henigson Fellowship Software Now Open – Harvard Legislation College
2024-2025 Henigson Fellowship Software Now Open The Human Rights Program is happy to announce that the software for the 2024-2025 Henigson Fellowship is now open. The post-graduate fellowship is open to Harvard Legislation College graduates solely. The appliance deadline is on March 18, 2024. Potential candidates should e-mail HRP Affiliate Director Abadir M. Ibrahim ([email protected]) […]
ACADEMIC FREEDOM AND FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
For her upcoming report back to the Human Rights Council to be introduced in June 2024, the United Nations Particular Rapporteur on the proper to training, Ms. Farida Shaheed, will think about educational freedom and freedom of expression in academic establishments. OxHRH has contributed to this report by surveying three jurisdictions: India, South Africa and […]
Human Rights Violations on the US-Mexico Border – UAB Institute for Human Rights Weblog
By Lexie Woolums Set off Warning: This put up discusses immigration, together with bodily limitations for migrants. The article features a dialogue of some drownings and different cases of demise. Broadly talking, migration just isn’t a brand new idea. America was constructed by individuals who weren’t from right here, together with individuals who […]
Pressured Jail Labor – UAB Institute for Human Rights Weblog
By James DeLano Historic Slavery in america Slavery was abolished in america in 1865 with the ratification of the 13th Modification. The modification reads, “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, besides as a punishment for crime whereof the celebration shall have been duly convicted, shall exist inside america, or anyplace topic to their jurisdiction.” A minimum […]
Over-incarceration of Indigenous Folks and the Want for Cultural Humility – UAB Institute for Human Rights Weblog
By Eva Pechtl To higher perceive the worth of culturally centered practices in Indigenous justice, I encourage you to learn my earlier weblog, On this weblog, I might be highlighting the ensuing statistics on the overrepresentation of Indigenous folks in prisons. Then, using studies from a number of justice-oriented organizations, I’ll summarize how professionals from […]