NEWS
Stay current with the latest news in Social Justice
Court Finds that Texas Law Requiring the Rejection of Mail Ballots and Applications Violates the Civil Rights Act
On August 18, 2023 The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas ruled yesterday that portions of Texas Senate Bill 1, adopted in September 2021, violate the Civil…
Read More
These deadly racist attacks should be impossible, but they’re becoming more common
By Jaweed Kaleem On August 30, 2023 A young white man wielding a weapon marked with a swastika. A trail of manifestos espousing far-right ideologies. Victims killed because of their race. It’s…
Read MoreCivil Rights Organizations Send Letter to Texas Superintendents Calling for Accordance with Crown Act
By Kristi Gross On August 11, 2023 HOUSTON — Civil rights organizations sent a letter to every K-12 superintendent in Texas today urging them to update their policies to be compliant with…
Read More
Saudi Arabia: Mass Killings of Migrants at Yemen Border
On August 21, 2023 Systematic Abuses of Ethiopians May Amount to Crimes Against Humanity (London) – Saudi border guards have killed at least hundreds of Ethiopian migrants and asylum seekers who tried…
Read MoreWFP Geneva Palais Briefing Note: Millions in the DRC risk going hungry as funding dries up
By Peter Musoko On August 22, 2023 This is a summary of what was said by Peter Musoko, Country Director for WFP in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)…
Read More
Egypt’s President el-Sisi pardons prominent activist Douma, other prisoners
On August 19, 2023 Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has pardoned a number of prisoners, including prominent Egyptian activist Ahmed Douma, state TV and lawyers have said. Douma, 37, a leading…
Read MoreHaiti’s crisis deepens as thousands displaced by violence
On August 16, 2023 A surge in violence in parts of Haiti’s capital over the past week has pushed more than 3,000 people to flee their homes, including many who have been…
Read More
Nearly 500 Children Die From Hunger in Sudan as Fighting Halts Life-Saving Treatment Programs
By Katharina Schroeder and Daphnee Cook August 22, 2023 KHARTOUM, 22 August 2023 – At least 498 children in Sudan and likely hundreds more have died from hunger, including two dozen…
Read More
The ‘curse of 35’: In China, millennials are already too old for some employers
By Berry Wang and Jessie Yeung On August 26, 2023 When Han lost her job as an interface designer in Beijing in February, she figured her 10 years of experience meant…
Read More