Legal Experts Urge Federal Court to Appoint Independent Receiver for Rikers Island
NEW YORK, NY – The New York City Bar Association and the Vera Institute of Justice have…
Commentary: The Unseen Costs of ‘Clean’ Energy – Environmental and Human Rights
In a world of climate crisis, I have generally been an advocate of the development of clean…
Guest Commentary: The Targeted Chaos of Trump’s Attacks against International Human Rights Law and Justice
Donald Trump has positioned his administration to launch one of the most abusive and aggressive assaults on…
Native American Tribal Leaders Make Last Ditch Appeal for Peltier Clemency
WASHINGTON, DC – Scores of current and former elected tribal leaders of national tribal organizations wrote President…
ACLU Urges House to Kill Bill that Could Give Trump Power to Crush Dissent
WASHINGTON, DC – The ACLU, in a recent article, described how it “strongly urge(ed) the House of…
The University of Alabama at Birmingham Health System Pauses In Vitro Fertilization Following Alabama Supreme Court Ruling
BIRMINGHAM, AL.— The University of Alabama at Birmingham has paused in-vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments following the Alabama…
Governor, Massachusetts Legislature Put Families Over Prison Profiteering with Free Phone Calls for Incarcerated
By Yana Singhal BOSTON, MA – Boston Gov. Maura Healey this month signed a bill stating Massachusetts…
Guest Commentary: U.S. Touts Itself as a Global Leader in Human Rights – A New U.N. Report Says Otherwise
By Jamil Dakwar and Marwa Elessawy Earlier this month, the United Nations Human Rights Committee delivered a…
UN Human Rights Body Holds US Accountable For Violations of Civil and Political Rights Treaty
Special to the Vanguard Geneva – For the first time in nine years, the United Nations Human…
San Francisco Juror Confesses Why Jury Voted to Acquit ‘Drug Dealer’
By The Vanguard SAN FRANCISCO, CA – In an Op-Ed in the San Francisco Chronicle this week,…
Guest Commentary: Voting for Billion $ Jail Latest Decision by Retiring ‘Cruella De Vil’ Sacramento Supervisor
By Mark Dempsey The “Cruella de Vil” of Sacramento County Supervisors, Sue Frost, announced her retirement recently….
Guest Commentary: Sacramento County Supervisor Sue Frost Retires
by Mark Dempsey The “Cruella DeVille” of Sacramento County Supervisors, Sue Frost, announced her retirement via email,…
How We Can Fight Stereotypes of the SWANA Region Through Storytelling
By Sarah Mohareb LOS ANGELES— If you were to search through the news of nearly any country…
Guest Commentary: National Crisis in Policing Awaits United Nations Delegation
U.N. experts must produce an objective roadmap of recommendations that will radically reform law enforcement. By Collette…
North Korea Promotes a New Propaganda Campaign via Social Media
By Kaylee Blanco NORTH KOREA— North Korean vloggers showcasing “life in North Korea” have been surfacing throughout…
Biden Administration Urged to Form National Human Rights Government Body; Groups Charge U.S. Lagging
By Jessica Weisman and Rena Abdusalam NEW YORK – The Biden Administration has been urged by a…
Groups Call for Abolition of DBI in US; File Human Rights Complaint with UN
Groups argue “Death by Incarceration” is torture and violates ban on racial discrimination by David M. Greenwald…
SF Police Will No Longer Use Survivors’ DNA in Unconnected Crimes
By: Ineka Damen SAN FRANCISCO– San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) announced this week that they will no…
Activists Warn of Deadly COVID Outbreak at Sacramento Jail; Accuse Officials of Covering Up the Outbreak
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – Activists gathered in front of the county government…
SF Public Defenders Protest against Lack of Court Hearings, Conditions for Clients
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – While San Francisco has guarded well against…