Author: Injusticeto Team

September 20, 2024The Honorable Alejandro MayorkasSecretary U.S. Department of Homeland SecurityWashington, DC 20528The Honorable Troy A. MillerActing Commissioner U.S. Customs and Border ProtectionWashington, DC 20004Dear Secretary Mayorkas and Acting Commissioner Miller,We, the undersigned advocacy organizations, write regarding Texas’ attempt to pull U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) into participating in state arrests and searches and seizures, pursuant to Texas’ S.B. 602. While this law was passed in 2023, allowing CBP officers to make arrests for state felony offenses at ports of entry and interior checkpoints, the new law’s implementation is conditioned on agreement with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and CBP…

Building climate resilience for the Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians By Climate Champions | November 5, 2024 NAME Rudy Ortega, Jr. TITLE Tribal President, Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians LOCATION San Fernando, United States ABOUT Rudy Ortega, Jr. is the Tribal President of the Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians, a native sovereign nation in northern Los Angeles County. His leadership is grounded in his family’s legacy, with ties to his great-grandfather, Antonio Maria Ortega, who represented the Fernandeños in the 1870s during a land dispute. Rudy began shadowing his father, Rudy Ortega Sr., at a young age,…

This blog post contains references to sexual violence. Please be advised that the post may contain allusions and descriptions that could be triggering for some readers. Reader discretion is strongly advised, and we encourage those who may find such content distressing to approach the material with caution or consider skipping this particular entry. In the Indian state of Manipur over 140 people have been killed and 54,000 displaced following clashes between Meitei and Kuki Zo tribes. The Supreme Court of India has taken suo motu cognizance following footage of two women being paraded naked and raped. In this blog Himangshu Kalita, dives into the ramifications…

Imagine sitting on the subway in the middle of the afternoon, going about your day, when armed officers abruptly board the train, apparently in pursuit of someone. Within minutes, the officers deploy tasers and suddenly the sound of guns firing deafens you. People are terrified, screaming and bleeding. And all this chaos began over a skipped subway fare. Source link

Need something to binge watch over the holiday season? Settle in and get inspired by stories of Pasifika climate activists, fire up and learn more about climate action, or just revel in the beauty of Mother Nature. Quickly jump to the documentaries on: Pacific Climate Justice Climate Action Nature Documentaries about Pacific Climate Justice Journey For Justice Journey For Justice follows law student and activist Anjali Sharma as she travels across the Pacific on Greenpeace’s iconic ship, the Rainbow Warrior, to hear from those most impacted by climate change. The documentary showcases how powerful activists across the globe are using…

Today, December 16, 2024, Danish-Bahraini human rights defender Abdulhadi al-Khawaja has endured 5,000 days of arbitrary detention in Bahrain.We, the undersigned, condemn Bahrain for the arbitrary detention and brutal torture of Mr. al-Khawaja and call on the King of Bahrain to release him immediately and unconditionally. We also express our disappointment that Denmark has failed in its responsibility to secure the release of its citizen for over 13 years.Exactly 5,000 days ago, on the night of April 8-9, 2011, Mr. al-Khawaja was arrested and severely beaten by plain clothes security forces. He was held in solitary confinement and subjected to…

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. prosecutors said Wednesday that they’re discussing a potential plea deal with Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, the long-elusive Mexican drug lord who was arrested last summer and whose son could testify against him if he goes to trial.Assistant U.S. attorney Francisco Navarro said the plea discussions with Zambada, a leader of Mexico’s powerful Sinaloa cartel, haven’t borne fruit so far, but prosecutors want to keep trying. A judge scheduled an April 22 hearing for an update. Zambada’s lead attorney, Frank Perez, declined to comment on the discussions. It’s common for prosecutors and defense lawyers to explore…

Brazil is set to approve a controversial expansion of 2,000 kilometers, or more than 1,200 miles, of new shipping channels in the Amazon. With a price tag in the billions of reais, the expansion is needed to ensure cheaper, more efficient transportation of agricultural commodities out of the Amazon, the government says. But an investigation by Mongabay contributor Tiffany Higgins found minimal economic benefits compared to the high socioenvironmental costs the project will likely bring. The Tocantins-Araguaia waterway project began under the previous president, Jair Bolsonaro, but in August 2024, federal prosecutors sued to stop the process, claiming the…

Thanks for the invitation to speak.We have heard this morning of several serious examples of transnational repression (TNR) carried out against people living in Germany by governments of countries such as China and Vietnam. These examples reinforce the view of Human Rights Watch that TNR represents a major threat to the protection of human rights globally and that urgent action is needed to tackle it and to protect those targeted by TNR, including by Germany.This question of what German authorities can do is the focus of my comments and I’ll outline some recommendations.Before that, let me highlight one aspect of TNR…

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — The son of an inmate who died after a prolonged beating by New York prison guards said in a federal lawsuit Wednesday that his father’s attackers “systematically and casually beat him to death” in a correctional system that tolerates violence.Robert L. Brooks Sr., 43, died on Dec. 10, a day after the beating at Marcy Correctional Facility in upstate New York. Body camera video shows officers repeatedly punching and kicking Brooks, whose hands were cuffed behind his back. Officers struck him in the chest with a shoe and lifted him by the neck and dropped him…