Ahead of a review of the United States government by the United Nations Human Rights Committee, the movement to Stop Cop City makes an appeal to the world claiming that the use of Domestic Terrorism and RICO statutes against activists, as well as the police killing of Manuel Paez “Tortuguita” Terán, constitute human rights violations under international law.
On Sunday, March 5, a legal observer from the National Lawyers Guild was arrested at the site of a music…
Over 2500 incarcerated people have died from COVID-19 since last March, when prisons and jails drove infection rates across the…
The Georgia Justice Reform Partnership (GJRP) is a diverse coalition of organizations and individuals committed to criminal justice reform in…
Press Contact: Hannah Riley; 470-867-7530; [email protected] (Atlanta, GA) — Today, United States District Court Judge William M. Ray, II issued…
United States District Court Judge William M. Ray, II issued a preliminary injunction ordering the Sheriff of Fulton County to take immediate…
Southern Center for Human Rights Public Policy Director Marissa Dodson has been appointed to the Board of Directors of a…
Georgia DDS Retains Government Documents from Puerto Rico, Detains Applicants Presenting the Documents and Fails to Issue Them Driver’s Licenses…
In April, the Southern Center for Human Rights (SCHR), along with the Georgia Advocacy Office, filed a lawsuit on behalf…
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