Author: Southern Center for Human Rights
“A death sentence as well:” Deadly Conditions Worsen in GA Prisons and Jails
On April 27, Public Policy Director Tiffany Williams Roberts was featured on Georgia Public Broadcasting’s…
READ MORE >“Fix this Mistake:” Justice for Toforest Johnson
On a Sunday last month, over 400 people filled Highlands United Methodist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, to support our client Toforest Johnson, who has spent the past 25 years on Alabama’s death row.
READ MORE >SCHR Hosts International Human Rights Advocates in Atlanta
On April 26, the United Nations’ International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in Law Enforcement (UN EMLER) heard testimony from human rights organizations and people impacted by state violence at Atlanta’s Auburn Avenue Research Library.
READ MORE >Six Takeaways from Phase One of SCHR’s Community Safety & Police Violence Town Hall Series
By Tyler Gay, Microsoft Policy Research Fellow at SCHR Over the past eight months, I’ve…
READ MORE >Statement from Southern Center for Human Rights Regarding the Arrest of Legal Observer
On Sunday, March 5, a legal observer from the National Lawyers Guild was arrested at…
READ MORE >Crossover Day Update from the Capitol
Monday, March 6 was Crossover Day at the Georgia Capitol. Crossover Day is the last…
READ MORE >Legislative Update
Today marks Legislative Day 22 in Georgia. With less than two weeks until Crossover Day (the last day for…
READ MORE >Legislative Update
Yesterday marks Day 19 of the Georgia legislative session. Session is slowly approaching the half-way…
READ MORE >Action Alert: Urge Your Senator to Vote NO on SB 44
SB 44, a bill imposing dangerous and regressive penalties targeting young people, will be voted…
READ MORE >Family Demands Access to Investigation After Private Autopsy Reveals Police Shot Environmental Activist Over 13 Times
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 4, 2023 Media Contact: 678-383-4114 Jeff Filipovitz, [email protected]; Hannah Riley, [email protected] …
READ MORE >Southern Center for Human Rights Statement on the Killing of Tyre Nichols
From Atlanta to Memphis, from Dr. King’s place of birth to his place of death,…
READ MORE >Southern Center for Human Rights Statement on the Killing of Manuel Terán
Manuel Esteban Paez Terán, otherwise known as Tortugita, should be alive today. On Wednesday, January…
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