On this 60th Anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, we reflect on the indelible impact of the historic event on civil rights and social justice.
Today, the Southern Center for Human Rights is launching a public database to share a selection of the documents we have received from GPDC via Georgia’s Open Records Act since March 2022.
The Board and Staff of the Southern Center for Human Rights (SCHR) mourn the passing of former SCHR Board Member, Harvard Law Professor, and public defender, Charles Ogletree.
One year ago, the Southern Center for Human Rights set out on a mission to understand the challenges and disparities…
On Thursday, July 27 at 7pm ET, join former SCHR President and Senior Attorney Stephen Bright with co-author and SCHR…
We are working to ensure that Georgians who express dissent are protected from criminalization.
Mere days after news that 19-year-old Noni Battiste-Kosoko has died in Fulton County custody, the Department of Justice has announced…
A focus on reform, mental and even physical health will have multiple benefits. By Opal Gay, printed in the Atlanta…
On June 5, as part of the Southern Center for Human Rights’ (SCHR) investigation into the Georgia Public Defender Council’s (GPDC) persistent failure to provide lawyers for accused people who cannot afford them, SCHR and Caplan Cobb, LLC, filed a lawsuit under the Georgia Open Records Act against GPDC Director Omotayo Alli due to the agency’s repeated violations of Georgia’s open records laws.
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