Category: Press Release
The Georgia House Unanimously Passes Bill to Protect People with Intellectual Disability from the Death Penalty
With a standing ovation from House members, HB 123 moves to the Senate for consideration with a vote of 172-0.
READ MORE >Civil Rights and Racial Justice Organizations Caution Against Atlanta’s Efforts to Weaken OIG
Recent Atlanta City Council legislation (25-O-1009) threatens to undermine the independence of OIG, limiting its ability to investigate corruption and hold public officials accountable.
READ MORE >TUESDAY, 2/18: Lawmakers will hear testimony from community members about the impact of the crisis in the Fulton County Jail
On Tuesday, SCHR is hosting The People’s Report, an all-day session of planning and conversation, where community members will present testimony to elected officials about their concerns regarding the Fulton County Jail.
READ MORE >Department of Justice Investigation Reveals Constitutional Violations, Culture of Abuse and Neglect at Fulton County Jail
On November 14, 2024, the Department of Justice released findings from its 15-month long investigation into the living conditions and treatment of incarcerated persons at the Fulton County Jail.
READ MORE >SCHR Open Records Request Reveals Mayor Dickens’s Special Procurement for Diversion Services Mirroring Terms of Stalled PAD Contract
The Southern Center for Human Rights (SCHR) announced today that records obtained from a November 1, 2024 Open Records Request reveal that the scope of services in Mayor Andre Dickens’s special procurement for diversion services is nearly identical in the scope proposed by the Policing Alternatives & Diversion Initiative (PAD) in its winning bid to provide mobile response services in Atlanta.
READ MORE >Southern Center for Human Rights, Color of Change & Center for Constitutional Rights Host Virtual Day-Long Rep-A-Thon Fundraiser in Support of First Amendment Lawyer Bridge
The Southern Center for Human Rights, Color of Change, and the Center for Constitutional Rights are proud to announce its inaugural live-streamed virtual fundraiser, Rep-A-Thon, scheduled for May 4th, 2024, from noon until 6:00 PM.
READ MORE >Federal Judge Holds Georgia Department of Corrections Officials in Contempt
A federal court has issued an order holding Georgia prison officials in contempt for their persistent violations of a settlement agreement and court order designed to protect men in the Georgia Department of Corrections’ (GDC) Special Management Unit.
READ MORE >Human Rights Groups Ask International Commission to Investigate Police Killing of U.S. Environmental Activist
Last week, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, The Southern Center for Human Rights, and the University of Dayton Human Rights Center filed a petition before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights requesting a Department of Justice investigation into the 2023 murder of Manuel Esteban Páez Terán (known as “Tortuguita”), an environmental activist who was killed by police while peacefully protesting the construction of Atlanta’s “Cop City” facility.
READ MORE >Judge Grants Injunction to Halt Solitary Confinement
Press Contact: Hannah Riley; 470-867-7530; [email protected] (Atlanta, GA) — Today, United States District Court Judge…
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