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Detention Centers, Human Rights Unwanted Hysterectomies at ICE Detention Center in Georgia Nurse Dawn Wooten claims that several women have been coerced or given hysterectomies without consent. Dawn Wooten was employed by the Irwin County Detention Center in Ocilla, Georgia. She is now represented by Project South and Government Accountability

Detention Centers, Human Rights, Refugees The Trump Administration’s Threat to Asylum-Seekers in the U.S. W.L., a mother seeking asylum and a native of Guatemala, is one of many asylum-seekers facing the consequences of the Trump administration’s policy changes and implementations that make it difficult for them

China, Hong Kong, Human Rights Hong Kong LegCo Elections and Police Brutality “I want my right to vote.” Nearly 300 peaceful activists were arrested on Sunday for unlawful assembly and other grounds, as they staged protests on what should have been election day for the territory’s legislature, which was

China, Human Rights, Uyghurs, Women's Rights The Suppression of the Uyghur Population The Uyghurs are, unfortunately, best known today as victims of ethnic and cultural cleansing, however, it wasn’t always this way. Once leaders in the Central Asian region, the Uyghurs have a rich history, plagued by

Human Rights, Kashmir “They Don’t Need People:” A Brief History of the Kashmir Conflict Written by Areebah Oyshe Jammu and Kashmir, the landlocked area between China, Pakistan, and India, are now in the midst of a territorial dispute. Throughout three wars in 70 years, there have been countless terrorist

Opinions, Police Violence Minneapolis Charter Commission Blocks City Council Proposal to Reform Law Enforcement From Reaching November Ballot The recent increase in peaceful protests against police brutality clearly shows that the American people want change, and the Minneapolis City Council attempted to initiate that change by revamping the policing structure

China, Hong Kong, Human Rights #Save12HKYouth: Effects of Hong Kong’s National Security Law Chinese coast guards arrested at least twelve activists, reportedly aged sixteen to thirty years old, as they fled Hong Kong on August 23rd via speedboat. The activists were facing criminal arrest charges for protest activities in

China, Hong Kong, Human Rights #Save12HKYouth: Effects of Hong Kong’s National Security Law Chinese coast guards arrested at least twelve activists, reportedly aged sixteen to thirty years old, as they fled Hong Kong on August 23rd via speedboat. The activists were facing criminal arrest charges for protest activities in