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China, Human Rights, Uyghurs The Acid Test for Whitewash: Forced Labor in the Supply Chain Written by Snigdha Jagarlapudi and Annie McDonnell While studying at Al-Azhar Islamic University in Egypt, Muyesser Muhemmed met her future husband, Sedirjan. They married in 2006 and moved to Kazakhstan in 2007. In 2016, Muyesser

Election Integrity, Uncategorized Pima County Recorder candidate on Election Security Response from Pima County Recorder candidate Kim Challender regarding paper ballots and paper backups for e-pollbooks: ————————————————————–            Thank you for your advocacy and expertise on election security. I’ve been researching voting systems and electronic options for many years. I agree

Uncategorized An Open Letter to the Mayor of Los Angeles on the Killing of David “Dizzy” Martinez. To Eric Garcetti and others, I am a reporter with Raise the Voices, an advocacy journalism organization. We are writing and publishing a report on David “Dizzy” Martinez, who was shot twice by

Open Letters, Police Violence An Open Letter to the Cleveland Division of Police, the Department of Justice, and Governor Mike DeWine on the Killing of Reginald Williams Jr. An Open Letter to the Cleveland Division of Police, the Department of Justice, and Governor Mike DeWine on the Killing of Reginald

Human Rights, Open Letters, Police Violence An Open Letter to the Mayor of Los Angeles on the Killing of Ezell Ford To the Mayor’s Office of Los Angeles, My name is Meron, and I am a reporter with Raise the Voices, an advocacy journalism organization. I am writing to

Detention Centers, Open Letters Open Letter to Core Civic Board and Execs Mr Mark Emkes, Ms Donna Alvarez, Mr Damon Hininger and all,            As I am sure you are aware, seventy detainees at the La Palma facility have signed a letter detailing specific complaints, including exposure to COVID19, coercion to

Police Violence Protests in Chile and Lack of Government Response Continue Protests in Chile A number of large protests erupted across the world last year. Whether they were in response to human rights issues, violence, contentious legislation, or state repression, protests made peoples’ voices heard. An array of protesters in

China, Hong Kong, Open Letters An Open Letter to Goldman Sachs on the Hong Kong National Security Law Dear Mr. Siewert,                                    As stated in the first paragraph of Goldman Sachs’ official statement on human rights: “As a global financial institution, Goldman Sachs recognizes and takes seriously its responsibility to help