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Tag Archives: Human rights
My Teacher, Leonard Peltier
My first experience with government corruption was when the police and/or prosecutor in my own case gave information to a jailhouse snitch so he could testify against me. They released the guy and he went on a crack mission, raped, … Continue reading
Posted in Political Prisoners
Tagged Human rights, Leonard Peltier, Political prisoner, Solitary confinement
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An Open Letter to Our Allies
To Our Friends, Comrades, Families, and Allies: No matter how you refer to yourselves, you are the ones who kept us going when we needed support. Although you may not have stood before the judge and had your name called … Continue reading
From Narragansett Bay to Pelican Bay, People Stand in Solidarity for Human Rights
On July 1st, 2011, prisoners in the Security Housing Unit (SHU) in Pelican Bay State Prison, CA went on indefinite hunger strike to protest conditions that have been characterized by the UN as “inhumane and degrading.” Over nearly three weeks … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Political Prisoners, Prison Conditions, Rehabilitation, Uncategorized
Tagged Activism, California, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Criminal justice, Direct Action for Rights and Equality, Human rights, Hunger strike, Mumia Abu Jamal, Pelican Bay State Prison, Prison, Prison-Industrial Complex, Solitary confinement, United States, United States War Department
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Dying for Human Rights: Prisoners Begin Hunger Strike Tomorrow
What exactly is a hunger strike? It is when someone, or a group of people, will choose death over their current living conditions. But not an unknown pointless death; instead, they will commit a long, grueling, public death designed to … Continue reading
Posted in Actions, Commentary, Prison Conditions
Tagged action, California, Crime and Justice, Georgia, Health, Human rights, Hunger strike, Klamath National Forest, Pelican Bay State Prison, Prison, Prison-Industrial Complex, SHU, solidarity, Special Handling Unit, United States, United States Supreme Court, Uprising
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An Easy Analysis for Prison Profiteering
Posted in prison economics
Tagged cost of prisons, Human rights, immigration, Incarceration, Prison-Industrial Complex, private prisons, profit, SB1070
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Registration Now Open for FICPM National Conference- Nov. 2nd
The Formerly Incarcerated & Convicted People’s Movement (FICPM) will host its inaugural national conference on November 2nd, 2011 in Los Angeles, with the primary task of ratifying a national agenda that illustrates the Full Restoration of Civil and Human Rights … Continue reading
Unshackled Pregnancies: Idaho, Nevada, Rhode Island…
UPDATE: By a vote of 48-16, the Rhode Island House of Representatives passed H 5257, echoing passage of the same bill by the Senate several weeks ago. The bill should end up on Governor Lincoln Chaffee’s desk within a few … Continue reading
Posted in Courts, Prison Conditions, Prisoner Health
Tagged ACLU, American Civil Liberties Union, Brian Sandoval, California, Crime and Justice, Criminal justice, Direct Action for Rights and Equality, Health, Human rights, Idaho, legislation, Lincoln Chafee, Nevada, pregnant prisoners, Prison, Prison-Industrial Complex, Rhode Island, Tina Reynolds, United States, unshackling, women
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A Report on Torture and Racism in Pennsylvania Prison
The Human Rights Coalition of Pennsylvania is poised to release a scathing report regarding the use of torture in a state penitentiary. They are calling upon activists and citizens to speak out against likely retaliation directed upon the prisoners who … Continue reading
From Brooklyn to Oakland: April 23rd Events Stoke the Movement
Across the nation, activists and organizations are coordinating The Formerly Incarcerated & Convicted People’s Movement. This Saturday, April 23rd, there will be evenings of testimony, artistry, solidarity and movement building. Women on the Rise Telling HerStory (WORTH) is collaborating with … Continue reading
Posted in Actions
Tagged Activism, All of Us or None, Brooklyn, California, Civil rights movement, Crime and Justice, Direct Action for Rights and Equality, Formerly incarcerated, Human rights, Linda Evans, New York City, Prison-Industrial Complex, San Francisco Bay Area, Tina Reynolds, United States
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Is Racism Really This Blind?
UPDATE: 10 members of Congress call on the team to change their name. U.S. trademark law says that there is no commercial protection for a disparaging term or symbol. In 1992, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board agreed that “Redskins” … Continue reading →