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#humanrights

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“People are scared to go out because they go out with their kids, and they don’t want to go to a place where (people are) going to show up with guns to check whether they’re a U.S. citizen or not. That was very upsetting for a lot of people.” texasobserver.org/ice-raids-ab

The Texas Observer · ICE Raids on Beloved Bakery Reverberate Through Rio Grande ValleyHomeland Security Investigations arrests at Abby's Bakery shake up a small town in politically shifting Cameron County.

"Unreal. ICE implies that🚨MOST of the Venezuelans sentenced to hard labor in a brutal Central American prison w/o charge or trial or so much as a cursory hearing had never been convicted or even charged with ANY CRIME whatsoever, not even a trivial one."
-D Bier

The judge should rule today: these men be returned immediately bc they were denied #dueprocess. The Trump admin has committed gross violation of #humanrights. Will the admin be held accountable?

“According to estimates by Ukrainian human rights organizations, up to 1.6 million Ukrainian children are under Russia's control—deported or forced to live in occupation. Their Ukrainian identity is being systematically erased; they are coerced into accepting Russian citizenship, their personal data is altered, and they are drawn into military organizations and propaganda programs,” wrote Yermak, head of the Office of the President. #humanrights #Ukraine

uawire.org/kyiv-accuses-russia

uawire.orgKyiv accuses Russia of holding 1.6 million Ukrainian children amid ICC investigationUkraine has reported that up to 1.6 million of its children remain under the control of Russia, either deported or forced to live under occupation. “According to estimates by Ukrainian human rights organizations, up to 1.6 million Ukrainian children are under Russia's control—deported or forced to live in occupation. Their Ukrainian identity is being systematically erased; they are coerced into …

“The reason you should care about this is not that it could happen to you but that it is already happening to others. It is happening to people who, we claim, have rights just because we are human. It is happening to me, personally.” —M. Gessen
nytimes.com/2025/03/17/opinion
#GiftArticle #OpEd #HumanRights

The New York Times · Opinion | There’s a Name for What Trump Is Doing to Trans People: DenationalizingBy M. Gessen
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"Thanks to the great work of the Department of State, these heinous monsters were extracted & removed to El Salvador where they will no longer be able to pose any threat to the American People," #Trump WH press secy Karoline Leavitt said in a statement.

"Ooopsie… too late," El Salvador's Pres Nayib #Bukele posted, in response to the judicial order.

“This is the Trump administration desperate to meet the goals that it’s set to carry out its mass deportation agenda. But he’s having trouble reaching those numbers, because he doesn’t have the manpower and the infrastructure to actually rip away people who have years and years of life in our communities and are deeply entwined.” texasobserver.org/local-state-

The Texas Observer · Local and State Police Are Joining Trump's 'Deportation Force'Texas law enforcement agencies and others around the nation are reviving a long-dead "task force" program that led to racial profiling in the past.
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Just because you are not one of the lucky few, who found themselves to be wealthy in our world, does not mean you do not matter. Nor does it mean your voice should not be heard, nor should you need to live in fear, or struggle to obtain the basic essentials in life.

Ultimately, we are all bleed the same, breathe the same air, and share this world, together.

#Equality #HumanRights #Dignity

If you know who Maria Ressa is or read her book, How to Stand Up to a Dictator, then you'll know who Rodrigo Duterte is and why this is such important news.

Charged by the ICC with crimes against humanity.

Many thought this day would never come, but justice and accountability are just as real as raw power.

#democracy #humanrights #law #philippines #MariaRessa

nytimes.com/2025/03/14/world/a

Rodrigo Duterte, the former president of the Philippines, appeared on a screen on Friday in the courtroom during his first appearance before the International Criminal Court in The Hague.
The New York Times · Duterte Appears in Court in The Hague via Video After ArrestBy Claire Moses

“In solitary confinement, many prisoners suffer from mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, bipolar, and psychosis that are exacerbated by prolonged isolation. Those suffering from schizophrenia and other mental diseases are target practice for the Tasers on a daily basis.” texasobserver.org/an-inside-lo

The Texas Observer · An Inside Look at Taser Use in Texas PrisonThe sound of electricity sizzling and crackling broke the silence. To me, it looked like the electric chair was officially back in the prisons.