As I struggle, I struggle every day with the physical pain and the suffering. I cannot close my hand yet to hold the pen. I try to play with the children at my school.And I am in a significant pain as I attempt to do things I was easily able to do before October 4. I attend weekly physical therapy sessions to work on these issues and hope one day I can move in the same way I was able to move prior to October 4th. I know that what happened to me in a matter of seconds on October 4th will unfortunately be wit ...

When will life matter. When will life matter far more than profits. When will be the right time we begin to mainstream the health and life of humanity over making gains at the expense of human life.Over 70 years ago in community crude oil was first struck in commercial quantity. This liquid black gold the people of the Niger Delta were made to believe was going to transform their lives, their livelihoods and make the Niger Delta region just like one of the most advanced cities or regions of the world 70 yea ...

HAS COME AT THE HANDS OF ICE. THIS IS WA'L TARAVISHI. HE WAS 30 YEARS OLD AND LIVED WITH A RARE MUSCULAR condition.For years, his father, Mehed, was his full-time caregiver. And last October, Mehed was detained by ICE during a routine check-in in Texas. After being separated from the person who cared for him a around-the-clock, Wa'el's health rapidly declined.He sadly passed away last week. And to make this even more painful, according to the family, ICE denied their request to allow Maher to attend his son ...

Delcy Rodriguez is slow-walking human-rights and democratic reforms in Venezuela, aiming to outlast the Trump administration’s focus on her country as U.S. midterms approach https://t.co/n7aMoiXuw1 ...

A politician and an activist are the latest victims of a widening crackdown on Congo’s opposition. Human-rights groups say the recent wave of arrests is remarkable for its breadth https://t.co/hQ2gRGGEGo ...

IMAGINE [applause] your entire country has vanished. Homes, languages, and histories left without a trace. If we do not act now, this will be our reality.As climate change isn't just an environmental issue, but a human rights issue. Hello everyone, my name is Riley Dero. As a youth advocate, the global issue of climate change became an issue that in good conscious I cannot ignore.As a climate advocate, I've written policy briefs for citizens climate lobby. I served as the ethics v global climate advocate. F ...

Man who exposed human rights abuses in China granted US asylum https://t.co/eRHBR7GWpD ...

[music] It's a sweltering day in Queensland. I'm sitting in a small room in a juvenile detention center. The walls stretch wide, but the room closes in.There are bars on the windows that don't let in any light. Nothing sharp, nothing dangerous, nothing you could use to harm yourself or anyone else. A space designed to be safe but stripped of everything human.And in that room sits a boy, 16 years old, arms crossed, eyes fixed anywhere but mine, silent. How are you feeling today. Would you mind sharing a litt ...

Yesterday a federal judge in THE CURRENT IN MINNESA ORDERED THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF ICE TO APPEAR IN HIS COURT PERSONALLY OR BE HELD IN CONTEMPTIVE COURT. YOU SEE, TWO WEEKS AGO, WELL, LAWYERS WENT TO THAT JUDGE SAYING THAT ICE HAD DETAINED THEIR CLIENT, SENT THEIR CLIENT TO AN IMMIGRATION PRISON IN TEXAS, BUT ICE WASN'T ALLOWING THEIR CLIENT TO HAVE A BOND HEARING SO HE COULD CONTEST HIS DETENTION AND THE JUDGE THE JUDGE GIVED ICE A WEEK TO EITHER GIVE THAT MAN A BOND HEARING OR RELEASE HIM, AND ICE DID NEI ...

For more than a century, Iranians have struggled for democracy. Protest is deeply woven into our history and our identity. No authoritarian system has ever fully managed to silence this culture of resistance.And yet, the latest wave of protest has shaken our society in a way few moments ever have. Over the course of just 2 days, violence reached levels many of us had never witnessed before. Disturbing footage showed dozens of bodies wrapped in black bags.Families desperately searching for their loved ones. ...