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March 2, 2022 0 comment
Ukraine Poland UN Appeal Advisory
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 1, 2022 MEDIA CONTACT press@bencrump.com International Human Rights Attorneys Ben Crump and Jasmine Rand Convene Civil Society Coalition to Appeal to the United Nations on Behalf of African Refugees Facing Racial Discrimination in Ukraine and Poland WASHINGTON, D.C. –– Internationally renowned human rights attorneys Ben Crump and Jasmine Rand, who represented […]
March 2, 2022 0 comment
Ukraine Urgent Appeal
March 1, 2022 Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights C/O Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights C/O Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination C/O Working Group on the Rights of People of African Descent United Nations Office at Geneva CH-1211 Geneva 10 Switzerland To: High Commissioner Bachelet and United […]
February 16, 2022 0 comment
National protest planned against the racist ‘Citizenship Bill’
Society of Black Lawyers will join campaigners opposed to the controversial Nationality and Borders Bill to take part in a national demonstration against the proposed legislation later this month. The much-criticised Bill which is currently winding through Parliament gives the Home Secretary the right to strip Britons with foreign ancestry of their nationality without notice. […]
April 6, 2021 0 comment
Report of the international commission of inquiry on systemic racist police violence against people of African descent in the United States
The purpose of the Commission of Inquiry on Systemic Racial Police Violence (Commission) is to examine whether widespread and systematic racist violence in policing against people of African descent in the United States of America (U.S.) has resulted in a continuing pattern of gross and reliably attested violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms. The […]
April 6, 2021 0 comment
Transmittal Letter for Report
High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Palais Wilson 52 rue des Pâquis CH-1201 Geneva, Switzerland. Attn: Sara Hamood, Maria Luisa Buscar Dear High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet: In a courtroom in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the police officer caught on video with his knee on George Floyd’s neck is […]
April 1, 2021 0 comment
Message to the Grassroots Speech Transcript – Malcolm X
Full transcript of the “Message to the Grassroots” speech by civil rights leader Malcolm X, also known as “The House Negro and the Field Negro” speech. He gave the speech on March 26, 1964. Malcolm X: (00:02) During the few moments that we have left, we want to have just an off-the-cuff chat between you […]
August 25, 2020 0 comment
Kenyan communities evicted during colonial Britain are now seeking compensation!
Kenyan communities evicted during colonial #Britain are now seeking compensation! Barrister Peter Herbert (@herbert_donald) explains why reparations for historic injustices are justified by the effects still felt today. pic.twitter.com/NcXc6op56q — RT UK (@RTUKnews) August 24, 2020
August 12, 2020 0 comment