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Florida student feels hopeless, humiliated because of school’s punitive culture
By Amir Whitaker “I don’t have rights,” the 15-year-old boy tells me. His mother begins to sob uncontrollably. She sees the hopelessness in her son’s…
Torture In 2014: 30 Years of Broken Promises
Electric shocks. Beatings. Rape. Humiliation. Mock executions. Burning. Sleep deprivation. Water torture. Long hours in contorted positions. Use of pincers, drugs, and dogs. The very…
Police in schools put vulnerable students at risk of being unnecessarily pushed into justice system
Parents and educators may assume that police patrolling school hallways make for safer schools, but mounting evidence is showing that the practice can needlessly push…
National Trust for Historic Preservation Explores Delicious Dishes at Train Depots-Turned-Restaurants
In the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s last post they invited you to take a trip to three historic train depots that have been revamped into swanky…
UN Human Rights Office Releases Report Detailing Violence and Discrimination Against LGBT People
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) issued a new report titled “Discrimination and violence against individuals based on their sexual orientation…
Why Don’t We Take Tanning as Seriously as Tobacco?
By Sherry Pagoto, PhD In 2009, upon review of the science on tanning beds and cancer, the International Agency for Research on Cancer assigned tanning…
Keeping Educational Doors Open
This blog post was originally posted on CSRwire’s Talkback Series, “Human Rights: A Rainbow of Challenges” By Johnny C. Taylor, Jr. The United Nations Education,…
Craig’s Life is About to Change
For nearly all of his life, Craig has struggled with mental illness. He’s lived with different family members scattered across the country, but he’s never had…
Reforming Government Systems and Policies That Could Mean the Difference Between Students’ Incarceration and Graduation
Dedicated to fighting hate and bigotry and to seeking justice for the most vulnerable members of our society, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) uses legal…
Underlying dynamics of civil unrest in Baltimore are same as identified 50 years ago
By Richard Cohen The indictment of six Baltimore police officers in connection with the death of Freddie Gray was greeted with cheers from many in Baltimore…
Show Your Support This Police Week By Saying Thanks With This MADD E-Card
This week is National Police Week, and we hope you’ll join us in thanking the officers who put their lives on the line every day…
SPLC President Richard Cohen urges Congress not to tamper with birthright citizenship
Altering the 14th Amendment’s promise of citizenship to all children born within the United States would undermine one of our nation’s bedrock principles and risk creating…