Tag: human rights
Forced Sterilizations — A Discriminatory Reality, Not a Relic of the Past
(Source) Content warning: Rape, sexual assault. It has only been six months since a shocking whistleblower allegation regarding forced hysterectomies and medical neglect at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) detention center in Georgia. Dawn Wooten, a licensed nurse who previously worked at the ICE detention center — the privately-operated Irwin County Detention Center —…
2 Mar 2021
“The Subject Was Muddy and Wet”: The Illegality of Zero Tolerance
The disorder is a reminder of a grasping, struggling, messy attempt with no guarantee of successful entry, or even survival, by the end.
17 Sep 2018
Human Rights for Immigrant Children and the NY State DREAM Act
Crossing the border, underage and unaccompanied, and the implications on human rights. Aryah Somers discusses the politics and human rights issues stemming from the migration of immigrant children.
22 Nov 2011
Freeing Trade with Colombia—For Whom?
Caitlin Gunther discusses the proposed Colombia Free Trade Agreement and some issues that Congress must consider before ratifying the agreement.
13 Apr 2011