(2023-03-14). No One Should Face the Death Penalty for Accessing Health Care. aclu.org 
It was one of the first things anti-abortion politicians
(2023-03-14). What Kevin Alexander Gray taught me. nationofchange.org The late civil rights activist and author didn't let elected officials off the hook, no matter how liberal. He understood the importance of intersectionality and what it takes to achieve progressive change.
(2023-03-14). Former Tamil refugee asks federal gov't to give asylum seekers permanency. greenleft.org.au Australian Tamil Congress director Nimalakaran Sinnakkili called for permanent protection for the remaining refugees and asylum seekers living in the community and those imprisoned in detention centres in Australia and on Nauru.
(2023-03-14). California's State Insurance Gender Nondiscrimination Act and Utilization of Gender-Affirming Surgery. jamanetwork.com This population epidemiology study assesses the association of California's 2013 implementation of the Insurance Gender Nondiscrimination Act and utilization of gender-affirming surgery among California residents, compared with residents of the control states of Washington and Arizona.
(2023-03-14). Colombian businesses hiring more Venezuelan migrants. america.cgtn.com 
Venezuelan migrants have become of the largest displacement crises in the world. This population faces many challenges including discrimination, often in the workplace and even on the streets. While the Colombian government provides social support programs for migrants, private businesses are taking an extra step …
(2023-03-14). Fueled by Family Experiences with Incarceration, Black Girls Rising Seeks to Close Youth Prisons in Louisiana. scheerpost.com 
After seeing firsthand how the juvenile justice system affected their relatives, advocates are pushing for alternatives to youth incarceration and working to raise awareness.Growing up, Tamia Cenance could not fully understand the reason behind her father's absence from her life. His contact with the juvenile legal system at a young age had sparked a cycle of incarceration spanning from adolescence into his adult years — something she would realize as she got older. | Now 17, Cenance wanted to advocate for incarcerated youth after becoming aware of the juvenile legal system's long-term effects on the trajec…
(2023-03-14). California's State Insurance Gender Nondiscrimination Act and Utilization of Gender-Affirming Surgery. jamanetwork.com This population epidemiology study assesses the association of California's 2013 implementation of the Insurance Gender Nondiscrimination Act and utilization of gender-affirming surgery among California residents, compared with residents of the control states of Washington and Arizona.
(2023-03-14). Colombian businesses hiring more Venezuelan migrants. america.cgtn.com Venezuelan migrants have become of the largest displacement crises in the world. This population faces many challenges including discrimination, often in the workplace and even on the streets. While the Colombian government provides social support programs for migrants, private businesses are taking an extra step …
(2023-03-14). Fueled by Family Experiences with Incarceration, Black Girls Rising Seeks to Close Youth Prisons in Louisiana. scheerpost.com After seeing firsthand how the juvenile justice system affected their relatives, advocates are pushing for alternatives to youth incarceration and working to raise awareness.Growing up, Tamia Cenance could not fully understand the reason behind her father's absence from her life. His contact with the juvenile legal system at a young age had sparked a cycle of incarceration spanning from adolescence into his adult years — something she would realize as she got older. | Now 17, Cenance wanted to advocate for incarcerated youth after becoming aware of the juvenile legal system's long-term effects on the trajec…
(2023-03-15). Family members and activists protest murderous West Virginia jails. workers.org 
Charleston, West Virginia Two rallies were held in southern West Virginia to raise awareness of the high number of deaths at regional jails throughout the state in the last year. The over 100 prisoners, who have "mysteriously" died while incarcerated, are both Black and white, but people of color face . . . |
(2023-03-14). New Federal Proposal Could Seize 75% of Commissary Funds Sent to Prisoners. scheerpost.com The Bureau of Prisons proposal would automatically deduct three quarters of money sent to prisoners—today is the last day to submit a public comment opposing this measure.
(2023-03-14). The "French Era" is Coming to an End, and Not Just in Africa. libya360.wordpress.com Vladimir Danilov During his recent four-day African tour, French President Emmanuel Macron was forced to admit that the era of the "Franàßafrique" is over in Gabon. It existed for more than six decades, realizing Paris' desire to imprison its former colonies in Africa in the "arms" of enslaving economic agreements and informal arrangements with the…
(2023-03-14). Torture, Murder and Security Clearances at the Defense Security Cooperation Agency. indybay.org The news out of the democratic republic of Chile this week is that the conviction of Jaime Garcia Covarrubias—the former National Defense University / Defense Security Cooperation Agency professor who was since 2008 the target of the Petitioner's disclosures through the NDU/DSCA chain of command—for the torture and murder of an unarmed detainee was upheld by that country's Supreme Court. | Garcia Covarrubias has been sentenced to seven years in prison for his authorship of that crime, one of two involving the torture and clandestine murder of unarmed detainees for which he has already been convicted a…
(2023-03-14). Global campaign demanding freedom for Mumia Abu-Jamal intensifies. peoplesdispatch.org On March 10, members of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) and the Socialist Revolutionary Workers Party (SRWP), marched to the US embassy in Pretoria to demand freedom for Mumia Abu-Jamal. Mumia is a political prisoner who has been incarcerated for over 40 years in the United States. He was a member of the revolutionary Black Panther party.