Chishan prisoners report being forced to produce work gloves for the Brookfield, Wis.-based tool company, which did not answer specific questions. by Zhen Wang Wisconsin Watch Editor’s Note: In Chinese culture, people typically list their family name first, followed by their given name. On second-references to Chinese people quoted in this story, Wisconsin Watch is […]
City of Milwaukee Receives Perfect Score on Human Rights Campaign Equality Index
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz For the third year in a row, the City of Milwaukee received a perfect score of 100% on the Municipal Equality Index report. The nationwide report is commissioned by the Human Rights Campaign, a national civil rights organization that focuses on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer rights. The assessment measures LGBTQ+ […]
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U.S. Gun Violence: A Human Rights Failure
by Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) — The United Nations Human Rights Committee has given the U.S. a series of failing grades on human rights, including failing to meet international human rights standards on gun violence; the uneven implementation of controversial Stand Your Ground laws; violating personal privacy; and doing a poor job […]
Dominican Republic’s ‘Ethnic Cleansing’
By Freddie Allen, NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent July 10, 2015 WASHINGTON, D.C. (NNPA) – A Dominican Republic court order threatens to force more than 200,000 Dominican-born Haitians from their homes in an effort that many human rights watchers have called modern-day ethnic cleansing. Just days after the Rachel Dolezal episode captivated […]