CIVIL RIGHTS COALTION PURSUES OPEN RECORDS REQUESTS WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT...
Coalition Announces Next Steps to Reduce Harm from What Remains of State’s Anti-Immigrant HB 87 Following the Federal District Court’s order today in Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights, et al. v....
View ArticleLos hijos abandonados
Azadeh Shahshahani | 8/7/2013, 9:31 a.m. Georgia acaba de perder a otro joven talento. Needa Veerani llegó a EE.UU. a los siete años. Un año más tarde se trasladó a Georgia y vivió aquí desde entonces....
View ArticleRound Table for Immigration Reform Saturday August 24th 9:30am
On Saturday August 24th, Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights (GLAHR) is hosting a Round Table Discussion for Immigration Reform, which has for objective to inform the community the current status...
View ArticleGrant admission to selective schools
By Azadeh Shahshahani Georgia just lost another young talent to another state. Needa Virani arrived in the U.S. at age seven. A year later she moved to Georgia . She attended Brookwood High, where she...
View ArticleIs There a Pathway to Citizenship? Surveying the Current Status of Federal...
Presented by The Georgia Lawyer Chapter of the American Constitution Society Tuesday, September 17, 20136:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP303 Peachtree Street , 53th FloorAtlanta, GA...
View ArticleRights and Benefits Eligibility Chart for Individuals with Various...
The ACLU of Georgia has released a chart on eligibility of individuals with various immigration status for rights and benefits in Georgia. The chart is available in both English and Spanish and can be...
View Article28th National Law-Related Education Conference
The American Bar Association Division for Public Education October 3-5, at the Ritz-Carlton Buckhead, 3434 Peachtree Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30326
View ArticlePolicing Shouldn't be for Profit
Under civil asset forfeiture laws, police can take people's money and property without making an arrest. They just have to suspect the assets are tied in some way to illicit activity. Since much of the...
View ArticleCommunity Leaders Hold “Shut Down Stewart” March and Vigil
On Friday, November 22 at 10 am, Georgia Detention Watch will hold its sixth annual vigil at Corrections Corporation of America-operated Stewart Detention Center. The vigil coincides with the release...
View ArticleOfficials to Close North Georgia Detention Center in Gainesville
By Martha Dalton 90.1 WABE Officials announced Monday the North Georgia Detention Center in Gainesville will close before the end of the year. The facility is one of four federal immigration detention...
View ArticleAdvancing Human Rights 2013: Dignity. USHRN Biannual National Conference
USHRN Biannual National Conference Crowne Plaza Atlanta Perimeter at Ravinia December 6-8, 2013 Atlanta, GA 30339 Azadeh Shahshahani, National Security/Immigrants' Rights Project Director, of the ACLU...
View ArticleProposal Would put 10 Commandments Outside Ga. Capitol
A South Georgia lawmaker will propose next month a bill that would allow the construction of a monument outside the Georgia Capitol featuring the 10 Commandments. Vidalia Republican Rep. Greg Morris...
View ArticleThe Unfulfilled Promise of International Migrants Day
JuristAzadeh Shahshahani Today marks International Migrants Day, a day to be commemorated and celebrated by all in support of immigrants and their contributions to our communities. December 18th marks...
View ArticleACLU of Georgia sends letters to Inter-American Commission on Human Rights...
In light of the inaction of the federal government and for-profit prison corporations in the face of documented human rights violations, the ACLU of Georgia sent letters to the Inter-American...
View ArticleTide May be Turning on Medical Cannabis in Georgia Legislature
Gloria TatumAtlanta Progressive News The tide appears to be turning in Georgia with regard to the issue of medical cannabis, or marijuana, after two leading Republican lawmakers in the State...
View ArticleWith Drug Tests for Florida Welfare Recipients On Hold, Georgia Waits
Lisa George90.1 WABE Georgia public policy players are watching Florida closely now that a federal judge there has struck down the state’s law requiring drug testing for welfare recipients. A U.S....
View ArticleRoe v Wade 41st Anniversary
January 22nd marks the 41st anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that guaranteed reproductive freedom for all women and enhanced the privacy protections of all...
View ArticleThe Dream Will Never Die - Strategies to End the New Jim Crow
The primary mission of this Conference is to continue the building of a broad based Coalition that will develop strategies collectively on the approaches necessary to END the New Jim Crow in Georgia...
View ArticleTo Flee Abuse, Immigrants Need to Keep Car Keys
By Azadeh N. ShahshahaniWeNews commentatorTuesday, March 25, 2014 Georgia lawmakers just held back a crazy bill that would have removed drivers' licenses from a group of immigrants, including women...
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