Human Rights Archives - Page 23 of 38

Texas United Women in Faith Legislative Event 2023: Faith in Action Despite Ice and Rain

My first time attending and participating in the three-day Texas United Women in Faith (UWFaith) Legislative Event this past month has left me filled with much hope for this legislative year. A room full of Texans from various denominations who are putting their faith...

Paving the Way for Religious Freedom in the 88th Legislative Session

In a press conference on February 7, Representative Salman Bhojani of House District 92 announced his new Religious Freedom Agenda, a package of bills that expands religious protections in Texas, with a focus on optional state holidays, state exam test dates, and...

Courts & Ports Chats with Migration Research Professors and Students

Last week, I had the refreshing opportunity to meet with professors and students from Texas State University, UT-RGV, and George Washington University who have funding from the National Science Foundation to study “the geography of migration and (in)security at the...

New Year, New Ways to Thwart Human Rights

TLDR: Requiring asylum seekers to make an appointment from their country of origin to seek asylum contradicts the very essence of asylum laws. The Administration’s new “parole” program flies in the face of human rights. Asylum protections are...

Border Update With Fabi: Migrants in Crisis

Ship supplies to nonprofits helping asylum seekers at the Texas-Mexico border: Angry Tias and Abuelas of the RGV U-HAUL /Cindy Candia Angry Tias and Abuelas Units 222 & 223 1124 INTERNATIONAL BLVD. HIDALGO, TX 78557 956-630-0940 Angry Tias wishlist Team...

If She Had Not Been Pregnant, Would She Have Died?

This week, as millions of Texans prepare to celebrate the birth of a healthy baby to an unwed teen mother of color, the Texas Department of State Health Services finally released their 2022 biennial report from the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review...