Tag: Israeli civil rights violations

Nearly 100 Organizations Join ADC in Demanding TPS/DED for Palestinians

November 18, 2023November 18, 2023 rayhanania No Comments

Nearly 100 Organizations Join ADC in Demanding TPS/DED for Palestinians The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) and nearly 100 human rights, civil rights and civil liberties, immigrant rights, faith based organizations, and ADC’s Volunteer TPS/DED Lawyers Working Group sent a request to Secretary of State Anthony Blinkin and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas urging them…

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McCollum introduces civil rights legislation protecting Palestinian children under Israeli occupation

May 9, 2019June 12, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

McCollum introduces civil rights legislation protecting Palestinian children under Israeli occupation Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) has introduced legislation— the Promoting Human Rights for Palestinian Children Living Under Israeli Military Occupation Act, H.R. 2407 — amending a provision of the Foreign Assistance Act known as the “Leahy Law” to prohibit funding for the military detention of children in any…

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Israel arrests Palestinian journalist in West Bank

September 27, 2017September 27, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Israeli security forces arrest Palestinian journalist in West Bank Israeli security forces should immediately release Palestinian journalist Abdul Rahman Awad, a correspondent in Ramallah for the Hamas-affiliated Palestinian news agency Safa, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Israeli forces yesterday morning arrested Awad at his home in the village of Budrus, 19 miles (31…

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