Category Archives: human rights

Religion and COVID-19 – sister-hood magazine. A Fuuse production by Deeyah Khan.

Religion and COVID-19 – sister-hood magazine. A Fuuse production by Deeyah Khan.
— Read on sister-hood.com/khadija-khan/religion-and-covid-19/

Most Americans, unlike Trump, want mail-in ballots for November if coronavirus threatens: Reuters/Ipsos poll – Reuters

the poll conducted on Monday and Tuesday found that 72% of all U.S. adults, including 79% of Democrats and 65% of Republicans, supported a requirement for mail-in ballots as a way to protect voters in case of a continued spread of the respiratory disease later this year.

Source: Most Americans, unlike Trump, want mail-in ballots for November if coronavirus threatens: Reuters/Ipsos poll – Reuters

Democrats urge justices to stay out of Wisconsin primary dispute – SCOTUSblog

One day after Wisconsin Republicans asked the Supreme Court to block a lower-court ruling that extended the deadline for voters to submit absentee ballots in the state’s primary election, Wisconsin Democrats urged the justices to stay out of the dispute and allow that ruling to stay in place for now

Source: Democrats urge justices to stay out of Wisconsin primary dispute – SCOTUSblog

To provide Americans with paid sick time and paid leave so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. (H.R. 6442) – GovTrack.us

H.R. 6442. In GovTrack.us, a database of bills in the U.S. Congress.

Source: To provide Americans with paid sick time and paid leave so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. (H.R. 6442) – GovTrack.us

Coronavirus Live Updates: C.D.C. Recommends Wearing Masks in Public – The New York Times

Mr. Trump added that he does not approve of voting by mail, an idea gaining currency amid concerns that in-person voting would expose people to the coronavirus. “I think a lot of people cheat with mail-in in voting,” he said.

Ned says: People have been voting absentee for more than 50 years with no cheating. He just wants fewer voters because that’s how he knows his ilk may still has a chance of winning some elections. We need new leadership across the land to save our lives and our democracy.

Leaked Border Patrol Memo Tells Agents to Send Migrants Back Immediately — Ignoring Asylum Law — ProPublica

The Trump administration has created numerous obstacles over recent years for migrants to claim asylum and stay in the United States. But it had not — until now — allowed Border Patrol agents to simply expel migrants with no process whatsoever for hearing their claims.

Source: Leaked Border Patrol Memo Tells Agents to Send Migrants Back Immediately — Ignoring Asylum Law — ProPublica