EL PASO, Texas – Immigrant advocates in Texas are marking International Human Rights Day today by decrying what they call “systematic violations” of international law and the U.S. Constitution. At a 1 p.m. rally at the border fence in El Paso, protestors will demand sweeping reforms of the immigration system. Fernando Garcia, who directs the [...]
(EL PASO, Texas) – Almost 14 years ago, community organizers of the Border Network for Human Rights began organizing people in the Montana Vista area of El Paso. On Saturday, August 18, BNHR members will celebrate the opening of The Laura Aguilar Human Rights Community Center, located at 3671 Fawn Dr. in East El Paso. [...]
(EL PASO, Texas) — The next national movement for equal rights is kicking off in El Paso. As part of the national Human Rights at Home campaign aimed at building a human rights movement, the Border Network for Human Rights has organized the El Paso Regional Human Rights Convention for February 18. The convention will [...]
“…I am cognizant of the interrelatedness of all communities and states. I cannot sit idly by in Atlanta and not be concerned about what happens in Birmingham. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, [...]
As human rights defenders all over the world marked International Human Rights Day, BNHR members ran and rallied for human rights in central El Paso. Before the rally, dozens of members of Border Network for Human Rights ran a 5k on December 10, 2011 to commemorate the annual event. Check out video from the rally [...]
Human Rights Day is celebrated every year across the globe on 10 December. The date was chosen to honor the United Nations General Assembly’s adoption and proclamation, on 10 December 1948, of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The 2011 celebrations will recognize the role of social media and citizen journalism in the fight for [...]
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