When: Monday, December 10, 2012 at 1 p.m. Where: The Border Fence at the intersection of S San Marcial St and The Cesar Chavez Border Highway. Note: Parking is available at the intersection of Delta and Cypress. This Monday, December 10 will mark the 64th annual International Human Rights Day. Celebrations and demonstrations are scheduled [...]
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 [...]
Have you seen this? Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois paid tribute to Joaquin Luna on the floor of the United States Senate on Dec 6. Joaquin Luna was a bright high school student who killed himself in Mission Texas last month over fears about his undocumented immigration status. BNHR will be honoring Luna’s memory at [...]
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 [...]
(EL PASO, Texas) — Border Network for Human Rights members and others in the borderland community will join other human rights defenders around the world in commemorating International Human Rights Day on Saturday, December 10. The Runners for Human Rights will take off from the Chamizal and end in Ascarate Park. Each runner will represent [...]
