Bob Press
@robertpress
Assoc. Professor of Political Science U. of Southern Mississippi. Human rights researcher. (Former journalist in Africa: Christian Science Monitor.)
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‘They Were Us’ gives voice to victims of Kenya police brutality businessdailyafrica.com/bd/lifestyle/b… via @BD_Africa
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‘They Were Us’ gives voice to victims of Kenya police brutality
They Were us embodies a painful cry for help as well as an unrelenting demand from mainly mothers for social justice against a most sinister and deadly enemy.
The mothers in Kenya @MothersVictims who have lost sons to police killings tell their stories in a book launched in Nairobi Oct. 24. #theywereus Worth our support. #humanrights
Join us and @MissingVoicesKE as we launch THEY WERE US, a book featuring the stories of people who have lost their loved ones to police killings. MVSN members will speak on their own journeys demanding justice. Lava Latte Sunday 24 October 2021 11am - 4pm mothersnetwork.org/book-launch
The Man Rewriting Prison from Inside @human rights newyorker.com/culture/the-ne… via @NewYorker
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The Man Rewriting Prison from Inside
Quntos KunQuest has been in Angola for twenty-five years. But his début novel, “This Life,” isn’t the usual story of time behind bars.
#human rights New data (May-Nov 2020) from acleddata.com/special-projec… shows police more likely to engage with demonstrators at black events (54%) than white events (34%).
So they could field all these guys to protect the Lincoln memorial from no one, but they can't protect the senate?
Storming The U.S. Capitol Was About Maintaining White Power In America 53eig.ht/35lBkdJ
So they could field all these guys to protect the Lincoln memorial from no one, but they can't protect the senate?
#humanrights In 1939 some 20,000 American Nazis, including children, rallied in New York City -while crowds of anti-Nazis protested outside. Hitler was building more Jewish extermination centers at the time. theatlantic.com/video/index/54…
Trump's unnecessary use of federal police in Portland is to create future campaign ads showing him tough on crime. It is an abuse of power.#HumanRights @anneapplebaum writes: theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…
Timeline shows Trump could have saved tens of thousands of lives if he had acted earlier on pandemic #human rights facebook.com/NowThisPolitic…
John Lewis believed a basic truth: that everyone has the right to exercise the same freedoms as anyone else in our country. He risked his life for that, numerous time; he served in Congress for that. We all have the opportunity to carry on that legacy; we must.
#humanrights Personal Preservation: Keeper of Culture Bill Ferris’s Storied Career Reveals Depths of Deep South davidson.edu/news/2020/06/2…
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Personal Preservation: Keeper of Culture Bill Ferris’s Storied Career Reveals Depths of Deep South
For six decades William Reynolds Ferris '64 has been sticking his nose into obscure corners of American culture. His curiosity has been rewarded with a leadership position at the National Endowment...
Protest data: the difference this time. #human rights jacobinmag.com/2020/06/george…
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We’ve Never Seen Protests Like These Before
In turnout, perseverance, and in the ethnic and racial diversity of those participating, the last month of protest in response to the police murder of George Floyd is like nothing the US has experi...
The Confederate flag is finally gone at NASCAR races, and I won't miss it for a second says a noted driver. #humanrights espn.com/racing/nascar/…
#humanrights. Obvious point: a tiny fraction of the George Floyd death protestors seek violence and get media attention. After demonstrations, we must organize dialogues with local police on use of force policies, non-violent training, and racial sensitivity. Or we gain nothing.
#humanrights In George Floyd protests, echoes of 1968 social unrest via @csmonitor csmonitor.com/USA/Society/20…
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In George Floyd protests, echoes of 1968 social unrest
What makes 2020 so much like - or unlike - the political and social upheaval of 1968? Could this be another flashpoint in American history?
In Ahmaud Arbery case, unexpected advocates for racial justice via @csmonitor csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/20… #humantights
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In Ahmaud Arbery case, unexpected advocates for racial justice
The killing of a black jogger in Georgia is setting up to be a defining moment for conservative ideals and racial justice.
Another Eric Garner? Minnesota cops fired for Floyd's death. via @csmonitor csmonitor.com/USA/2020/0527/… #human rights
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Another Eric Garner? Minnesota cops fired for Floyd's death.
Minneapolis quickly fired the four officers involved in the chokehold, and subsequent death, of George Floyd on Monday night. But it's unclear if the police will face criminal charges. Protestors are...
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