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Comienza la orientación a los presos para sacarlos de Puerto Rico
Ya circula entre la población penal un papel que avisa que dos instituciones penales de Mississippi y Texas son las elegidas como nuevo destino para el programa de traslado de confinados a cárceles privadas de Estados Unidos.
UN High Commissioner of Human Rights Says Rule of Law Is ‘Virtually Absent’ in Venezuela
The report describes the use of excessive force against demonstrators, arbitrary detentions, ill-treatment and torture.
President Trump Stopped Family Separations but Gave No Solution for Those Already Separated
The House of Representatives is expected to vote on two different bills that seek to formally end the family separation policy.
Five More Deaths in Nicaragua as the Government Takes Masaya by Storm
Civil rights organization Nicaraguan Association for Human Rights also denounced an undetermined number of people were taken by the police in “selective raids.”
After Approving Statewide Mexican American Studies Course, Texas Board of Education Remains Undecided About Name Change Debacle
Mexican American Studies or MAS course supporters argued the name change takes away the right from Mexican Americans to self-identify.
Puerto Rico Debt Audit Drags On as Creditor Negotiations Heat Up
Almost two years after the enactment of the federal PROMESA law and the imposition of a Fiscal Control Board, Puerto Rico still lacks a public debt audit that shows, without doubt, how much debt was legally contracted.
Activists in New York and Puerto Rico Call on Gov. Cuomo to Divest From Companies Harming Puerto Rico
New York State has investments in financial firms behind increasing number of foreclosures on the Island even after Hurricane Maria.
The ABCs of Boricua Resilience
Meet the organizations who build resilience by protecting Puerto Rico.
Gobierno tendrá que entregar información sobre las muertes relacionadas al huracán María
“Este Tribunal concluye que, con excepción de los números de seguro social, la información contenida en los certificados de defunción y la información adicional solicitada no es privilegiada.”
Judge Orders Puerto Rican Government to Release Hurricane María Death Information to CPI and CNN
“This Court concludes that, with exception to Social Security numbers, the information contained in the death certificates and any additional information is not privileged.”
There Were 1,244 More Deaths in Puerto Rico the Two Months After Hurricanes Irma and María Than Same Period in 2016: And That Number Could Be Growing
It is important to note, as the Department of Health’s own chart says, that the data for 2017 is still preliminary, since the final numbers are going through the quality control process and validation.
UPDATE: Why Puerto Rico’s Death Toll From Hurricane Maria Is so Much Higher Than Officials Thought
Undercounting deaths reduces the attention to the crisis Puerto Ricans live day by day.
El gobierno de Puerto Rico no previno la mayoría de las muertes por el huracán María
El Departamento de Salud no tiene un plan de respuesta en caso de una catástrofe y por casi una década abandonó su responsabilidad de asegurar el funcionamiento adecuado de todas las facilidades de salud en la isla, encontró una investigación del Centro de Periodismo Investigativo (CPI).
Puerto Rico Government Did Not Prevent Most Hurricane María-Related Deaths
Health Department does not have a response plan in case of a catastrophe and for nearly a decade, it abandoned its responsibility to ensure the proper functioning of all health facilities on the island.
These Are the Companies Profiting Off Puerto Rico After Hurricane María, Report Says
“These investors continue to be the main beneficiaries of fiscal policies pushed by Puerto Rico’s Governor Ricardo Rosselló and by the unelected federal Fiscal Control Board.”
GW’s Puerto Rico Hurricane María Death Count Study Won’t Be Available Until Summer
“The research process so far, including the paperwork related to contractual and data-use agreements, has taken longer than expected,” a spokesperson told Latino Rebels.
La mayoría de los puertorriqueños refugiados a Chicago no se beneficiaron del programa de hoteles de FEMA
De los damnificados por el huracán María que llegaron a Chicago, solo 67 familias entraron al programa de hoteles de la agencia federal.
Most Puerto Rican Evacuees in Chicago Didn’t Benefit From FEMA Hotel Program
As of April, seven months after the hurricanes, a total of only 67 households had been put up in hotels through the TSA program in Illinois, according to FEMA data.
Rep. Espaillat and Bronx Borough President File Grievance Against NYC Lawyer Who Got Pissed About People Speaking Spanish
“The statements made by this attorney at a New York restaurant serves as further proof of the wave of intolerance that is running rampant across our country,” the New York Democrat said.
Open Letter Written by 26 Women Academics About Junot Díaz Says Media and Tweets Are to Blame
“The resulting characterization of Díaz as a dangerous and aggressive sexual predator from whom all women must be protected reinforces racist stereotypes that cast Blacks and Latinxs as having an animalistic sexual ‘nature.'”
The Three Troubling Parts of John Kelly’s NPR Comments About Immigrants
The son of immigrants can’t stand new immigrants.