Addressing the inequities of the criminal justice system, President Obama on Monday commuted the sentences of 46 federal prisoners who had been convicted of drug offenses. “The overwhelming majority had been sentenced to at least 20 years – 14 of them had been...
Greetings to all, this year’s event was a success and many thanks to everyone who planned, travelled, cooked, volunteered, cleaned, made music, ran and danced to Commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the Incident at Oglala. This year’s event was marked with loss, after...
Vor 40 Jahren änderte ein einziger Tag des Leben des indianischen Bürgerrechtlers Leonard Peltier. Eine Schießerei, ein unfairer Prozess und ein Leben im Gefängnis folgten. Anlässlich des traurigen Jahrestages der Schießerei hat Peltier einen Rundbrief veröffentlicht,...
…No. No I’m not. I try to keep politics out of my blog, I’m not sure why, but I do. But, for me–and I’m sure for most of us–human rights isn’t about politics? Right? I mean, that’s just basic, yes? I like to be one of the many voices of the downtrodden, the...