Read more about the article Did you know The 13th Amendment, ratified in 1865, provided a loophole that allowed for the mass incarceration of newly freed slaves.

Did you know The 13th Amendment, ratified in 1865, provided a loophole that allowed for the mass incarceration of newly freed slaves.

Source: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/donald-r-56a5721a7_policychange-ugcPost-7213364571888103425-l9sQ/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios The call for reparations for the American Descendants of Slavery (ADOS) is justified by the historical evidence of failed criminal justice policies that have disproportionately harmed the black…

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Read more about the article A Senate inquiry into missing and murdered First Nations women and children wrapped up this week. Here’s what you need to know

A Senate inquiry into missing and murdered First Nations women and children wrapped up this week. Here’s what you need to know

For years, Darumbal and South Sea Islander woman Amy McQuire has sat in courtrooms listening to the harrowing stories of families crying out for answers about loved ones who have…

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Read more about the article Finland: ruling party supports recognition of “ecocide” as international crime

Finland: ruling party supports recognition of “ecocide” as international crime

Summary: The governing board of the largest political party in Finland’s ruling coalition government, the National Coalition Party (NCP) (Finnish: Kansallinen Kokoomus), has expressed support for amending the Rome Statute of the International Criminal…

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Read more about the article New ABS data shows sexual assault victims are at their highest rate in 31 years as homicide and blackmail victimisation rates also climb

New ABS data shows sexual assault victims are at their highest rate in 31 years as homicide and blackmail victimisation rates also climb

The number of sexual assault survivors who reported the crime to police has risen for the 12th year in a row, reaching a 31-year high. There were 35,138 victims of…

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