University of Iowa Students for Human Rights (UISHR)

02/21/2019

Hey everyone! We have decided to share an article for who announced their run for President in 2020.

Who’s in, who’s out and who’s still thinking.

02/05/2019

So today is the State of the Union, Democrats are inviting some guests that will send a message to Trump, here is an article talking about some of the guests. In other news in Bangkok there was toxic smug which made the governor shut down schools.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/04/us/politics/trump-democrats-state-of-the-union.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/30/toxic-smog-forces-bangkok-to-close-hundreds-of-schools

From women in white to guests threatened by his policies, the House’s new Democratic majority plans to confront President Trump on the state of disunion.

01/18/2019

Welcome back to campus! Just a reminder tomorrow there is the 3rd annual woman’s March at 11am-1pm starting at the downtown pedestrian mall! In other news we wanted to update you with information about the Government shutdown, and an article about R. Kelly being dropped from his record label with Sony!
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/01/18/government-shutdown-2019-donald-trump-taunts-nancy-pelosi-over-trip/2613106002/
https://variety.com/2019/biz/news/r-kelly-dropped-sony-music-1203106180/

President orders new policy forbidding Congress members from traveling on government planes without the written approval of his chief of staff.

11/05/2018

This week we decided to share a article about voting, if you haven’t heard already students are planning on walking out tomorrow at 10am to go vote, here is a article talking more about what they are doing and why. The second article is more information about voting, about what each side is doing to get more people to vote and some of the issues being addressed this election.
https://www.thenation.com/article/why-students-are-walking-out-of-school-on-election-day/
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46095378

Early voting this season has been marked by a dramatic surge of youth participation. Student organizers are determined to keep it up on November 6.

10/30/2018

This week we wanted to give a little information about the pipe bomb threat that was sent to high level democrats. The second article is about how Donald Trump is trying to end the birthright citizenship in the United States.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/30/politics/donald-trump-ending-birthright-citizenship/index.html
https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Bomb-Suspect-Set-for-Florida-Court-Appearance-498875761.html

President Donald Trump offered a dramatic, if legally dubious, promise in a new interview to unilaterally end birthright citizenship, ratcheting up his hardline immigration rhetoric with a week to go before critical midterm elections.

10/22/2018

Hey everybody, special announcement Kamala Harris and Deidre DeJear are coming to campus tomorrow from 2-3pm and old brick for a early vote rally, if you can make it come! here is the sign up link.

Campaign for Iowa and the University of Iowa Democrats are hosting an Early Vote Rally with special guests Senator Kamala Harris and Secretary of State nominee Deidre DeJear! After the rally, walk over to Iowa Memorial Union to vote for Democrats up and down the ballot!

10/05/2018

Hey everybody! So today we have two great articles. Today the noble prize recognizes fighters against sexual violence. They have given the prize to Nadia Murad and Dr. Denis Mukwege. The second article i'm sharing is about Tokyo released new law bars LGBT discrimination. Have a amazing weekend!
https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/10/05/tokyo-new-law-bars-lgbt-discrimination
https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/10/05/nobel-recognizes-fighters-against-sexual-violence

In awarding the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize to Nadia Murad and Dr. Denis Mukwege, the Norwegian Nobel Committee has made an important and timely decision to honor the survivors of sexual violence in war and those who work to assist them.

09/27/2018

Hello Everybody! Starting again this semester we will be posting two articles on what is going on in the world, so keep a lookout every Thursday! and don't forget to join us on Sundays at 8 in the IMU room 257! Today is the Kavanaugh hearing so we decided to share a article talking a about Kavanaugh. The second article is about they Rohingya crisis which we touched upon last semester, the UN decided to create a international council to help prepare case trials for future criminal proceedings.
https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/09/26/us-senate-halt-us-supreme-court-nomination-vote-0
https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/09/27/myanmar-un-rights-council-backs-atrocity-victims

After a third woman came forward accusing United States Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct, Human Rights Watch urged the Senate Judiciary Committee to halt the vote on his nomination.

09/09/2018

Join us! Tonight! For our first meeting of the semester 245 IMU @8! Can’t wait to see you!!