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VOICE OF THE VOICELESS VIGIL

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A Call to Action for Belen, Posada del Migrante

January 10, 2013 Dear Friends of Annunciation House, Today Annunciation House joins the international community in calling for the immediate support and action on behalf of Belen, Posada del Migrante. A shelter located in Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico, Belen, Posada del … Continue reading

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Our Broken System: Kids in Immigration Court Fly Solo

The New York Times reported today that children as young as six years old are being made to appear in U.S. immigration courts on their own, without their parents or any legal representation, for deportation proceedings. Seems absurd, doesn’t it? … Continue reading

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Truth-telling: the deadliest profession.

Mexico has become one of the worst places in the world to be a journalist, with 44 killed in the last six years–a quarter of those murders taking place in 2011 alone. This past week, a New York Times article … Continue reading

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Rights Groups Demand Accountability from U.S. Border Patrol

The following is a press release,  dated March 26, 2012, from a coalition of human rights groups working on the border: WASHINGTON, D.C. –Human rights groups No More Deaths, the ACLU of New Mexico – Regional Center for Border Rights, the … Continue reading

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Human Rights Reports – Central American Immigrants in Mexico

Reports on the Conditions of Central AmericansMigrating through Mexico by: Migrant Posada Belen, Ac, Humanity Without Borders, Ac,  Justice Border, Ac Reports in PDF format 5th ReportEnglish Quinto Informe – Español 6th Report – English Sexto Informe – Español

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Voice of the Voiceless Dinner 2011

Award Recipient: BELÉN, POSADA DEL MIGRANTE Keynote Speaker: Friar José Raúl Vera López, OP Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 2011 6–9 PM The Amistad Center of Santa Lucia Parish 518 Gallagher Street El … Continue reading

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Formal Request for a Congressional Inquiry

Mr. Gustavo De La Rosa Hickerson, the Juarez Ombudsman for the Human Rights Commission of the State of Chihuahua, Mexico, was released at about 4 PM on Wednesday, October 21 from one of DHS’ immigration detention facilities after being detained for six days. Continue reading

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Annunciation House Documentary

A Place at the Table Camera by: Seth Donald, Joanna Heatwole, Maria Salazar Sound: Seth Donald, Chad Heatwole

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Declaration of Human Rights

We have the right to be treated with respect, regardless of our documented status, and to be referred to in terms that reflect our humanity: no human being is illegal. Continue reading

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