Over 65 activists confronted U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley at his town hall event on Friday, August 2, 2024 including members of the International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP), BAYAN Oregon, Malaya Portland, … Read more
Long before COP27, I had plans to visit my mom where she was teaching in Egypt, for Christmas. During the COP, XRPDX brought to my, and many others’ attention, the human rights violations against political activists by Egypt’s regime. We rallied at Pioneer Courthouse Square in November in support of Alaa Abd El-Fattah and an estimated 60,000 people unjustly behind bars.
The struggle for human rights and freedom of expression is inextricable from the global movement for climate justice.
COP27 Climate activism cannot be separate from human rights! Join us on COP27 International Day of Action—November 12th at noon, Pioneer Square. As an Egyptian-UK human rights activist, Alaa Abd El-Fattah faces death from a six … Read more