Sep 19, 2019 | Calls to Action, Case & Campaign Updates |
ALERTÂ from Candace Liger of Project Blackbird and the Free Tondalao Hall Campaign: October is domestic violence awareness month. It’s not that we do not know that domestic violence exists, but rather we are reminded of the impact it has on survivors,...
Aug 6, 2019 | Calls to Action, Case & Campaign Updates |
After 19 months behind bars for defending her life from an abusive partner, Roshawn Knight accepted a plea of time-served and she was released from jail yesterday. We are thrilled that Roshawn is no longer behind bars and has been reconnected with her loving family...
Jun 2, 2019 | Calls to Action, Case & Campaign Updates, Media |
Below is an excerpt from an article about Aylaliya Birru, a Black immigrant survivor of domestic violence in California who is incarcerated and faces deportation as a consequence for defending her life. Support the grassroots campaign to #FreeLiya here! Article...
Mar 3, 2019 | Calls to Action, Case & Campaign Updates |
Liyah Birru, a Black immigrant from Ethiopia, was prosecuted and incarcerated for defending herself against her abusive husband who had subjected her to beatings, sexual assault, verbal abuse, threats, and racial slurs. After serving her sentence, she now faces the...
Jan 26, 2019 | Case & Campaign Updates, Media |
Photo above courtesy of Andrea Bichan/VOCAL-NY Dozens of criminal justice reform advocates took to the steps of the Queens Criminal Court Monday to demand change at the DA’s office. Article by Bill Parry, QNS Dozens of justice reform advocates spent much of...
Jan 26, 2019 | Calls to Action, Case & Campaign Updates |
Cuomo Denies Clemency to Criminalized Survivors of Gender Violence For the eighth straight year, Governor Cuomo has refused to use his clemency power to combat the rampant criminalization of efforts to survive sexual and domestic violence. Survived and Punished NY...
