Anti-Death Penalty Advocates Urge United Nations Probe Into Alabama's Nitrogen Gas Execution. huffpost.com/entry/anti-dea… HuffPost shruti rajkumar PHADP Rev. Dr. Jeff Hood United NationsHumanRights Alice J Edwards UN Special Rapporteur Torture

In a HuffPost exclusive, Akbar Shahid Ahmed interviewed two senior leaders of Hamas. In extremely rare, extensive interviews HuffPost pressed them on Oct. 7 attacks on civilians, their vision for the future of Israel-Palestine, and more. Now leading HuffPost: huffpost.com/entry/hamas-ga…

Folks with disabilities can't receive quality healthcare when medical facilities lack accessible equipment like examination tables & weight scales.

I'm urging U.S. Department of Justice to address this injustice and help the disability community access the quality care they need & deserve.

Rep. Ayanna Pressley is urging the DOJ to finalize its proposed rule to improve access to medical diagnostic equipment for disabled people. Ayanna Pressley
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A report by the UN Human Rights Council's special rapporteur to occupied Palestine accuses Israel of committing genocide against the Palestinians in Gaza.

The detailed report argues that Israel has committed at least 3 genocidal acts, with intent: huffpost.com/entry/un-repor…

NEW: Willie Pye, a Black intellectually disabled man who was convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend, among other crimes, was executed in Georgia Wednesday night.

GFADP and Dom Kelly broke down the disability aspects of this case in my latest:
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NEW: Willie Pye, a Black intellectually disabled man who was convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend, among other crimes, was executed in Georgia Wednesday night.

GFADP and Dom Kelly broke down the disability aspects of this case in my latest:
huffpost.com/entry/georgia-…

Medical examiners confirmed on Wednesday that Nex Benedict, a nonbinary Oklahoma student assaulted in a school bathroom, died by suicide last month.

The report determined that they died from toxicity of two drugs, an antihistamine and antidepressant.
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George Santos announced this evening that he plans to run for Congress again. His decision arrives just three months after he was expelled from Congress.
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I interviewed Jen White-Johnson, the designer of the #BlackDisabledLivesMatter symbol, for the last day of #BlackHistoryMonth . We talked about Black neurodivergent parenting, her legacy and her most recent zine, which is focused on solidarity with Gaza. 19thnews.org/2024/02/jen-wh…

Aaron Bushnell, the man who self-immolated in front of the Israeli embassy in Washington D.C. on Sunday, specified in his will that he wanted his savings donated to the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund.
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Not a lot of people have heard of Emily Voorde outside disability spaces, but she’s had an outsized impact on disability policy through her longtime friendship with Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Chasten Glezman Buttigieg. I profiled her for 19thnews. 19thnews.org/2024/02/emily-…

During a public forum on Friday, Oklahoma state Sen. Tom Woods called LGBTQ people 'filth' in response to a question about the state's anti-trans bills and the recent death of Nex Benedict.
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BuzzFeed is giving laid off employees (who are non union) considerably less severance than what HuffPost Union negotiated in our contract — please help offset this unfairness if you can and DM me if you’re interested in organizing your workplace ✊✊✊

If you're able, please support our nonunion colleagues at BuzzFeed who had their jobs cut as a result of the company's sale of Complex: gofundme.com/f/pizza-layoff…

A transgender student died earlier this month after they were allegedly assaulted by their peers in a bathroom at their Oklahoma school.
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link to Palestine and disability reading list: docs.google.com/document/d/1X5…

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly signed a bill this week that will eliminate subminimum wages for disabled employees.

Many disabled workers who are paid subminimum wages earn less than $3.50 per hour.
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After receiving feedback from the public, the U.S. Census Bureau has decided not to adopt its proposed revisions on how it collects data on disability in its annual survey, which disability experts say would have undercounted millions of disabled Americans.huffpost.com/entry/census-b…

EXCITING NEWS I CAN FINALLY SHARE: WBFO is expanding our #Disabilities Beat with a new weekly segment! You can now tune in every Wednesday during Morning Edition and All Things Considered to hear 8 minutes about disability rights, equity and culture! wbfo.org/local/2024-02-…