Human Rights in the News: March 2025
/Welcome to the March 2025 edition of Human Rights in the News, Woven Teaching’s monthly collection of important human rights stories from around the world.
A red, white, and blue sign reads “VOTE HERE” (Credit: Athina Morris/WWNO)
Election results: Louisiana voters reject constitutional amendments
Athina Morris, Ryan Vasquez, Kat Stromquist | WWNO / NPR | 29 March 2025
Voters in Louisiana have rejected a constitutional amendment that would have expanded the list of felonies for which people under the age of seventeen could be tried as an adult. Incarcerating children as adults increases their risk of sexual assault and other violence, as well as impedes their chances as healthy development.
Perth, Western Australia (Credit: Alamy)
Australia: Disproportionate Removal of Aboriginal Children
Human Rights Watch | 26 March 2025
A new report by Human Rights Watch describes how child protection authorities in Western Australia disproportionately remove Aboriginal children from their homes, placing them in out-of-home care. Aboriginal children in Western Australia are 20 times more likely than non-Aboriginal children to be placed in out-of-home care.
J.B. Pritzker (Credit: Christopher Polk/Variety via Getty Images)
Illinois governor stands up for trans kids and blasts ‘cruel bully’ Donald Trump
Chantelle Billson | Pink News | 31 March 2025
Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker recently spoke at a dinner for Human Rights Campaign. He stated, “I know that there are transgender children right now looking out at this world and wondering if anyone is going to stand up for them and for their simple right to exist. Well, I am. We are. We will.”
Mahmoud Khalil, pictured in 2024 (Credit: Mary Altaffer/AP)
Who is Mahmoud Khalil? Palestinian activist detained by ICE over Columbia University protests
Chelsea Bailey | CNN | 11 March 2025
Earlier this month, Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian student at Columbia University, was detained by ICE for his participation in protests against the genocide in Gaza. Khalil is a legal resident of the US; however, the Trump Administration has revoked his green card.
A child sits amidst rubble in Gaza City (Credit: Omar Al-Qattaa / AFP - Getty Images)
Why did Israel break the ceasefire in Gaza?
Al Jazeera | 18 March 2025
Israel has broken the ceasefire and resumed its attacks on Gaza. Israel states that it resumed attacks in order to force Hamas to release the remainder of the hostages held in Gaza. According to Al Jazeera, “Israel had been trying to avoid moving to the second phase of the ceasefire, with backing from the United States, while Hamas has argued that the deal should continue to phase two, as initially agreed upon.”
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