Interview with Eduardo Canales of the SouthTexas Human Rights Center

2021-01-25

Virginia Raymond speaks with Eduardo Canales of the South Texas Human Rights Center about their mission, to end death and suffering on the Texas/Mexico border. “And to this day it continues, and to this day, there's lack of documentation in terms of human rights abuses at borders… the border doesn't mean you don't have any constitutional rights. It doesn’t mean you don't have any international human rights under international covenants. But that's the nature over the last 20-25 years in terms of an enfor...

Virginia Raymond speaks with Eduardo Canales of the South Texas Human Rights Center about their mission, to end death and suffering on the Texas/Mexico border.

“And to this day it continues, and to this day, there's lack of documentation in terms of human rights abuses at borders… the border doesn't mean you don't have any constitutional rights. It doesn’t mean you don't have any international human rights under international covenants. But that's the nature over the last 20-25 years in terms of an enforcement-only approach to immigration.”

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To learn more about the work of the South Texas Human Rights Center, please visit:

https://southtexashumanrights.org/

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