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A Cal State professor published eugenics-linked papers. Now come calls for a reckoning The campus of Cal State East Bay. The campus of Cal State East Bay.(Cal State East Bay) By NINA AGRAWALSTAFF WRITER OCT. 31, 20206 AM A professor emeritus at Cal State University East Bay has been accused of publishing racist teachings linked to the discredited field of eugenics, forcing the university to decry “repulsive” viewpoints while defending the right to freedom of speech. The writings of economics professor Gregory Christainsen date back several years, including in publications identified by the Southern Poverty Law Center — which tracks extremist groups nationally — as having white supremacist ideologies. The writings include passages in which he compares the brain sizes and IQs of sub-Saharan Africans and Latinos to whites and Europeans, attributes the wealth of nations to those IQs, and rationalizes employment and pay discrimination along racial, ethnic and gender lines. The controver...

People with Mental Health Conditions Living in Chains Worldwide Campaign to End Shackling, Shame Man behind bars (London) – Hundreds of thousands of people with mental health conditions are shackled around the world, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Men, women, and children, some as young as 10, are chained or locked in confined spaces for weeks, months, and even years, in about 60 countries across Asia, Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas. Download the easy-to-read version of the report Download the easy-to-read version of the report The 56-page report, “Living in Chains: Shackling of People with Psychosocial Disabilities Worldwide,” examines how people with mental health conditions are often shackled by families in their own homes or in overcrowded and unsanitary institutions, against their will, due to widespread stigma and a lack of mental health services. Many are forced to eat, sleep, urinate, and defecate in the same tiny area. In state-run o...

  Body camera video shows officer involved shooting of 13-year-old with Asperger's after mom calls for help By Andy Rose and  Hollie Silverman , CNN Updated 2:20 AM ET, Tue September 22, 2020 Teen with Asperger's shot by police   01:13 (CNN) The  Salt Lake City Police Department  released body camera footage of an  officer involved shooting  that left a 13-year-old boy who has  Asperger's  with multiple injuries. The teen, identified as Linden Cameron by his mother Golda Barton, remains hospitalized following the shooting nearly two weeks ago. An independent police investigation is being conducted, and Salt Lake City Police said they expect additional investigations from the district attorney's office and a civilian review board. What the video shows Content by CNN Underscored Never forget your password again with this award-winning app CNN Underscored partnered with 1Password to create this content. When you make a purchase, CNN receives rev...

  Spain violated inclusive education right of child with disabilities, independent committee finds CC0 Public Domain An empty classroom at a school. (File photo)         21 September 2020 Human Rights Spain violated the right to inclusive education of a child with disabilities, an independent UN human rights committee has found, calling on the country to end any educational segregation of students with disabilities in both special education and mainstream schools. The case, concerning Rubén, a child with Down syndrome, was brought before the  Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities  in 2017 by the child and his father. Rubén was sent to a special education centre by Spanish authorities, despite his parents’ objections.  It was also alleged that Rubén was ill-treated and abused by his teacher. Criminal charges were also brought against Rubén’s parents by the authorities, for their refusal to send him to a specialized sch...

  Fellowship Honors Disability Rights Icon Marca Bristo Nigerian Advocate Hauwa Ojeifo Is Inaugural Fellow (New York) – Human Rights Watch has selected a Nigerian human rights advocate,  Hauwa Ojeifo , as the recipient of its inaugural  Marca Bristo  Fellowship, an award created in memory of the pioneering disability rights icon, Human Rights Watch announced today. The fellowship honors emerging activists for their courageous leadership in disability rights. Bristo, who passed away a year ago today at 66, played a pivotal role in the adoption of the Americans with Disabilities Act and successfully influenced other countries’ efforts on equality, inclusion and independent living for people with disabilities. She was a tireless partner and supporter of the Human Rights Watch Disability Rights program, serving as the founding chair of its Advisory Committee. Click to expand Image Hauwa Ojeifo (center) together with Human Rights Watch researcher Anietie Ewang (left)...

  ‘Dwarf Pride’ Was Hard Won. Will a Growth Drug Undermine It? An experimental medication that increases height in children with the most common form of dwarfism has raised hope that it can help them lead easier lives. But some say the condition is not a problem in need of a cure. Sarah Cohen, an 11-year-old who lives in Geelong, near Melbourne, started taking vosoritide at age 7. Credit... Christina Simons for The New York Times By  Serena Solomon Published Sept. 5, 2020 Updated Sept. 6, 2020,  4:49 a.m. ET AUCKLAND, New Zealand — It’s a question many parents of children with dwarfism have contemplated: If a medication could make them taller, would they give it to them? Now, that possibility is becoming less hypothetical. A  study  published this weekend in the journal The Lancet found that an experimental drug called vosoritide increased growth in children with the most common form of dwarfism to nearly the same rate as in children without the condit...