Julia Nichols

UU@UN Summer 2020 Intern Julia Nichols

Julia Nichols is an intern with the UU Office at the United Nations for the summer of 2020. She is conducting research on migration justice, police militarization, and free speech.

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Content warning: This article contains descriptions of the nature of domestic violence and intimate partner violence. It does not contain any graphic depictions of violence or abuse. The final paragraph contains information about resources....

By Julia Nichols | September 24, 2020 | From International Unitarian Universalism
Tagged as: International Human Rights & Justice, International Engagement & Building Peace
Image representing internet misinformation: WiFi symbol turning into a liar's long-nosed face, emanating from a person working at a computer

If you grew up in the U.S., you may have learned in school that the media is the fourth branch of the government. The media is not part of the federal government, but it “checks” public officials by fact checking their statements and providing the public with inside information they wouldn’t...

By Julia Nichols | August 28, 2020 | From International Unitarian Universalism
Tagged as: International Human Rights & Justice, International Engagement & Building Peace
Graphic showing U.S.'s disproportionately large number of fatal police shootings

Police forces in the U.S. are notoriously more violent and deadly than police in other Western democracies. Over the last seven years, U.S. police have killed at least 1,000 people every year. This is not normal.

By Julia Nichols | August 5, 2020 | From International Unitarian Universalism
Tagged as: International Human Rights & Justice, International Peace & Conflict, International Engagement & Building Peace
Demonstrators in Hollywood on June 2, 2020

How certain countries’ police departments violate UN standards for anti-discrimination and use of force by targeting and using excessive force against Black people and people of color.

By Julia Nichols | July 22, 2020 | From International Unitarian Universalism
Tagged as: International Human Rights & Justice, International Peace & Conflict

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