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NOW and RAICES groups demand better conditions in detention centers.

Grupos NOW y RAICES demandan mejores condiciones en centros de detención.

“NOW requires that these women be treated in accordance with basic human rights: the right to safe and comfortable living conditions, quality and immediate medical care and physical safety, especially for LGBTQIA + people and people with disabilities.”

Toni Van Pelt, president of the National Organization for Women, speaks during a NOW rally demanding humane treatment of people, especially women, in immigration detention facilities Sunday, Dec. 9, 2019, at the Arizona State Capitol Building.

“This is America. How could this be happening in America today?” questioned Toni Van Pelt, the president of the National Organization for Women.