ACLU / Inter-American University School of Law
William Ramirez is the director of the ACLU in Puerto Rico and an Adjunct Professor of Law at the Inter-American University School of Law.
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William Ramirez
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FROM William Ramirez
One Year Later
After Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico is still struggling The official death count in Puerto Rico attributed to Hurricane Maria is 64 people. Today, Puerto Rico’s governor called for a review of the death count after media organizations have found the mortality rate is at least seven times that. Puerto Rico’s Center for Investigative Journalism estimates that — in September and October, the two months following the storm — the number of people dead in Puerto Rico increased by more than 1,000. How is Washington D.C. obligated to help?
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