| Iowa Supreme Court rules in favor of gay marriage | |
| By Mary Shaw · Posted on April 4, 2009 at 6:09 am ·
Filed under Feeds Topics: Civil and Political Rights, Death Penalty |
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Hooray for Iowa! Yesterday, via the Iowa Supreme Court decision in Varnum v. Brien, that state joined Massachusetts and Connecticut in guaranteeing equal marriage... Read more » |
| TAKE ACTION – March 30: National call-in day to ban cluster bombs | |
| By Mary Shaw · Posted on March 30, 2009 at 5:34 am ·
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I’ve written in the past about the problems associated with the use of cluster bombs in warfare. They are indiscriminate and imprecise, and they are notorious... Read more » |
| Feingold moves for federal death penalty ban | |
| By Mary Shaw · Posted on March 24, 2009 at 5:35 am ·
Filed under Feeds, Highlight Topics: Civil and Political Rights, Death Penalty |
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Last week, Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) reintroduced legislation to abolish the death penalty at the federal level. A press release on Senator Feingold’s website... Read more » |
| Obama to sign UN gay rights declaration | |
| By Mary Shaw · Posted on March 20, 2009 at 5:48 am ·
Filed under Feeds, Highlight Topics: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights |
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Good news: The Associated Press reported this week that the Obama administration “will endorse a U.N. declaration calling for the worldwide decriminalization... Read more » |
| In memory of Rachel Corrie | |
| By Mary Shaw · Posted on March 16, 2009 at 5:43 am ·
Filed under Feeds Topics: U.S. and International Human Rights |
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Today, March 16, 2009, marks the 6th anniversary of the death in Gaza of American student and peace activist Rachel Corrie. This brave and compassionate young woman... Read more » |
| U.S. women should be grateful for Obama | |
| By Mary Shaw · Posted on March 8, 2009 at 6:50 am ·
Filed under Feeds Topics: Women's Rights |
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I am writing this on March 8 — International Women’s Day. And on this day I am thinking about the status of women in these United States of America,... Read more » |
| December 10th is Human Rights Day | |
| By Mary Shaw · Posted on January 7, 2009 at 5:03 pm ·
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Today, December 10th, is the anniversary of the adoption in 1948 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) by the United Nations General Assembly. This... Read more » |
