| TAKE ACTION: “Tell your senators to vote YES to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell!” | |
| By Rightswire · Posted on August 11, 2010 at 1:50 pm ·
Filed under Feeds, Headlines, Highlight, Take Action Topics: Civil and Political Rights, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights |
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The Senate is set to vote soon on “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” – but a right-wing barrage of emails and calls opposing repeal is already well... Read more » |
| The Pavlov Response and the Cordoba House | |
| By Dan Lieberman · Posted on August 11, 2010 at 10:00 am ·
Filed under Feeds Topics: Civil and Political Rights, Freedom of Religion |
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Reactions to the construction of Cordoba House reveal more than ingrained prejudice and hypocrisy; they reveal jealousy, incomprehensible attitudes of self-importance,... Read more » |
| Is Environmental Injustice Morphing Little Girls’ Bodies? | |
| By Michelle Chen · Posted on August 10, 2010 at 12:27 pm ·
Filed under Feeds, Headlines, Highlight Topics: Children's Rights, Environment, Gender Equality, Health, Racial Equality, Women's Rights |
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The beginning of adolescence is a tough time for any girl. It’s harder when you’re growing up in a tough neighborhood and go to a rough school. And it’s... Read more » |
| Teens Choose Justice Over Prom Plans | |
| By James Parks · Posted on April 10, 2009 at 8:00 am ·
Filed under Feeds Topics: Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights, Fair Wages, Workers' Rights |
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When Samuel Hamer, a senior at Chicago’s elite Northside Prep learned his senior prom was going to be held at the Congress Plaza Hotel, he moved into action. Workers... Read more » |
| Standing before history | |
| By Michelle Chen · Posted on April 9, 2009 at 7:26 pm ·
Filed under Feeds Topics: Human Rights Law, U.S. and International Human Rights, Workers' Rights |
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A multinational oil giant may be headed for its day of reckoning in a New York City courtroom next month. The lawsuit, Wiwa v. Shell, centers on charges of rampant... Read more » |
| New York Times Endorses Need to Investigate “Medically Assisted Torture” | |
| By Sara Greenberg · Posted on April 9, 2009 at 5:03 pm ·
Filed under Feeds Topics: Civil and Political Rights, Freedom from Torture |
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An editorial in today’s New York Times echoes Physicians for Human Rights’ repeated call over the last half decade: investigate abuse and hold perpetrators accountable. Responding... Read more » |
| how does it feel to war on the world? | |
| By nezua · Posted on April 5, 2009 at 5:51 pm ·
Filed under Feeds Topics: National Security and Human Rights, U.S. and International Human Rights |
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A HUMANITARIAN CRISIS is underway. AMERICAN drone attacks on the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan are causing a massive humanitarian emergency, Pakistani... Read more » |
| DREAM With Me. | |
| By nezua · Posted on April 4, 2009 at 3:06 pm ·
Filed under Feeds Topics: Immigration, Legislation |
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IF YOU DON’T KNOW ABOUT The DREAM Act, I want to introduce you to the legislation, fight, and arguments. There’s really no need for me to try and explain it... Read more » |
| 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 » |
| Numbers game: The 2010 Census | |
| By Michelle Chen · Posted on April 3, 2009 at 9:01 pm ·
Filed under Feeds Topics: Immigration, Legislation |
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Counting people is harder than it looks. The 2010 census is morphing from sociological project into a political one: conservatives are crowing about the dangers... Read more » |
