| 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 » |
| TAKE ACTION: Help Keep Shelters Open and Expand Services to Survivors of Domestic Abuse | |
| By Rightswire · Posted on August 11, 2010 at 1:43 pm ·
Filed under Headlines, Take Action Topics: Women's Rights |
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The Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA), a vital source of funding for programs that aid survivors of domestic abuse, expired in 2008 and desperately... Read more » |
| Making History | |
| By ACLU Blog of Rights · Posted on August 11, 2010 at 1:37 pm ·
Filed under Headlines, Highlight Topics: Civil and Political Rights, Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights, Human Rights Law, Human Rights Policy |
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Yesterday, I witnessed history being made here in Guantánamo, as jury selection began today in the first war crimes prosecution of a child soldier since World... Read more » |
| VIDEO: “Fingers to the Bone: Child Farmworkers in the United States” (HRW) | |
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Posted by Rightswire on August 11, 2010 at 12:34 pm ·
Filed under Headlines, Highlight, Video and Podcasts Topics: Children's Rights, Civil and Political Rights, Workers' Rights |
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| TAKE ACTION: Tell the President to ban landmines (HRW) | |
| By Rightswire · Posted on August 11, 2010 at 12:29 pm ·
Filed under Headlines, Highlight, Take Action Topics: Civil and Political Rights, Legislation, U.S. and International Human Rights |
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Landmines claim thousands of casualties every year and inhibit socio-economic development in countries recovering from conflict. As Commander in Chief, President... Read more » |
| America’s Gulf: A Toxic Crime Scene | |
| By Stephen Lendman · Posted on August 11, 2010 at 11:00 am ·
Filed under To Review Topics: Environment |
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On August 4, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), a Department of Commerce agency, reported that: The vast majority of the oil from the BP... 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 » |
| Single Women Fend for Themselves in Recession | |
| By Michelle Chen · Posted on August 11, 2010 at 9:29 am ·
Filed under To Review Topics: Poverty |
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On the heels of another dismal job report and a flaming national debate over the meaning of marriage, the Center for American Progress presents a snapshot of the... Read more » |
| TAKE ACTION: Tell Google: Don’t be evil | |
| By change.org · Posted on August 10, 2010 at 5:25 pm ·
Filed under Highlight, Take Action Topics: Media and Human Rights |
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Targeting: Larry Page and Sergey Brin (Founders, Google) Google’s motto is “Don’t be evil,” but Google is about to cut a deal with Verizon... Read more » |
| A Win Against Warrantless GPS Tracking | |
| By ACLU Blog of Rights · Posted on August 10, 2010 at 2:24 pm ·
Filed under To Review Topics: Civil and Political Rights, Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights, Human Rights Law, Human Rights Policy |
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On Friday, a unanimous panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit decided (PDF) that the Fourth Amendment requires the government to... Read more » |
