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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
Making History

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 »

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

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 »

What We Stand For
By ACLU Blog of Rights · Posted on August 10, 2010 at 11:43 am ·  Filed under To Review
Topics: Civil and Political Rights, Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights, Human Rights Law, Human Rights Policy
What We Stand For

Yesterday was a stark reminder that instead of closing the book on the Bush-era military commissions, President Obama is adding another sad chapter to that history.... 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
Teens Choose Justice Over Prom Plans

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 »

Moyers Highlights Jobs with Justice Organizer, Employee Free Choice
By Seth Michaels · Posted on April 3, 2009 at 3:47 pm · 
Topics: Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights, Fair Wages, Legislation, Workers' Rights
Moyers Highlights Jobs with Justice Organizer, Employee Free Choice

On this past week’s “Bill Moyers Journal” on PBS, Moyers took a look at the battle for worker freedom during our current economic crisis. It’s a great segment... Read more »

Welfare for All
By The Editors · Posted on April 3, 2009 at 2:00 pm ·  Filed under Feeds
Topics: Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights, Welfare and Social Security

Editorial The Bay State Banner Boston, Massachusetts March 26, 2009 Related Links Welfare for all (Bay Street Banner,original print) When the United States... Read more »

Writing the Next Chapter on Race
By Guest Columnist · Posted on March 31, 2009 at 4:50 pm ·  Filed under Feeds
Topics: Civil and Political Rights, Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights, Racial Equality
Writing the Next Chapter on Race

By Judith Browne-Dianis, Co-Director Advancement Project For several months, the media has been pushing the fairy tale that the United States moved beyond racism... Read more »

Balancing Race and Gender: LDF Women Pioneers
By The Editors · Posted on March 31, 2009 at 2:57 pm ·  Filed under Feeds
Topics: Civil and Political Rights, Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights, Human Rights Leaders, Women's Rights
Balancing Race and Gender: LDF Women Pioneers

By Stacey Patton Much of the history of the Civil Rights Movement has focused heavily on the stories of great men like Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, Thurgood... Read more »

TAKE ACTION: Pressure Senators to Ask HHS Nominee Kathleen Sebelius about the HIV Ban
By Victoria Neilson · Posted on March 31, 2009 at 10:24 am ·  Filed under Take Action
Topics: Civil and Political Rights, Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights, Immigration, Legislation
TAKE ACTION: Pressure Senators to Ask HHS Nominee Kathleen Sebelius about the HIV Ban

Physicians for Human Rights has set up an action page asking Senator Senator Barbara Mikulski and Senator Bernie Sanders to make sure that Sebelius will make lifting... Read more »

¡Feliz Cumpleaños, César Chávez!
By Jorge Rivas · Posted on March 31, 2009 at 9:56 am ·  Filed under Feeds
Topics: Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights, Education, Workers' Rights
¡Feliz Cumpleaños, César Chávez!

Ann Street Elementary School, in Downtown Los Angeles, pays tribute to Cesar Chavez through a photo montage by the students. The Los Angeles Unified School District... Read more »

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