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Publish your website RSS Feed on ooBdoo click here All Categories: click here Other Society Categories: Dating Environment Genealogy History Law Legal Affairs Paranormal Parenting People-Babies People-Family People-Gay People-Seniors People-Women People with Disabilities Rights		Feedzilla-People Rights News Stories society / rights news stories aggregated by Feedzilla.com Fri, 05 Dec 2008 05:56:55 +0100 94 Nations Sign Global Ban on Cluster Munitions (Oslo, December 4, 2008) - The new international treaty banning cluster munitions, which opened for signing on December 3 and 4, 2008, is one of the most important measures that nations have taken to protect civilians from the deadly effects of armed confl... RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:07:54 -0800 Russia: Police Raid Prominent Rights Group (Moscow, December 4, 2008) - The Russian government should immediately investigate a police raid on Memorial, a prominent human rights organization, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch also called on the government to ensure the speedy and sa... RSS feeds and News widgets on Feedzilla.com Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:19:41 -0800 UN: Rights Council Gives Weak Response to Civilian Protection in DRC (Geneva, December 3, 2008) - The UN Human Rights Council's resolution condemning abuses in the Democratic Republic of Congo failed to include concrete steps to protect civilians, Human Rights Watch said today. read more RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com Thu, 04 Dec 2008 09:13:08 -0800 ACLU Releases Presidential Transition Plan To Restore Civil Liberties WASHINGTON - In anticipation of the presidential election, the American Civil Liberties Union today released a set of detailed recommendations on steps that the new president should take to ''clean house,'' renew freedom, and restore the nation's reputation. RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com Thu, 4 Dec 2008 06:00:00 EST Florida Student Who Won ACLU Lawsuit Wins Hugh M. Hefner First Amendment Award MIAMI - The American Civil Liberties Union announced today that Heather Gillman has been selected by the Playboy Foundation to receive the Hugh M. Hefner First Amendment Award for ''her fearlessness in speaking out on behalf of the rights of gay students''... News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com Thu, 4 Dec 2008 06:00:00 EST Maine Law Court Strikes Down Political Endorsement Statute PORTLAND - The Maine Supreme Judicial Court today struck down a Maine election statute as an unconstitutional restriction of political speech and a violation of the First Amendment. The court sided with a Cape Elizabeth man who challenged the law after he ... RSS feeds and News widgets on Feedzilla.com Thu, 4 Dec 2008 06:00:00 EST ACLU Calls On Broadcasters To Stop Stifling Political Discourse On YouTube SAN FRANCISCO - Television networks should stop silencing political speech on the Internet, according to a letter the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Northern California and a coalition of public interest groups sent to four major television ne... RSS feeds and News widgets on Feedzilla.com Thu, 4 Dec 2008 06:00:00 EST ACLU Joins Lawsuit Challenging Trafficking Of Indian Guestworkers NEW ORLEANS - The American Civil Liberties Union today charged that workers brought to the United States from India to work in shipyards after Hurricane Katrina were misleadingly recruited, exploited and mistreated. The ACLU and the law firm of Dewey &... News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com Thu, 4 Dec 2008 06:00:00 EST Problematic E-Verify Program Expanded to Include All Federal Contractors WASHINGTON - Today, President Bush issued a final rule requiring all federal contractors to use E-Verify, a flawed governmental system to check the citizenship status of the workforce, as a condition of doing business with the federal government. This rule... RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com Thu, 4 Dec 2008 06:00:00 EST Federal Court Of Appeals Hears Arguments On Hazleton Anti-Immigrant Law PHILADELPHIA - The American Civil Liberties Union argued in an appellate court today that it should uphold the landmark July 2007 ruling by a federal court in Pennsylvania that declared the city of Hazleton's anti-immigrant law unconstitutional. Hazleton's... RSS feeds and News widgets on Feedzilla.com Thu, 4 Dec 2008 06:00:00 EST U.S. Citizen Who Was Illegally Detained and Twice Deported Is Latest Victim of Government's Unconstitutional Immigration Enforcement Policy LOS ANGELES, Calif. - A U.S. citizen who was illegally detained and twice deported to Mexico said immigration officials refused to believe his claim of citizenship, even when his mother traveled to the border to show Immigration and Customs Enforcement age... News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com Thu, 4 Dec 2008 06:00:00 EST MCLU Working Hard to Protect Mainers' Right to Vote PORTLAND - The Maine Civil Liberties Union Foundation today announced it would have legal help available for Maine residents who may face challenges at the polls on Election Day, Nov. 4. RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com Thu, 4 Dec 2008 06:00:00 EST Appeals Court Orders Michigan To Restore 5,500 Voters To Rolls CINCINNATI - A federal appeals court late Wednesday cleared the way for 5,500 illegally purged voters to be returned to the rolls in time for Election Day. The U.S. Appeals Court for the Sixth Circuit rejected Michigan Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land's ... RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com Thu, 4 Dec 2008 06:00:00 EST Free Speech Groups to Challenge Ban on Political Attire at Polls Richmond, VA - Three Virginia-based free speech organizations today announced plans to mount a legal challenge to a controversial new State Board of Elections policy prohibiting the wearing of buttons, t-shirts and other apparel with political messages in ... RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com Thu, 4 Dec 2008 06:00:00 EST ACLU Launches Voter Empowerment Program ATLANTA - The American Civil Liberties Union proudly launched its voter empowerment program today. As part of this effort, the ACLU will distribute 480,000 cards in 32 states that inform voters of their rights on Election Day and how to avoid problems when... News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com Thu, 4 Dec 2008 06:00:00 EST ICGI Newsfeed is moving to a new URL After five years of success using a text-based newsfeed, ICGI is stepping up to an automated feed using WordPress. Generally used for blogging, it produces the same file required for a newsfeed. This has the added benefit of being able to be updated from a... RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com Thu, 4 Dec 2008 06:00:00 EST Lebanon: Ruling for Lawyer a Victory for Free Speech (Beirut, December 4, 2008) - A Lebanese court's decision to dismiss charges of criminal slander against Muhammad Mugraby, a prominent lawyer and human rights activist, is an important victory for freedom of expression in Lebanon, a group of 11 Lebanese and... News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:00:00 -0800	Feedzilla-People Human Rights News Stories society / rights human rights news stories aggregated by Feedzilla.com Fri, 05 Dec 2008 05:56:55 +0100 94 Nations Sign Global Ban on Cluster Munitions (Oslo, December 4, 2008) - The new international treaty banning cluster munitions, which opened for signing on December 3 and 4, 2008, is one of the most important measures that nations have taken to protect civilians from the deadly effects of armed confl... RSS feeds and News widgets on Feedzilla.com Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:07:54 -0800 Russia: Police Raid Prominent Rights Group (Moscow, December 4, 2008) - The Russian government should immediately investigate a police raid on Memorial, a prominent human rights organization, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch also called on the government to ensure the speedy and sa... News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:19:41 -0800 UN: Rights Council Gives Weak Response to Civilian Protection in DRC (Geneva, December 3, 2008) - The UN Human Rights Council's resolution condemning abuses in the Democratic Republic of Congo failed to include concrete steps to protect civilians, Human Rights Watch said today. read more RSS feeds and News widgets on Feedzilla.com Thu, 04 Dec 2008 09:13:08 -0800 Lebanon: Ruling for Lawyer a Victory for Free Speech (Beirut, December 4, 2008) - A Lebanese court's decision to dismiss charges of criminal slander against Muhammad Mugraby, a prominent lawyer and human rights activist, is an important victory for freedom of expression in Lebanon, a group of 11 Lebanese and... RSS feeds and News widgets on Feedzilla.com Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:00:00 -0800 Zimbabwe: Investigate Whereabouts of Abducted Human Rights Activist (Johannesburg) - The Zimbabwe authorities should immediately investigate and reveal the whereabouts of the human rights activist Jestina Mukoko, who was taken from her home on December 3, 2008 by a group of armed men who identified themselves as policemen,... News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:57:47 -0800 Thailand: Protest Groups and Government Should Reject Political Violence (London, December 3, 2008) - With the end of the occupation of airports and government buildings in Bangkok, the Thai government, its proxies, and anti-government groups should commit to ending political violence, which in recent months has caused numerous... RSS feeds and News widgets on Feedzilla.com Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:23:03 -0800 Burundi: Assembly Abolishes Death Penalty, Criminalizes Torture (Bujumbura, December 3, 2008) - The Burundian National Assembly adopted important human rights advances in a penal code voted in on November 22, 2008, including abolishing the death penalty and making torture, genocide, war crimes, and crimes against human... RSS feeds and News widgets on Feedzilla.com Wed, 03 Dec 2008 02:28:58 -0800 India: Respect Rights in Hunt for Mumbai Conspirators (New York, December 3, 2008) - Condemning the attacks that killed at least 175 people in Mumbai, Human Rights Watch today called upon the governments of India and Pakistan to cooperate in a prompt and thorough investigation to identify the perpetrators and... RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:40:46 -0800 Sri Lanka: Free Journalists Unfairly Held (New York, December 3, 2008) - The Sri Lankan government should immediately drop charges and free J.S. Tissainayagam, a prominent Tamil journalist on trial for his writings, Human Rights Watch said today. A Tamil publisher, N. Jasiharan, and his wife, V... RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:29:53 -0800 Sudan: Rhetoric Versus Reality in Darfur (New York) - Recent claims by the Sudanese government that the situation in Darfur is improving are not borne out by reality, 15 organizations said in a report released today. read more News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:06:48 -0800 Russia: Ex-Guantanamo Detainee Seriously Ill in Jail (Moscow, December 2, 2008) - The health of a former Guantanamo detainee has declined alarmingly in a Russian detention facility, and he should be given immediate access to an independent medical examination and appropriate treatment, Human Rights Watch sai... RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com Tue, 02 Dec 2008 10:44:30 -0800 Nations to Sign Landmark Ban on Cluster Bombs (Oslo, December 2, 2008) - The new international treaty banning the use of cluster munitions, to be signed in Oslo on December 3 by about 100 nations, will save thousands of lives, Human Rights Watch said today. The ban, the most significant arms control a... News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com Tue, 02 Dec 2008 09:36:47 -0800 Nigeria: Prevent Further Bloodshed in Jos (Lagos, December 1, 2008) - The Nigerian government should investigate and prosecute those responsible for killing up to 400 people during several recent days of violence in the city of Jos, Human Rights Watch said today. read more RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:47:43 -0800 Sri Lanka: Allow Aid Groups to Help Cyclone Victims (New York) - The Sri Lankan government should immediately lift its September order barring humanitarian agencies from the Vanni conflict area in northern Sri Lanka so they can assist thousands of persons displaced by flooding from Cyclone Nisha. read more RSS feeds and News widgets on Feedzilla.com Sat, 29 Nov 2008 11:10:37 -0800 World AIDS Day: Address Needs of Drug Users Audio Feature - Voices from the Ground (New York) - Governments around the world should adopt and expand needle and syringe exchange programs and effective drug dependency treatment as part of their efforts to address HIV among people who use drugs, Human ... News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:00:01 -0800 Indonesia: Reject Abusive HIV-Monitoring Plan (New York, November 26, 2008) - Lawmakers in Indonesia's Papua province should reject a bill that would require some people living with HIV to be implanted with microchips as part of efforts to monitor the spread of the disease, Human Rights Watch said tod... RSS feeds and News widgets on Feedzilla.com Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:54:52 -0800 San Bernardino County Agrees To Allow Religious Head Scarves In County Jails ORANGE, CA -- San Bernardino County agreed today to institute policies that accommodate the First Amendment right to wear religious head scarves in jail. RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:54:52 -0800 Colorado Domestic Violence Survivor Seeks Justice In International Tribunal WASHINGTON - In the first case brought by a survivor of domestic violence against the U.S. before an international human rights tribunal, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) will hear testimony today by Jessica Lenahan (formerly Gonzales)... RSS feeds and News widgets on Feedzilla.com Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:54:52 -0800 ACLU Calls Again for Withdrawal of Regulations Jeopardizing Women's Health WASHINGTON - The American Civil Liberties Union and all its state affiliates, including Washington, DC, and Puerto Rico, submitted comments to the Department of Health and Human Services asking the administration to rescind regulations that could seriously... News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:54:52 -0800