Greenberg interviews Monique Harden, codirector of Advocates for Environmental Human Rights in New Orleans. Among other things, Harden talks about the immediate environmental impacts of Katrina and the kinds of hazardous substances the storm released.
This Article reviews the processes by which domestic-level transposition of international human rights norms may occur as a consequence of human rights treaty ratification, or other means of incorporation. Specifically, we consider the transformative vision of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD or Convention) as a vehicle for fostering national-level disability law and policy changes. In doing so, we outline the challenges and opportunities presented by this new phase in disability rights advocacy, and we draw conclusions that bear generally upon human rights practice and scholarship. We contend that the role of human rights in domestic law and process reflect important dimensions of international law and practice. At the same time, human rights advocates an...
NEW YORK, March 31, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Human rights activists and advocates for journalistic accuracy are holding a conference this week in Washington to protest the expansion of Al- Jazeera in the United States. "Al-Jazeera, Global Jihad, and the Suicide of the West" will convene at noon on Friday, April 1 at the National Press Club, 529 14th St. Northwest. Topics will include:
WASHINGTON, April 25 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Torture, foreign military training and Pentagon accountability are on the agenda of grassroots human rights advocates from around the United States currently in Washington, DC to lobby Congress in support of a bill that would suspend training and investigate the notorious School of the Americas (SOA/WHINSEC), a military training facility for Latin American security personnel located at Fort Benning, Georgia. Constituents from hundreds of Congressional districts continue lobbying efforts today as part of an organized effort by School of the Americas Watch. Yesterday the human rights advocates began a day of meetings with Representatives with a procession and spirited rally in Upper Senate Park.
DAYTON -- Maxine Nash hung laundry on the roof of her Baghdad apartment in February, conditioned to the roar of American helicopter patrols flying overhead. When she did a similar task after returning home to the United States recently, she heard birds.
Over the past several months, DWEJ and other environmental justice advocates have worked closely on the federal climate legislation - H.R. 2454 (American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009) and S.1733 (Clean Energy Jobs and America Power Act) to ensure that stringent measures are adopted to closely monitor and regulate cap and trade, significantly increase green job opportunities for historically under-represented communities, and substantially curtail carbon emissions in low-income communities. On Thursday and Friday, Dec. 17-18, many of the world leaders arrived in Copenhagen. On Friday, after stalled talks, President Obama met with China, India, Brazil and South Africa, and created the Copenhagen Accord. Although this document did not assign a deadline for establishing a binding a...
... incorporate these principles to protect our human right to a healthy and safe environment. Highlight... by the Advocates for Environmental Human Rights, New Orleans, Louisiana):. * Reduce atmospheric ca...
Among various examples [Brigitte Berman] cited was [Alex Haley], the African-American historian and author. "Alex Haley began his career at Playboy as chief interviewer for the magazine," she pointed out. "His groundbreaking interviews with Nazi leader Lincoln Rockwell and human rights activist Malcolm X eventually led to him writing 'Roots,' one of the most important, groundbreaking books about African-American history. The book was first serialized in Playboy." One very special moment depicted in the film's archival footage portrays [Hugh Hefner] and Haley reflecting upon their working relationship. Hefner's Playboy Club in Chicago also served as a conduit for integration. It was the first white club to give comedian [Dick Gregory] a forum, to perform to mixed Black and white audience...
... with such distinguished human rights advocates as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Alex Haley, Jim Bro...
To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Robin Phillips of Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights, +1-612-341-3302, ext. 109, rphillips@mnadvocates.org
...-- Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights . -- Physicians for Human Rights ...
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