CERD Day 5 | Part 1
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From: HR2Housing
Posted: Feb 21 08
Witnessed: 5701 times
Rated: 0 times
United States
Housing, Impunity
CERD, discrimination, homeless, housing, human_rights, racism
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NLCHP's Human Rights Program holds the United States government accountable to international treaties to which it is a party. NLCHP believes that each and every American has a human right to housing.
The Human Rights Program advocates for increased housing resources at the local, state, and national levels by using human rights law and strategies to change domestic policy and law.
Sami al-Hajj speaks of his Seven Years in Guantanamo
aljazeeraenglish, May 5 08
Witnessed: 43 times
Cuba, United States
Arbitrary arrest, Detention, Impunity
Civil Disobedience at NYC Tibet Protest
Chris Michael, Mar 18 08
Witnessed: 2114 times
China, Tibet, United States
Freedom of religion & belief, Impunity
Tibetan protest infront of UN Building, New York City
Chris Michael, Mar 18 08
Witnessed: 2151 times
China, Tibet, United States
Impunity, Police brutality
Razing NY: The Disappearance of Affordable Housing
globalactionproject, Mar 4 08
Witnessed: 764 times
United States
Housing
Special Rapporteur on Housing meeting with Gulf Coast Housing Activists
HR2Housing, Feb 20 08
Witnessed: 5808 times
United States
Housing, Impunity
CERD Day 2 - Feb 18 2008
HR2Housing, Feb 18 08
Witnessed: 4004 times
United States
Housing, Impunity
National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty
United States
Housing
The mission of NLCHP is to prevent and end homelessness by serving as the legal arm of the nationwide movement to end homelessness.
Culture Project
Iraq, United States
Freedom of opinion & expression, Internally displaced persons, Refugees
<p>Blending prize-winning theater with urgent moral drama, Culture Project brings the national political conversation to life on the New York Stage. <p>For more than a decade, Culture Project has told stories as timely as the morning's newspaper in a way that news articles and editorials can never match. Through brilliantly conceived, expertly staged dramas, Culture Project sparks conversation, lifts the human heart and incites political action. <p>Now through June 28, 2008 see <b> Betrayed </b> George Packer. In early 2007, George Packer published an article in <ital>The New Yorker</ital> about Iraqi interpreters who jeopardized their lives on behalf of the Americans in Iraq, with little or no U.S. protection or security. The article drew national attention to the humanitarian crisis and moral scandal. <p><b>Betrayed</b>, based on Mr. Packer's interviews in Baghdad, tells the story of three young Iraqis - two men and one woman - motivated to risk everything by America's promise of freedom. <p><b>Betrayed</b> explores the complex relationships among the Iraqis themselves, and with their American supervisor, struggling to find purpose while a country collapses around them.
Midwest Coalition for Human Rights
United States
Immigration , Labor unions, Torture/ill treatment
MCHR has three project areas: Immigrant Detention, Torture, and Workers' Rights.
Maka Si Tomni (Lakota Surrounding the Universe)
United States
Indigenous peoples
Sovereignty In Action Bringing Forth a Thriving Lakota Language and Culture
WE International
United States
Human trafficking
To raise awareness of injustice and poverty in the less developed world
One Water The Movie
United States
Water
This group is all about One Water the movie.
People for Equality and Relief in Lanka (PEARL)
Sri Lanka
Impunity, Mass killings, Minorities
People for Equality And Relief in Lanka (PEARL) is a political action group composed of over 1400 Americans concerned about the escalating human rights and humanitarian crises in Sri Lanka.
Magnum Photos
United States
Magnum photographers have compiled the world’s most respected library of images that chronicle the modern experience. From the beaches of Normandy, to the streets of Saigon, to the battles in Iraq, Magnum photographers have revealed the horror of modern war. In slums, border areas, mental hospitals, brothels, and AIDS centers, Magnum raise awareness for the abandoned, exposing the injustices and inequalities of our world.
CCR
United States
Independence of the judiciary, Racial discrimination, War crimes
The Center for Constitutional Rights is dedicated to advancing and protecting the rights guaranteed by the United States Constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Founded in 1966 by attorneys who represented civil rights movements in the South, CCR is a non-profit legal and educational organization committed to the creative use of law as a positive force for social change.
US Human Rights Network
United States
The US Human Rights Network was formed to promote US accountability to universal human rights standards by building linkages between organizations and individuals. The Network strives to build a human rights culture in the United States that puts those directly affected by human rights violations, with a special emphasis on grassroots organizations and social movements, in a central leadership role.
National Immigrant Justice Center
United States
Detention, Immigration , Refugees
The National Immigrant Justice Center provides immigration legal services to low-income immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers. Our direct-service experience informs our reform-driven policy advocacy, impact litigation, and public education efforts to defend immigrant rights.
