Society: Civil Rights News Release Archives - Page 1
Wisconsin Mother Changes the Way She Celebrates the Holidays After the Loss of Her Son in an Adult Jail
Wisconsin Parent/Advocate Vicky Gunderson lost her son Kirk after he was sent to an adult jail as a juvenile. Gunderson and her family have changed their holiday traditions without Kirk and continue to...
Wisconsin Parent/Advocate Vicky Gunderson lost her son Kirk after he was sent to an adult jail as a juvenile. Gunderson and her family have changed their holiday traditions without Kirk and continue to...
The Late, Great Nina Simone Celebrated on New CD
Andy Stroud and ASI Records present Family / Friends / French Lesson
Andy Stroud and ASI Records present Family / Friends / French Lesson
Studies Highlight State Successes on Public Safety Measures: Legislation in Illinois and Connecticut to Take Effect on Jan. 1
The Campaign for Youth Justice released three reports highlighting successful efforts in Illinois, Delaware, and Connecticut to reduce the prosecution of youth in adult court and ensure public safety at...
The Campaign for Youth Justice released three reports highlighting successful efforts in Illinois, Delaware, and Connecticut to reduce the prosecution of youth in adult court and ensure public safety at...
Who Turned Off The Rights For The Residents Of Crow Creek?
CAN-DO Rides for Lights and Human RIghts
CAN-DO Rides for Lights and Human RIghts
Former Justice Officials Recognize Critical Federal Role in Juvenile Justice:
Call on Congress to Support Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention Act
The Campaign for youth Justice announced that six former Administrators from the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) called on Congress to reauthorize...
The Campaign for youth Justice announced that six former Administrators from the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) called on Congress to reauthorize...
Kyle, TX Gains Allies in Housing Discrimination Lawsuit Appeal
The City of Kyle, TX, facing a legal challenge to its minimum development standards, which critics contend would discriminate against minorities, has gained support from the Texas Municipal League and...
The City of Kyle, TX, facing a legal challenge to its minimum development standards, which critics contend would discriminate against minorities, has gained support from the Texas Municipal League and...
Harmful Amendment to JJDPA to Increase Youth Prosecuted in the Adult Criminal Justice System
This month, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee will consider S. 678, the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2009. S. 678 will reauthorize the bipartisan Juvenile Justice...
This month, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee will consider S. 678, the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2009. S. 678 will reauthorize the bipartisan Juvenile Justice...
7,500 Youth in Adult Jails -- Young People at Risk of Assault, Suicide; Frequently Held Pre-Trial
'Jailing Juveniles: The Dangers of Incarcerating Youth in Adult Jails in America' finds that on an average day 7,500 young people are held in adult facilities in the United States, and the yearly...
'Jailing Juveniles: The Dangers of Incarcerating Youth in Adult Jails in America' finds that on an average day 7,500 young people are held in adult facilities in the United States, and the yearly...
Over 300 Groups from All 50 States Urge Passage of Juvenile Justice Bill
Call on Congress to Pass Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention Act
Over 300 organizations representing youth serving agencies, child advocacy organizations, legal and civil rights groups, health and mental health services, parent and family groups, and educational organizations...
Over 300 organizations representing youth serving agencies, child advocacy organizations, legal and civil rights groups, health and mental health services, parent and family groups, and educational organizations...
YWCA Greater Triangle Takes A Stand Against Racism; Will You?
The YWCA Greater Triangle's “Stand Against Racism" is a movement aimed at raising awareness that racism still exists and it can no longer be ignored or tolerated. Racism divides our communities...
The YWCA Greater Triangle's “Stand Against Racism" is a movement aimed at raising awareness that racism still exists and it can no longer be ignored or tolerated. Racism divides our communities...
Same-Sex Marriage Argument by Bill O'Reilly, Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh and Michael Savage Publicly Challenged by President of Civil Rights Group
The President of Interweave of South Jersey issues a bold challenge today to key conservative media personalities. David Shaman unapologetically asserts that there exists no legitimate argument against...
The President of Interweave of South Jersey issues a bold challenge today to key conservative media personalities. David Shaman unapologetically asserts that there exists no legitimate argument against...
LBJ School Releases First-Ever Comprehensive Policy Study on Trying and Sentencing Children as Adults
The report, 'From Time Out to Hard Time: Young Children in the Adult Criminal Justice System,' provides a comprehensive look at how the nation treats pre-adolescent children (primarily those...
The report, 'From Time Out to Hard Time: Young Children in the Adult Criminal Justice System,' provides a comprehensive look at how the nation treats pre-adolescent children (primarily those...
ADL Urges High Court To Overturn Ruling That Puts Time Limit On Workplace Discrimination Claims
Asserting that the law against workplace discrimination should “allow people to access courts, rather than shut the courthouse doors,” the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) filed an amicus brief...
Asserting that the law against workplace discrimination should “allow people to access courts, rather than shut the courthouse doors,” the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) filed an amicus brief...
Dozier Law Group, LLC in Atlanta, Georgia Settles Disability Discrimination Case on Behalf of Wheelchair-Bound Teacher for $116,900
Dozier Law Group, LLC in Atlanta, Georgia has settled a disability discrimination case for $116,900 involving a claim by a wheelchair-bound teacher that he was terminated in violation of the Americans...
Dozier Law Group, LLC in Atlanta, Georgia has settled a disability discrimination case for $116,900 involving a claim by a wheelchair-bound teacher that he was terminated in violation of the Americans...
Keeping Youth Out Of The Adult Justice System
Putting kids in adult jails harms youth and decreases public safety in communities. That’s the position of the Campaign for Youth Justice, which is working to end the practice of sending youth to...
Putting kids in adult jails harms youth and decreases public safety in communities. That’s the position of the Campaign for Youth Justice, which is working to end the practice of sending youth to...
James Bell, Award-winning Juvenile Justice Leader Announces Conference Call to Discuss New Report
The W. Haywood Burns Institute (BI) announced today that Executive Director James Bell will hold a conference call Tuesday December 1 to discuss a new report that examines systemic problems in juvenile...
The W. Haywood Burns Institute (BI) announced today that Executive Director James Bell will hold a conference call Tuesday December 1 to discuss a new report that examines systemic problems in juvenile...
ADL Calls Israeli Settlement Freeze "Courageous and Unprecedented"
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today called the announcement by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Israel would freeze West Bank settlement building for 10 months a “courageous and...
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today called the announcement by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Israel would freeze West Bank settlement building for 10 months a “courageous and...
National Leader in Juvenile Justice Poised to Release New Report
In the new report The Keeper and the Kept, to be released Dec. 1, Mr. Bell challenges our society’s over-reliance on detention.
In the new report The Keeper and the Kept, to be released Dec. 1, Mr. Bell challenges our society’s over-reliance on detention.
ADL: FBI Hate Crime Numbers Disturbing
Calls For "Coordinated Campaign" to Confront Hate Violence
Calls For "Coordinated Campaign" to Confront Hate Violence
Shewrites.com Unites Community For a "Day Of Action" to Protest Publishers Weekly's Exclusion of Women Writers on its 2009 Ten Best Books List
When Publishers Weekly, the American weekly trade news magazine for publishers, librarians, booksellers, and literary agents, released its top ten books of 2009 and did not include a single book authored...
When Publishers Weekly, the American weekly trade news magazine for publishers, librarians, booksellers, and literary agents, released its top ten books of 2009 and did not include a single book authored...
Hertz Family Foundation Completes $1 Million Grant to Wiesenthal Center’s Museum of Tolerance in Jerusalem
The Center for Human Dignity – Museum of Tolerance complex is currently under construction in Israel’s capital. The site’s plans call for a conference center, a theater, and interactive...
The Center for Human Dignity – Museum of Tolerance complex is currently under construction in Israel’s capital. The site’s plans call for a conference center, a theater, and interactive...
National Leader in Juvenile Justice to Work in California Counties to Address Racial and Ethnic Disparities
The San Francisco-based W. Haywood Burns Institute (BI) has been selected by five California counties to assist in reducing the racial and ethnic disparities in juvenile justice systems.
The San Francisco-based W. Haywood Burns Institute (BI) has been selected by five California counties to assist in reducing the racial and ethnic disparities in juvenile justice systems.
'Houses,' New Novel By Cynthia Rogers Parks Released November 12
“I measure my life in houses” confides Lacey Winters. “That has always been the way I divide the befores and the afters, the success and losses, the endings and beginnings.” So...
“I measure my life in houses” confides Lacey Winters. “That has always been the way I divide the befores and the afters, the success and losses, the endings and beginnings.” So...
Va Tech Survivor Tracks Shady Gun Sellers With Hidden Camera
Today, the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence released a five-minute video with highlights of Colin Goddard’s up close and personal experience with gun shows in states that don’t regulate...
Today, the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence released a five-minute video with highlights of Colin Goddard’s up close and personal experience with gun shows in states that don’t regulate...
ADL Report: Rage Grows In America
Conspiracy Theories Fuel Anti-Government Fervor
Conspiracy Theories Fuel Anti-Government Fervor
Adams Law for Men Sets Precedent as the First Fort Lauderdale Divorce Attorney and Family Law Firm Dedicated to Men’s Rights
Fort Lauderdale Divorce Attorney, Gerald Adams, stands out as the founder of one of the only Fort Lauderdale family law firms to specialize in protecting men’s rights.
Fort Lauderdale Divorce Attorney, Gerald Adams, stands out as the founder of one of the only Fort Lauderdale family law firms to specialize in protecting men’s rights.
Memoir Author Urges Bishops to Consider GLBT Testimony in Marriage Pastoral Letter
Author Gregory Gerard sends gay memoir to Cardinal Francis George with a plea to consider how an upcoming pastoral letter will affect future generations of religious children who struggle with same-sex...
Author Gregory Gerard sends gay memoir to Cardinal Francis George with a plea to consider how an upcoming pastoral letter will affect future generations of religious children who struggle with same-sex...
New Church of Scientology Grand Opening In Washington, DC
Thousands attended the dedication and opening of the new home of the Founding Church of Scientology in Washington, DC. Scientology ecclesiastical leader Mr. David Miscavige presided and public officials...
Thousands attended the dedication and opening of the new home of the Founding Church of Scientology in Washington, DC. Scientology ecclesiastical leader Mr. David Miscavige presided and public officials...
