This website is a good resource to learn about the coalition that launched the recent divestment initiative on campus.
"For the first time in six years, the Oscars ratings dipped---down to an estimated 36.6 viewers.
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Themes
Themes covered in the Summer Intensive in Human Rights include Conflict Resolution, Environment, and Ethics.
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Regions
Over the course of this seminar we will discuss human rights issues in Africa, Asia, Israel-Palestine, and North America.
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Blogs
Participants blog about human rights issues here.
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Wiki
We're also building a wiki about the human rights issues we're covering.
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Resources
Resources for human-rights research can be found here.
In the News
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"Gazans flee floods caused by Israel's dams opening"It seems that Israel has comitted yet another human rights violation in Gaza. As usual there has been no coverage of this incident by mainstream media outlets. 'Brigadier Gerneral Said Al-Saudi, chief of the civil defence agency in Gaza, told Al Jazeera: "Israel opened water dams, without warning, last night, causing serious damage to Gazan villages near the border. |
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This is a good website for individuals interested in learning about resources in NYC for individuals looking to support LGBTSTGNC people of color.
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Western Media Bigotry
On Tuesday, Craig Stephen Hicks, 46, has been charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of Deah Shaddy Barakat, 23, his wife, Yusor Mohammed, 21, and her sister, Razan Mohammed Abu-Salha, 19. There are some important things to note about this murder in particular, a. it barely got any media coverage, and b.
"US: Prison Officials Thwart Compassionate Releases"
This article reports on the fact that many US prison officials are refusing to grant compassionate release to the vast majority of prisoners. Compassionate release is early release, on the grounds that the prisoner is within 12 months of death or completely and irrevocably incapacitated. The Bureau of Prisons, however, is refusing to send most prisoners' requests to court. Indeed, since 1992, the Bureau of Prisons annually has only passed on about two dozen cases to the court for early release. Although this article was written a couple of years ago in 2012, the trend continues today.
