Human Rights
Transgender people win protections in Orlando, Florida
August 18, 2014"Gender identity" is now a protected category in Orlando's human rights ordinances along with age, color, handicap, marital status, national origin, race, religion and sex.
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The child migrant crisis: latest developments
August 5, 2014The "crisis" appears to be shrinking: 85 percent of the 57,000 child migrants have now been placed with parents, other family members or sponsors living in the United States.
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For Native rights, equality and voice in labor movement: Council FIRE
August 4, 2014Native Americans deserve a chance at the American Dream. If any group of people is left behind, then we all lose.
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Chilean deputy Camila Vallejo urges Obama to free Cuban prisoners
June 4, 2014From June 4-11, people around the world will take action on behalf of three Cuban patriots wrongfully imprisoned in the United States.
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National forum on police crimes calls for civilian police accountability councils
May 28, 2014In response to a national epidemic of police and vigilante killings, a two day "National Forum on Police Crimes" took place in Chicago, May 16-17.
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