Bob Glanville

Human Rights Day spurs Iranians’ call to end repression

December 10, 2014 By Committee for Defence of Iranian Peoples Rights

Each year, on Dec. 10 the world remembers the day in 1948 when all nations came together in Paris to sign the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

San Jose coalition for affordable housing wins big

November 26, 2014 By Henry Millstein

San Jose, which advertises itself as "the capital of Silicon Valley," has one of the highest housing costs in the nation, as well as - not coincidentally - one of the highest rates of homelessness.

Law center for Muslims to challenge presumption of guilt

November 25, 2014 By Henry Millstein

The new law center is specifically for Muslims in the United States facing constitutional and civil rights violations.

Teamsters, human rights groups demand justice for Gilberto Soto

November 7, 2014 By PAI

The Teamsters and 14 human rights groups bought a full-page ad about Soto's case in El Salvador's largest paper, La Prensa Grafica.

Labor organizer wins MacArthur “genius grant”

September 17, 2014 By World Combined Sources

Ai-jen Poo is a labor organizer whose compelling vision is transforming the landscape of working conditions and labor standards for domestic or private-household workers.