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NAACP to provide voter suppression evidence to UN

December 11th, 2011 - The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) will be meeting with the United Nations this week. The...
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As we watch the news on our big day

So what did you notice on the International Day of People with Disabilities? For one thing,a blog many people enjoy for its humor and the sharp but...
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Celebrate the International Day of Persons with Disabilities today

According to theWorld Health Organization (WHO)/United Nations (UN)website (http://www.who.int/mediacentre/events/annual/day_disabilities/en/index...
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Private insurance, cooperatives and death

According to several reports this week, President Obama and his administration are turning away from the fixed idea that a government organization...
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US signs UN convention on disability... finally

The United States has finally signed the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, a treaty that encourages member...
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State Department sees terror attacks on Assad regime as ‘blowback’

WASHINGTON— Although radicals launched several terrorist attacks against Syrian government positions in recent days, State Department...
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Administration: International law trumps Congress

  • War
  • March 11, 2012
I am a little surprised that this has not been getting more play in the media. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta stated in Congressional hearings...
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The UN mourns the death of Kim Jong il

The United States was instrumental in the formation of the United Nations (UN) in 1945. While there were 51 nations that signed the original UN...
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Researchers predict UN Arms Trade Treaty will be finalized by summer

“We predict that a global Arms Trade Treaty will come into force late this year,” a report in the Jan. 2012 issue of the Dillon Blue...
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Yemen: one thousand protesters in prison, many tortured

The Yemeni Organization for Defending Rights and Freedoms (known as HOOD) launched an investigation into “disappeared” activists. HOOD,...
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