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Civil and Human Rights Report Summaries

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11/30/05: News from civilrights.org      11/30/05: Human Rights Watch      11/30/05: Amnesty International USA      11/29/05: News from civilrights.org      11/29/05: Human Rights Watch      11/29/05: Amnesty International USA      11/28/05: Human Rights Watch      11/28/05: Amnesty International USA      11/26/05: Human Rights Watch      11/26/05: Amnesty International USA      11/25/05: Human Rights Watch      11/25/05: Amnesty International USA      11/24/05: News from civilrights.org      11/24/05: Human Rights Watch      11/24/05: Amnesty International USA      11/23/05: News from civilrights.org      11/23/05: Human Rights Watch      11/23/05: Amnesty International USA      11/23/05: All ACLU Action Alerts      11/22/05: News from civilrights.org      11/22/05: Human Rights Watch      11/21/05: News from civilrights.org      11/19/05: News from civilrights.org      11/19/05: Human Rights Watch      11/19/05: Amnesty International USA      11/18/05: News from civilrights.org      11/18/05: Human Rights Watch      11/18/05: Amnesty International USA      11/17/05: News from civilrights.org      11/17/05: Human Rights Watch      11/17/05: Amnesty International USA      11/16/05: News from civilrights.org      11/16/05: Human Rights Watch      11/16/05: Amnesty International USA      11/15/05: News from civilrights.org      11/15/05: Human Rights Watch      11/15/05: Amnesty International USA      11/15/05: All ACLU Action Alerts      11/12/05: Amnesty International USA      11/11/05: News from civilrights.org      11/11/05: Human Rights Watch      11/09/05: News from civilrights.org      11/08/05: News from civilrights.org      11/08/05: Human Rights Watch      11/08/05: Amnesty International USA      11/07/05: American Civil Liberties Union      11/05/05: Amnesty International USA      11/05/05: All ACLU Action Alerts      11/04/05: Human Rights Watch      11/03/05: News from civilrights.org      11/02/05: News from civilrights.org      11/02/05: Human Rights Watch      11/02/05: Amnesty International USA      11/01/05: News from civilrights.org      11/01/05: Human Rights Watch      11/01/05: Amnesty International USA

11/30/05: News from civilrights.org

Article, Las Vegas Review-Journal, Planned GPA increase for admission to Nevada's universities would create elitist institutions, opponents say

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11/30/05: Human Rights Watch

EU Policies Toward Migration Are Key to Tackling Problem | Ukraine regularly subjects migrants and asylum seekers to abuse, including extended detention in appalling conditions, violence, extortion, robbery and forced returns to face torture or persecution, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today on the eve of the EU-Ukraine summit.

Cover-up of the Truth Continues | The Uzbek government has blocked international observers from monitoring two trials related to the May 13 events in Andijan, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch called on the government to uphold fair trial standards, including the right to a public hearing, by allowing trial monitors into the courtroom.

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11/30/05: Amnesty International USA

Nearly 200 activists from approximately 70 countries worldwide gathered yesterday in Colombo, Sri Lanka, to begin an historic global gathering of women human rights defenders.

Concerned Dow Chemical shareholders announced today that | they have filed a resolution with the company requesting that it address its | outstanding responsibilities for the 1984 Bhopal Chemical facility explosion.

As Egyptians go to the polls on 1 December in the final stage of parliamentary elections, Amnesty International expressed concern about mass arrests of opposition party supporters and activists and criticized the government for failing to ensure voters are free from violence, arbitrary arrests and intimidation.

AIUSA Says System Too Plagued With Error and Bias To Be Fair, Just or Necessary.

Amnesty International greatly deplores the execution of Fuad ‘Ali Mohsen al-Shahari, who was executed by firing squad in Taiz this morning.

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11/29/05: News from civilrights.org

News from civilrights.org: Bush Defends Guest-Worker Program 11/29/05

News from civilrights.org: Gay-Inclined Are Cut Some Slack 11/29/05

News from civilrights.org: Katrina Evacuees Struggle to Exit Hotels 11/29/05

News from civilrights.org: 4 Deaths in D.C. Group Homes Raise Concerns About Neglect 11/29/05

News from civilrights.org: Treaty Bans Pesticide, but U.S. Farmers Keep Using It 11/29/05

News from civilrights.org: Some States Left Behind 11/29/05

News from civilrights.org: Promoting Good Police 11/29/05

News from civilrights.org: Janitors' Drive in Texas Gives Hope to Unions 11/29/05

News from civilrights.org: Advocacy Groups Targeting Vulnerable Senators on Alito Vote 11/29/05

News from civilrights.org: Without Help, Education Reform Will Be Left Behind 11/29/05

News from civilrights.org: Bush Seeks Momentum for Immigration Plan 11/29/05

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11/29/05: Human Rights Watch

The government of Morocco must act now to end impunity for the security forces and enhance judicial independence if it is to cement the legacy of the countryís truth commission, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released today.

States Parties Must Assist Court in Fulfilling Its Mandate | The International Criminal Court (ICC) needs to raise its profile in the countries where it is conducting investigations, Human Rights Watch said today. With the annual Assembly of States Parties (ASP) meeting scheduled to start on November 28, Human Rights Watch issued a paper outlining recommendations for enhancing operations.

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11/29/05: Amnesty International USA

Human rights activists and independent journalists in Serbia are increasingly threatened and even physically attacked in an attempt to silence debate about past atrocities, Amnesty International said today in a new report.

On 30 November 2005 over 300 cities around the world are celebrating "Cities for Life -- Cities against the Death Penalty".

Tuesday 29 November 2005 marks the beginning of the fourth Consultative Group (CG) meeting on Sierra Leone.

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11/28/05: Human Rights Watch

HissËne HabrÈ should be extradited to Belgium to stand trial | In the wake of Senegalís announcement that it would place the case of former Chadian dictator HissËne HabrÈ in the hands of the African Union (AU), Human Rights Watch insisted on Senegalís legal obligation to prosecute or extradite HabrÈ and called on the AU to recommend HabrÈís extradition to Belgium, where he is wanted to stand trial for the most serious crimes.

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11/28/05: Amnesty International USA

Amnesty International announced today that it is sending a delegate to observe the trial this week of seven human rights defenders from Western Sahara who the organization believes may be prisoners of conscience.

A prison guard takes a man out of a prison cell.

Amnesty International today called on the Slovenian authorities to immediately implement the recommendations of the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Committee) which were issued on 25 November 2005, after the Committee considered Slovenia's initial report on measures to give effect to the rights enshrined in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR).

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11/26/05: Human Rights Watch

Courtís ruling that it "has no jurisdiction" places justice for HissËne HabrÈís victims in hands of Senegalís President | In the wake of todayís ruling by a Senegalese court that it had no jurisdiction to rule on the extradition of Chad's exiled former dictator, HissËne HabrÈ, Human Rights Watch called on Senegalís president to proceed with HabrÈís extradition to Belgium, where he is wanted to stand trial on atrocity charges.

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11/26/05: Amnesty International USA

The Burmese authorities must not extend the house arrest of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi beyond the expiry of the current detention order this Sunday, Amnesty International said today.

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11/25/05: Human Rights Watch

Protection for Witnesses, Defense Lawyers Must Be Ensured | The court trying Saddam Hussein and seven other former Iraqi officials will confront the challenge of protecting defense lawyers and witnesses when the trial for the Dujail massacre resumes on Monday, Human Rights Watch said.

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11/25/05: Amnesty International USA

Amnesty International is concerned about a climate of intolerance in Poland against the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, characterised by the banning of public events organized by the LBGT community, openly homophobic language used by some highly placed politicians, and incitement of homophobic hatred by some right-wing groupings.

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11/24/05: News from civilrights.org

News from civilrights.org: FBI Concludes Probe of Emmett Till's Death 11/24/05

News from civilrights.org: Vatican Issues a Qualified Ban on Gays in Priesthood 11/24/05

News from civilrights.org: Turkey With a Dash of Bitters 11/24/05

News from civilrights.org: SIUC Fellowship Discussion Remains Secret 11/24/05

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11/24/05: Human Rights Watch

U.S. Should Cut Relations With Government Forces Who Stormed Courthouse | The Ugandan government should reverse its ban on speech and demonstrations linked to the trial of the main opposition candidate for president, Dr. Kizza Besigye, and end its intimidation of the courts, Human Rights Watch said today. The government issued the ban on speech and demonstrations on November 22 following criticism of the security forcesí interference in a hearing related to the Besigye case.

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11/24/05: Amnesty International USA

On 12 August 2005, Claudina Isabel Velðzquez Paíz, a 19-year-old law student left her home in Guatemala City to go to university.

Amnesty International continues to receive reports about torture and ill-treatment in Georgia.

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11/23/05: News from civilrights.org

Article, Detroit Free Press, Opponents of MCRI are gearing up for a fight

Article, Toledo Blade, Toledo fire captain and two firefighters file gender discrimination lawsuit

Article, WHYZ-TV ABC 7, Wade Connerly/ Frank Wu affirmative action debate attracts 1,000

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11/23/05: Human Rights Watch

Abolish Requirement Subjecting Journalists to Whims of Press Association | King Abdullah of Jordan should support a proposal that would strip the national press association of its power to prevent journalists from working, Human Rights Watch said today. A reform committee is scheduled to present a provision to abolish the law to the king.

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11/23/05: Amnesty International USA

Amnesty International today expressed serious concern that a draft law on civil society organizations, due to receive its first reading in the Duma (parliament) on 23 November, presented a serious attack on freedom of association in the Russian Federation.

Intervention by heavily armed security agents on the premises of the High Court in Kampala on 16 November 2005, led to the return to jail of 14 suspects of an armed group despite the ruling by the High Court Judge to grant bail.

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11/23/05: All ACLU Action Alerts

There are currently two competing bills to renew the Patriot Act. While we cannot endorse either, the Senate bill is a vast improvement over the House measure, which would make the Patriot Act permanent without any new checks and balances on government. | Read more or take action right now!

Rather than properly armoring troop vehicles in Iraq and giving veterans the health care they deserve, Congress is again considering a constitutional amendment to allow the government to make it a crime to "desecrate" the flag. | Read more or take action right now!

In the coming weeks, several Members of Congress are expected to try to expand indecency fines on broadcast television and spread their use to include cable television and the Internet. | Read more or take action right now!

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11/22/05: News from civilrights.org

News from civilrights.org: Details on March Expected Today 11/22/05

News from civilrights.org: Awareness Campaign Targets Modern Slavery 11/22/05

News from civilrights.org: Supreme Court Justices Have Already Acted on Some Alito Decisions 11/22/05

News from civilrights.org: French TV Begins to Display Face of Diversity 11/22/05

News from civilrights.org: Tribes' Basketball Passion Turns Into Business 11/22/05

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11/22/05: Human Rights Watch

Iranís execution of two men last week for homosexual conduct highlights a pattern of persecution of gay men that stands in stark violation of the rights to life and privacy, Human Rights Watch said today.

Russiaís parliament should reject legislation that would tighten government control over Russian civil society groups and force foreign organizations in Russia to close, Human Rights Watch said in a briefing paper today.

Statements by Goss Contradict U.S. Law and Practice | Porter Goss, the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, has made misleading statements about the CIAís use of torture and mistreatment of detainees, Human Rights Watch said today.

But Burma, Nepal and Russia Continue to Lay Mines | Use of antipersonnel mines around the world decreased in 2005, the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) said today in its latest annual report on the global landmine problem. The ICBL removed Egypt and Iraq from its list of antipersonnel mine producers, and said that there was virtually no trade in antipersonnel mines across the world.

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11/21/05: News from civilrights.org

News from civilrights.org: Debate Expanding With Illegal Immigrant Population 11/21/05

News from civilrights.org: Storm Victims Will Get Housing, Not Heave-Ho 11/21/05

News from civilrights.org: A Bush Loyalist Tackles Katrina Recovery 11/21/05

News from civilrights.org: Changing Room 11/21/05

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11/19/05: News from civilrights.org

News from civilrights.org: Disability Law, Moving Backward 11/19/05

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11/19/05: Human Rights Watch

Excessive Force, Government Inaction Threaten Human Rights Achievements | The shooting deaths this week of at least four demonstrators by Turkish police signals an alarming deterioration in the human rights situation in southeastern Turkey, Human Rights Watch said today. Growing police violence against demonstrators jeopardizes the significant human rights progress that Turkey has achieved in recent years.

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11/19/05: Amnesty International USA

As delegates at the UN World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) signed on to the Tunis Commitment, reaffirming their support for human rights, Amnesty International said important lessons must be learned from the host government's failure to uphold these rights before and during the Summit, held in Tunis this week.

As the international community prepares to mark Universal Children's Day on 20 November, an estimated 30,000 Ugandan children -- "night commuters" -- walk quietly through the darkness every night, fleeing their homes on the look-out for a relatively safe place to sleep in an urban area or in the centre of larger Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps -- only to return back home in the morning and repeat the trip all over again as night falls.

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11/18/05: News from civilrights.org

News from civilrights.org: Georgians Want to Rename Street for Rosa Parks 11/18/05

News from civilrights.org: Union Site Lists Companies It Says Export Jobs, Violate Rights 11/18/05

News from civilrights.org: Alito Supporters, Foes Start Ad Campaigns 11/18/05

News from civilrights.org: New Ad Focuses on Right Wing's Role in President's Choice of Supreme Court Nominee Alito 11/18/05

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11/18/05: Human Rights Watch

Lawyers Illegally Removed From Cases of Abused Suspects in Nalchik | Russian law enforcement officials have used ill-treatment to coerce confessions from suspects in the October 13 armed attacks in the Northern Caucasus city of Nalchik, Human Rights Watch said today.

The Syrian government should release Dr. Kamal al-Labwani from detention immediately and without condition, Human Rights Watch said today.

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11/18/05: Amnesty International USA

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Amnesty International and Reprieve today called on the US government to stop blocking meaningful United Nations access to its Guantðnamo detention centre and agree to access to all prisoners.

Amnesty International is renewing its call for the establishment of an open and independent investigation into the death in custody of photojournalist Zahra Kazemi, following the announcement yesterday that the Appeals Court has upheld the acquittal of an Iranian Ministry of Intelligence official initially accused of the crime.

Amnesty International delegates were forcibly prevented from meeting members of the Tunisian human rights group Conseil national pour les libertés en Tunisie (CNLT), National Council for Liberties in Tunisia at its office in Tunis today.

A four-person delegation of Amnesty International is attending the World Summit for Information Society (WSIS).

Amnesty International calls on all Members of the General Assembly to consider the human rights situation in any country on its merits and to take appropriate action.

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11/17/05: News from civilrights.org

News from civilrights.org: 217 Illinois Schools Face U.S. Sanctions 11/17/05

News from civilrights.org: Power Shifting With Population in Post-Katrina Louisiana 11/17/05

News from civilrights.org: Early and Smarter 11/17/05

News from civilrights.org: Blinding Justice 11/17/05

News from civilrights.org: The Value of Economic Affirmative Action 11/17/05

News from civilrights.org: Michigan United Launches Fight to Save Affirmative Action 11/17/05

News from civilrights.org: From Where I Sit: Issue of Affirmative Action Rears Its Head at SIUC 11/17/05

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11/17/05: Human Rights Watch

Government Must Provide Better Protection and Assistance | Asylum seekers and refugees in Johannesburg often face harassment, mistreatment and extortion by the police, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The South African government must provide better protection and assistance in the process for determining refugee status.

African Union Should Sanction, Not Reward, Khartoumís Crimes | By allowing Khartoum to host its summit in January, the African Union would tarnish its credibility and condone the Sudanese governmentís complicity in crimes against humanity in Darfur, Human Rights Watch warned today in a letter to African heads of state.

Courts Again Punish Open Discussion by Teachers With Prison, Flogging | A Saudi court has sentenced a high school chemistry teacher to more than three years in prison and 750 lashes for talking to his pupils about his views on a number of current topics, such as Christianity, Judaism and the causes of terrorism.

A recent attack by Pakistani police on a camp of earthquake survivors highlights why international donors must insist on human rights protection in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, Human Rights Watch said today. International donors are gathering in Islamabad on Friday to discuss aid for victims of the October 8 earthquake.

Civil Society Strikes Back (With the Help of its Friends) | The official opening of the diplomatic phase of WSIS began with a clarion call from the president of Switzerland (host of the 2003 Geneva phase of the summit) for respect for free expression.

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