Human & Civil Rights News
Raise the bar by learning about news related to human and civil rights. Find information about issues in the news regarding women’s rights, minority rights, gun control, human trafficking and access to education and healthcare.
Trump Immigration Ban 2020: Will It Help to Fight COVID-19?
Alena Shautsova, New York City Immigration lawyer, comments on the newly ordered Immigration ban prohibiting entry of certain immigrants into the United States. - April 25, 2020 - Law Office of Alena Shautsova
Amid a Global Crisis Where Mental Health Experts Fear the Worst, Comes a New Documentary Addressing the Suicide Crisis Starring Jared Padalecki & T.O.N.E-z
After five years of production and post production work, the groundbreaking feature documentary, "I Chose Life: Stories of Suicide & Survival" is complete and is being released independently on the film's official website on May 7 with a premiere online screening event. As of May 8, the documentary will be available for rent or purchase on the website. - April 21, 2020 - Starseed Pictures
E I Games Launches Emotional Intelligent Diversity Inclusion and Equity Course in Breakthrough Online Format
E I Games LLC, makers of award-winning game-based business simulation training has launched a new course and simulation in Diversity, Inclusion and Equity now offering companies an uplifting and contemporary approach to the subject in a highly engaging on-line format. - March 24, 2020 - E.I. Games LLC
Pelton Graham LLC Calls on Governments to Act to Protect Working Class Americans Impacted by COVID-19 Pandemic
Pelton Graham LLC calls on federal, state and local governments to take significant action to protect the rights of all Americans adversely impacted by the spread of COVID-19. If significant steps are not taken immediately to support the millions of Americans impacted by the pandemic, our county risks a social and economic devastation of the type not seen since The Great Depression. - March 16, 2020 - Pelton Graham LLC
New Complaint Filed in United States vs. Stanford Health Care (Stanford Hospitals) Alleged Billing Fraud Case
A newly amended Complaint was just filed on March 2, 2020 in Los Angeles in the United States District Court, Central Division. The case is captioned, United States vs. Stanford and Stanford Health Care, Case No. CV 17-08726-DSF (AFMx). The Complaint alleges that Stanford Health Care’s billing schemes to defraud Medicare and commercial payors reach back to at least 2010, and are ongoing. - March 10, 2020 - GJLaw
TEDxYouth@BainbridgeIsland Talks from Community Youth Now Available for Viewing on TEDx YouTube Channel
The event took place on February 1, 2020 at Bainbridge Island Museum of Art. Merrill Keating, a sophomore at Bainbridge High School, was the Lead Organizer and Licensee of the Youth in Action showcase. - March 06, 2020 - TEDxYouth@BainbridgeIsland
FreeEliza: A Father's Rights Organization - Kansas Supreme Court Grants Petition for Review of Father's Case
In a case of contested adoption, a Kansas man's legal battle for the right to parent his daughter will go before the Kansas Supreme Court. - March 03, 2020 - FreeEliza Father's Rights Organization
Literary Activist, Dr. Gjeke Marinaj, Awarded for Nurturing Peace
Writer, publisher and literary activist Gjeke Marinaj has received a new award abroad for facilitating global peace through literature and philosophy. The International Society for Intercultural Studies and Research (ISISAR) honored Marinaj at its World Thinkers’ and Writers’ Peace... - February 14, 2020 - Mundus Artium Press
The Zalkin Law Firm Secures Landmark Ruling in Title IX Sexual Assault Lawsuit Against University of California Berkeley
Ninth Circuit Rules Educational Institutions Can be Held Liable for Maintaining a Pattern of Failing to Respond to Sexual Misconduct - February 03, 2020 - The Zalkin Law Firm
Public Charge Receives Green Light from U.S. Supreme Court
NYC Immigration lawyer Alena Shautsova provides comments on the recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to lift the stay of implementation of the D.H.S. public charge rule. - January 29, 2020 - Law Office of Alena Shautsova
Let Freedom Ring Human Trafficking Awareness Event to be Held at La Masseria in Palm Beach Gardens on 1.20.20 from 6-9pm hosted by Dawn Marie, Human Trafficking Speaker
This event to be held on MLK JR. Day is to educate the community about human trafficking which is essentially modern-day slavery. Guests will learn how we can keep our community's most vulnerable safe. Community leaders, law enforcement and pro athletes will speak. Young artists will perform in between presentations. Notable speakers include State Attorney Dave Aronberg. Donations will be accepted for Hepzibah House which provides aid to trafficking vistims. - January 11, 2020 - La Masseria
Herischi & Associates LLC Announces the Filing of Several Federal Cases Against The Islamic Republic of Iran and Leadership
The Bethesda, Maryland law firm of Herischi & Associates LLC is committed to legal advocacy in international human rights, immigration, and labor and employment. In 2019, Herischi & Associates filed several notable cases in the D.C. District Court against the Islamic Republic of Iran and its leadership for various alleged human rights abuses. In addition to these filings, Herischi & Associates also counsels businesses and individuals affected by the U.S. Government’s sanctions against Iran. - January 08, 2020 - Herischi & Associates LLC
Giveadelphia, a New Community Organization, Begins the New Year with Sold Out Event and Growing List of Sponsors
Giveadelphia, a new community organization of young professionals in Philadelphia, begins the new year with a sold out event and a growing list of sponsors for their inaugural Love Back Ball. - January 06, 2020 - Giveadelphia
2019 Year in Review – Tennessee United for Human Rights
2019 saw the expansion of Tennessee United for Human Rights, carrying out the work of the international organization United for Human Rights in the Southeast United States. - January 02, 2020 - United for Human Rights
Exonerated Media Continues to Prove the Truth is Just a Part of Being Set Free
Kyndall Francis, Mark Carver, David Wiggins, Kenneth Wyniemko and New York's newly named "Exonerated Five" are just a few of the recently featured cases that's been covered by Exonerate Media. Exonerated Media continues to prove that truths are easy to understand once they are discovered. EMC continues the long and tedious process of discovering those truths and documenting them for those who have been wronged by the system designed to protect them. - December 29, 2019 - Exonerated Media Company
United for Human Rights Holds Listening Session on Religious Landscape of Tennessee
Tennessee United for Human Rights brought in a special guest speaker for International Human Rights Day to share the landscape of religious freedom across the state, as part of a new series. - December 21, 2019 - United for Human Rights
Family Members of Sanchi Oil Tanker Crew Bring an Action Against National Iranian Tanker Company
Family members brought an action under the Alien Tort Claim Act (“ATS”) and the Torture Victims Protection Act (“TVPA”) against National Iranian Tanker Company (“NITC”), Mr. Ali Rabiei and Mr. Alaedin Boroujerdi, alleging that defendants were engaged in a cover up and the report they provided to families, stating that all crew members were dead within minutes of the accident, is completely baseless. - December 17, 2019 - Herischi & Associates LLC
Diamond Wholesale Group, Inc. Embraces the Lessons of "Blood Diamond" & the Kimberley Process
"Blood Diamond's" ethical, social & environmental message(s) are bolstered by Diamond Wholesale Group, Inc.'s loose colorless diamond and natural colored fancy diamond conflict-free acquisition policy in strict accordance with the Kimberley Process. - December 16, 2019 - Diamond Wholesale Group, Inc.
Human Rights Legends Honored at Annual Celebration in Tennessee
The Tennessee Celebration of International Human Rights Day was held on December 10 in Nashville, Tennessee at the First Amendment Center. - December 14, 2019 - United for Human Rights
Tigerlily Foundation Hosts Historic Young Women’s Metastatic Breast Cancer Disparities Fireside Chat at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
Tigerlily Foundation, a national breast cancer organization, will host a Young Women’s Metastatic Breast Cancer Disparities Fireside Chat at the 2019 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS) on the morning of December 10. The event is designed to foster transformational dialogue engaging young women in the African American community from 20 cities identified as locations having a high rate of breast cancer diagnosis among women of color. - December 10, 2019 - Tigerlily Foundation
Fair-Trade Gifts That Give Back! Harkiss Designs Will Host Holiday Pop-Up Sip N Shop Event at Turnstyle Underground Market on December 19, 2019.
On Thursday, December 19, 2019, Harkiss Designs will host a Holiday Sip n Shop event at its Pop-up shop at Turnstyle Underground Market. This year will be the third year that the fair trade boutique will be at Turnstyle and the second time that it will be hosting an event to build buzz for the... - December 07, 2019 - Harkiss Designs
World Change Academy to Release a Powerful and Transformative Book Titled, "CHANGE: Without Exception, Everyone Wants Change! But How?"
The 3rd edition of the book “CHANGE,” which was published in Turkey, is now also being released in English. It was written by world-renowned author Akif Manaf who has written 64 published books so far in the area of personal development which have been translated into more than 70 languages and reach a broad readership all over the world. - December 04, 2019 - World Change Academy
Tennessee Human Rights Day Committee Announces 2019 Award Recipients
The Tennessee Celebration of International Human Rights Day will take place on December 10 from 5-7pm in Nashville, Tennessee. - November 28, 2019 - United for Human Rights
Unseen Interviews with Jewish Veterans in Upcoming Xenon Pictures Film "About Face: Jewish Refugees in the Allied Forces"
The remarkable, untold stories of young German and Austrian Jewish veterans who fled their homes only to perform an “about face” and return with U.S. and Allied Forces during WWII. - November 10, 2019 - Xenon Pictures
HypeBeast Limited Collection Release, "COLORBLIND" by LUCHEVIDA Drops 11.23.19
New York City HypeBeast Fashion Brand LUCHEVIDA to Release Limited Pieces from Its Exclusive "COLORBLIND" T-shirt Collection on November 23, 2019 at 11 a.m. EST. - November 08, 2019 - LUCHEVIDA
Silent No More: Evangelical Pastor Speaks Out
One year ago, on Veteran’s Day, Nov. 11, 2018, Rev. Stan Moody, then pastor at Columbia Street Baptist Church (CSBC) in Bangor, ME, stepped into the pulpit wearing a hoodie with the Jewish Star of David. One year later, his book, “I’ve Met the Enemy: Journey of an All-American... - November 07, 2019 - North Wind Publishing
Madison House Autism Foundation Strengthens Executive Leadership Team
In response to burgeoning growth in both reach and programming, the Board of Directors of the Washington, DC-area based Madison House Autism Foundation announces two strategic hires that will help the organization as it transitions to an expanding role in meeting the needs of neurodiverse adults... - November 03, 2019 - Madison House Autism Foundation
LBDigital Modernizes Traditional Demographic Targeting with New Gender-Neutral Audiences
LBDigital, a veteran data-provider in the programmatic eco-system, is pleased to announce the launch of a new audience for targeting: Gender-Neutral Fashion and Beauty Fanatics. - October 31, 2019 - LBDigital
Right Use of Power Institute Announces First Annual National BePowerPositive Day
The Right Use of Power Institute, a 501c3 nonprofit organization in Boulder, Colorado, is pleased to announce October 28, 2019, as the First Annual National BePowerPositive Day. We live in a time increasingly marked by misuses and abuses of personal, professional, status, and institutional power... - October 28, 2019 - Right Use of Power Institute
AFRIKIN 2019: Art of Conversation
Love Is The Way Forward -- A Dialogue of Necessity, During Miami Art Week / Art Basel (2019), Friday December 6, 2019 at The New World Center, 500 17th Street (Main Performance Hall), Miami Beach, FL 33139 - October 23, 2019 - Rockers Movement
Immigration Voice Announces Disappointment in Senator Durbin’s Blockade of the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019
Immigration Voice, a national non-profit organization with over 130,000 members that advocates for the alleviation of restrictions on employment, travel, and working conditions faced by legal high-skilled immigrants in the United States working as doctors, researchers, scientists, and engineers at... - October 18, 2019 - Immigration Voice
BWHI President & CEO Linda Goler Blount Contributes to Groundbreaking Study Uncovering Racial Disparity in Medical Appointment Scheduling
Machine Learning in Medical Appointment Scheduling Causes Racial Disparity in Access to Care But Doesn’t Have to - October 18, 2019 - Black Women's Health Imperative
Ice-T Joins “Public Enemy Number One” Feature Documentary
Renown Recording Artist, Actor and Producer Lends His Views on Crucial Issues to the Feature Doc About America’s War On Drugs and Joins The Film as an Executive Producer - October 15, 2019 - Viardo Artists
Nominated Short Film About Halloween and Cultural Appropriation/Racial Issues Just Launched Online
A dramedy short film about Halloween, cultural appropriation, and racial issues launches on Vimeo online. - October 12, 2019 - Idylwild Pictures
Canadians Celebrate Successful Immigrants at PDCI
The Professional Development Conference for Immigrants (PDCI) was held at Humber College, North Campus in Toronto on Sunday, Oct. 06. This conference created the opportunity to network with and celebrate successful immigrants in Canada. 1600 people signed up, and hundreds attended the informative panel discussions and workshops. Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish, the keynote speaker for the opening ceremony, who is a 5-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee, received the ICON Award. - October 10, 2019 - North Star Success Inc.
Lend a Hand Uganda-USA Joins Forces with ARCHIVE Global to Host Its 5th Annual Poker Tournament
On Thursday, October 24, Lend a Hand Uganda-USA (LAHU-USA) will be hosting its Fifth Annual Poker Tournament at Kellogg’s NYC to raise money for the expansion of the organization’s new, and already thriving Community Farm Project in Mwererwe, Uganda. Celebrity and World Series Poker Players Andy Frankenberger and Maria Konnikova will also be joining them for the 2nd year in a row. - October 10, 2019 - Lend a Hand Uganda USA
Americans and the Holocaust Traveling Exhibition Coming to Scott County Public Library
The Scott County Public Library has been chosen to host Americans and the Holocaust, a traveling exhibition from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and the American Library Association. The exhibit dates will be February 24 through April 7, 2021. The Scott County Public Library is honored to be the only library in Kentucky to have been chosen to host this exhibition. - October 10, 2019 - Scott County Public Library
Premier Fundraising Event for Unsilenced Voices
Unsilenced Voices’ vision is to inspire change in communities around the world by encouraging victims to break free and survivors to speak up about domestic violence and sexual defilement. LN2 x Unsilenced, a domestic violence awareness and fundraising event takes place from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. October 23rd at LN2 Restaurant, on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles, CA. - October 08, 2019 - Unsilenced Voices
Whistleblower Lawsuit Recently Unsealed
A recently unsealed lawsuit (unsealed going forward from July 30, 2019) in Federal Court alleges healthcare fraud by Stanford and Stanford Healthcare in Palo Alto, California. Stanford General Counsel and Vice President Debra Zumwalt is a named Defendant for her alleged knowledge and cover-up of... - October 08, 2019 - GJLaw
STOMP Out Bullying Announces World Day of Bullying Prevention October 2019
STOMP Out Bullying will partner with California Pizza Kitchen for a nationwide fundraiser Monday, October 7 in honor of World Day of Bullying Prevention. - October 04, 2019 - Love Our Children USA
Oak Park Regional Housing Center Names New Executive Director
Westside community activist and housing rights advocate Athena Williams appointed to lead Oak Park Regional Housing Center. - October 02, 2019 - Oak Park Regional Housing Center
Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland Honored at World Mental Health Seminar Convening Now in Lillestrøm Norway
Today, Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland, former Prime Minister of Norway and Director-General Emeritus of the World Health Organization, was the very first recipient of the prestigious Rudyard n. Propst Award, conferred by Clubhouse International in recognition of individuals who make extraordinary... - September 30, 2019 - Clubhouse International
World Mental Health Seminar Convenes in Norway, Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland to Receive Special Honor, President of Parliament Tone Wilhelmsen Trøen to Open Proceedings
Clubhouse International, a global org. working to end social and economic isolation for people with mental illness, will co-host The Clubhouse International World Seminar 2019, Sept 28 - Oct 3, in Lilleström, Norway. The Seminar organizers are honored to welcome Mrs. Tone Wilhelmsen Trøen, President of the Norwegian Parliament, and Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland in recognition of individuals who make extraordinary contributions to improving the lives of people with mental illness. - September 25, 2019 - Clubhouse International
Church of Scientology Nashville Holds Fifth Annual Peace Day Event
The Church of Scientology Nashville partnered with Tennessee United for Human Rights (TNUHR) to hold a large inter-religious, multicultural event for International Peace Day. - September 25, 2019 - Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre Nashville
Sammy's Hope Holds 2nd Annual Fun Run and Walk on October 26 in Sayreville, NJ
Sammy’s Hope Animal Welfare & Adoption Center in Sayreville, NJ will hold its second annual “Happy Tails” Fun Run and Walk to benefit the dogs and cats. The event will be held on Saturday, October 26 at the Capik Nature Preserve off of Bordentown Ave (615) in Sayreville, between Browns Road and Cheesequake Road. - September 24, 2019 - Sammy's Hope
LA Students Welcome Zuriel Oduwole - Teen Film Maker & DUSUSU Founder
Like clockwork, the UN General Assembly has sat in New York every September and it is now in its 74th season of global deliberations. One young voice who has spoken, met many word leaders, or delivered thematic messages for five of the last six years has been Los Angeles teenage film maker and girl... - September 23, 2019 - DUSUSU
Actor/Singer Leon is Coming to the DMV - Stop the Violence Benefit Concert with His Award Winning Band Leon and the Peoples
The Stop the Violence Benefit Concert will help bring the importance of domestic violence awareness to the forefront. Funds raised from this event will help support survivors of domestic violence with clothing, food and as well to help find temporary shelter - September 17, 2019 - L.M. Foundation
Tennessee United for Human Rights Plans Fifth Annual Peace Day Event
The Tennessee chapter of United for Human Rights (TNUHR) will have a large inter-religious, multicultural event for International Peace Day. - September 14, 2019 - United for Human Rights
Church of Scientology Atlanta to Host Human Rights Open House
Human Rights Open House will bring together inter-religious, multicultural groups and activists for International Peace Day. - September 07, 2019 - Church of Scientology Atlanta
The 17th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates: Highlighting the Program
The 17th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in Mérida, Yucatan is just one month away with its opening ceremony to be launched on September 19, 2019. This marks the first time Mexico will host the summit in its 20-year history, a recognition of Mexico’s place in the global peace... - August 25, 2019 - Yucatan Tourism Board