Prepared by: U.S. Human Rights Network CERD Working Group on Indigenous Peoples, Alberto Saldamando, Working Group Co-coordinator, International Indian Treaty Council; Julie Fishel, Working Group Cocoordinator, Western Shoshone Defense Project; Indian Law Resource Center; Hope Clark, Candidate for Masters in Intercultural Service, Leadership, and Management from the School for … [Read more...] about “Indigenous Peoples: Response to the Periodic Report of the United States to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination”
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“Latinos, the WCAR and 9/11” by Marisa J. Demeo (January-February 2002 P&R Issue)
By Marisa J. Demeo (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) In the months leading up to the WCAR, the media in the United States covered stories regarding two issues that would be considered controversial topics at the conference -- reparations to remedy the wrongs caused by slavery and whether certain countries would be successful in characterizing Zionism as a form of … [Read more...] about “Latinos, the WCAR and 9/11” by Marisa J. Demeo (January-February 2002 P&R Issue)
“Reflections in a Jaundiced Eye: Durban and Beyond” by Wade Henderson (January-February P&R Issue)
By Wade Henderson (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) It’s been only a few months since the tragedy of September 11, but it’s already cliché to suggest to those of us who live in this country how deeply the events of that day have affected our lives and seared our psyches. We know firsthand that the magnitude of loss is a grievous blow, both in lost lives and lost … [Read more...] about “Reflections in a Jaundiced Eye: Durban and Beyond” by Wade Henderson (January-February P&R Issue)
