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Rights at the Crossroads
by Doug Pibelposted Mar 18, 2007 - YES! Magazine managing editor Doug Pibel introduces the Spring 2007 issue, 'Is the U.S. Ready for Human Rights?'
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Is the U.S. Ready for Human Rights? :: Discussion Guide
by Catherine Bailey, Sarah Kuckposted Feb 22, 2007 - Think about the rights we have as human beings. How did they come to be agreed upon? How does the U.S. measure up in meeting those rights?
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A User's Guide to Taking a Stand: Resource Guide
posted Feb 17, 2007 - These resources offer ways you can get involved with “Human Rights”. Consider your rights. Understand them. Appreciate their meaning. Then help others learn to do the same.
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Listening to Iraqi Voices
by Lisa Farino, Dal LaMagnaposted Feb 15, 2007
- How can Iraq find peace? Entrepreneur and activist Dal LaMagna traveled with Code Pink to neutral ground in Jordan to find out what the Iraqi people think.
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Theme Guide :: Human Rights
posted Feb 12, 2007
- The United States prides itself on being the land of freedom and opportunity; the country that shows the way to rights for all. But our troubled history and troubled present reveals a different story: YES! asks where do we stand on human rights?
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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights -
unabridged
posted Feb 12, 2007
- The unabridged text of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted in 1948: the first, comprehensive, internationally approved statement of rights.
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SIDEBAR :: From the Other Side of the Bars
by Carol Estes, Catherine Baileyposted Feb 12, 2007
- To learn more about the roadblocks to getting back into the courts once you've been imprisoned, Catherine Bailey and Carol Estes spoke with four members of the Black Prisoners Caucus at Washington State Reformatory, a close security prison in Monroe, Washington.
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In Oaxaca, Women Rise
by John Giblerposted Feb 06, 2007
- Putting their personal lives on hold, women in the Mexican state of Oaxaca helped shut down the government, took over a TV station, and stood up to police violence.
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Yes. We're Ready: Human Rights Advocacy
by Larry Cox, Dorothy Thomasposted Feb 06, 2007 - Human rights are a powerful tool to break barriers, unite people in common cause, and show us the way to justice within and beyond our borders. Activists across the country are defining a new patriotism.
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Mere Justice
by Jesse Wegmanposted Feb 06, 2007 - The drive to punishment is making us forget that prisoners have a right to be heard.
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Education, by Rights
by Liz Sullivan, Cecilia Blewerposted Feb 06, 2007 - Teach the Children: How do we build a school system that serves the needs of all students? Human rights provides a solid foundation.
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Who's Afraid of Economic Rights?
by Carol Estesposted Feb 06, 2007 - Invisible Rights: We'll protect your right to vote. But not to eat. Economic human rights are in the Universal Declaration, but not in the U.S.
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Check Your Rights at the Border
by Justin Akers Chaconposted Feb 06, 2007 - Economic globalization is driving workers north. They increasingly leave their rights at the border.
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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
posted Feb 06, 2007 - In 1948, the world agreed on rights that belong to everyone. This Magna Carta for humanity sets a high bar that few governments clear.
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We Can Turn it Around
by Doug Pibelposted Feb 06, 2007 - The U.S. led the world on human rights. As it loses its way, we're the ones to bring it back.
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