http://news.issuelab.org/issuelab_human_rights_and_civil_liberties.xmlIssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. We carry 35 news feeds covering a variety of social issues and provide direct access to full research works. You are viewing our "Human Rights and Civil Liberties" news feed. Create a LabRat account at www.issuelab.org/accounts/create and access all of our feeds for free -- and tag, rate, and review research to boot! IssueLab - bringing nonprofit research into focus. Join us!en-ushttp://news.issuelab.org/issuelab_human_rights_and_civil_liberties?format=skinhttp://www.issuelab.org/news_feedshttp://feeds.issuelab.org/issuelab_chicklet_logo.jpgissuelab_human_rights_and_civil_libertieshttp://feedburner.google.comWed, 29 Feb 2012 18:59:01 -0500http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_human_rights_and_civil_liberties/~3/tXdc5-WteXM/decade_of_roma_inclusion_challenging_centuries_of_discrimination_open_society_news_summer_fall_2005http://www.issuelab.org/research/decade_of_roma_inclusion_challenging_centuries_of_discrimination_open_society_news_summer_fall_2005Contributing organization(s): Open Society Institute. This issue of Open Society News provides snapshots of where Europe&apos;s Roma communities stand in 2005. It covers some of Open Society...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_human_rights_and_civil_liberties/~4/tXdc5-WteXM" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/decade_of_roma_inclusion_challenging_centuries_of_discrimination_open_society_news_summer_fall_2005Fri, 29 Jul 2011 19:59:01 -0400http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_human_rights_and_civil_liberties/~3/d3IR2wMnSQU/strengthening_organizations_to_mobilize_californians_lessons_learned_from_a_major_initiative_to_build_the_capacity_of_civic_engagement_nonprofitshttp://www.issuelab.org/research/strengthening_organizations_to_mobilize_californians_lessons_learned_from_a_major_initiative_to_build_the_capacity_of_civic_engagement_nonprofitsContributing organization(s): James Irvine Foundation, The. From 2008 to 2010, twenty-seven community organizing nonprofits in California took part in an unusual and ambitious statewide initiative,...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_human_rights_and_civil_liberties/~4/d3IR2wMnSQU" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/strengthening_organizations_to_mobilize_californians_lessons_learned_from_a_major_initiative_to_build_the_capacity_of_civic_engagement_nonprofitsWed, 18 May 2011 19:59:01 -0400http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_human_rights_and_civil_liberties/~3/u5WNYgnw4hE/impact_of_immigrant_entrepreneurs_and_workers_in_leisure_and_hospitality_businesses_massachusetts_and_new_englandhttp://www.issuelab.org/research/impact_of_immigrant_entrepreneurs_and_workers_in_leisure_and_hospitality_businesses_massachusetts_and_new_englandContributing organization(s): Immigrant Learning Center, Inc.. This report examines the role and impact of immigrant entrepreneurs and workers on Leisure and Hospitality businesses in New England,...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_human_rights_and_civil_liberties/~4/u5WNYgnw4hE" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/impact_of_immigrant_entrepreneurs_and_workers_in_leisure_and_hospitality_businesses_massachusetts_and_new_englandMon, 10 Jan 2011 18:59:01 -0500http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_human_rights_and_civil_liberties/~3/KieJAgl-Vqg/challenges_to_fair_elections_7_voter_intimidation_and_vote_suppressionhttp://www.issuelab.org/research/challenges_to_fair_elections_7_voter_intimidation_and_vote_suppressionContributing organization(s): Demos: A Network for Ideas and Action. Political candidates win elections by generating more votes than their opponents. A vigorous and superior get-out-the-vote...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_human_rights_and_civil_liberties/~4/KieJAgl-Vqg" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/challenges_to_fair_elections_7_voter_intimidation_and_vote_suppressionWed, 29 Dec 2010 18:59:01 -0500http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_human_rights_and_civil_liberties/~3/6OsgJirPSgs/lessons_from_the_field_from_understanding_to_impacthttp://www.issuelab.org/research/lessons_from_the_field_from_understanding_to_impactContributing organization(s): Center for Effective Philanthropy. Three foundations -- the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund, the Energy Foundation, and the Wilburforce Foundation -- seek to make an...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_human_rights_and_civil_liberties/~4/6OsgJirPSgs" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/lessons_from_the_field_from_understanding_to_impactWed, 22 Sep 2010 19:59:01 -0400http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_human_rights_and_civil_liberties/~3/73UdAjk7brg/deportation_by_default_mental_disability_unfair_hearings_and_indefinite_detention_in_the_us_immigration_systemhttp://www.issuelab.org/research/deportation_by_default_mental_disability_unfair_hearings_and_indefinite_detention_in_the_us_immigration_systemContributing organization(s): Human Rights Watch. Every year, several hundred thousand people in the United States are arrested for possible deportation by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)....<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_human_rights_and_civil_liberties/~4/73UdAjk7brg" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/deportation_by_default_mental_disability_unfair_hearings_and_indefinite_detention_in_the_us_immigration_systemWed, 22 Sep 2010 19:59:01 -0400http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_human_rights_and_civil_liberties/~3/DjEvM_4PzKY/fields_of_peril_child_labor_in_us_agriculturehttp://www.issuelab.org/research/fields_of_peril_child_labor_in_us_agricultureContributing organization(s): Human Rights Watch. Hundreds of thousands of children under age 18 are working in agriculture in the United States. Under a double standard in US federal law, children...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_human_rights_and_civil_liberties/~4/DjEvM_4PzKY" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/fields_of_peril_child_labor_in_us_agricultureWed, 22 Sep 2010 19:59:01 -0400http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_human_rights_and_civil_liberties/~3/03CHm3Q8zwU/i_used_to_think_the_law_would_protect_me_illinoiss_failure_to_test_rape_kitshttp://www.issuelab.org/research/i_used_to_think_the_law_would_protect_me_illinoiss_failure_to_test_rape_kitsContributing organization(s): Human Rights Watch. The DNA evidence in a sexual assault kit (&quot;rape kit&quot;), collected from a victim&apos;s body after a rape, can provide critical investigative...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_human_rights_and_civil_liberties/~4/03CHm3Q8zwU" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/i_used_to_think_the_law_would_protect_me_illinoiss_failure_to_test_rape_kitsFri, 09 Jul 2010 19:59:01 -0400http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_human_rights_and_civil_liberties/~3/lNa8wcPl7g8/ensuring_that_provisional_ballots_are_countedhttp://www.issuelab.org/research/ensuring_that_provisional_ballots_are_countedContributing organization(s): Project Vote. Americans may find it surprising to learn that many eligible citizens in the United States are denied the right to cast ballots and have them counted on...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_human_rights_and_civil_liberties/~4/lNa8wcPl7g8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/ensuring_that_provisional_ballots_are_countedTue, 06 Jul 2010 19:59:01 -0400http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_human_rights_and_civil_liberties/~3/Omy84KIrDsE/desperate_lives_burmese_refugee_women_struggle_to_make_a_living_in_malaysiahttp://www.issuelab.org/research/desperate_lives_burmese_refugee_women_struggle_to_make_a_living_in_malaysiaContributing organization(s): Women&apos;s Refugee Commission. Economic opportunities provide women with life options, greater participation in decision-making and more equity within the household....<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_human_rights_and_civil_liberties/~4/Omy84KIrDsE" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/desperate_lives_burmese_refugee_women_struggle_to_make_a_living_in_malaysiaFri, 09 Apr 2010 19:59:01 -0400http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_human_rights_and_civil_liberties/~3/yQH_MNJyQDA/restoring_voting_rights_to_former_felonshttp://www.issuelab.org/research/restoring_voting_rights_to_former_felonsContributing organization(s): Project Vote. In all but two states, citizens with felony convictions are prohibited from voting either permanently or temporarily, though the momentum seems to be...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_human_rights_and_civil_liberties/~4/yQH_MNJyQDA" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/restoring_voting_rights_to_former_felonsWed, 31 Mar 2010 19:59:01 -0400http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_human_rights_and_civil_liberties/~3/ToCUF-bBGdY/internet_access_and_voter_registrationhttp://www.issuelab.org/research/internet_access_and_voter_registrationContributing organization(s): Project Vote. Despite some gains made in the 2007-2008 election cycle, it is clear that significant problems with the U.S. voter registration system persist. Disparities...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_human_rights_and_civil_liberties/~4/ToCUF-bBGdY" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/internet_access_and_voter_registrationWed, 31 Mar 2010 19:59:01 -0400http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_human_rights_and_civil_liberties/~3/9vkRtGT8zd8/voter_intimidation_and_caginghttp://www.issuelab.org/research/voter_intimidation_and_cagingContributing organization(s): Project Vote. The right to vote has been one of the most challenged individual rights in the history of this country. Unfortunately, illegal and cynical attempts to...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_human_rights_and_civil_liberties/~4/9vkRtGT8zd8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/voter_intimidation_and_cagingWed, 31 Mar 2010 19:59:01 -0400http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_human_rights_and_civil_liberties/~3/eugZuPWY-O0/representational_bias_in_the_2008_electoratehttp://www.issuelab.org/research/representational_bias_in_the_2008_electorateContributing organization(s): Project Vote. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Representational Bias in the 2008 Electorate&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; reviews the story of who was eligible to vote, who was...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_human_rights_and_civil_liberties/~4/eugZuPWY-O0" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/representational_bias_in_the_2008_electorateWed, 31 Mar 2010 19:59:01 -0400http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_human_rights_and_civil_liberties/~3/kwy3TP6evSs/no_match_no_votehttp://www.issuelab.org/research/no_match_no_voteContributing organization(s): Project Vote. Responding to the loud wake-up call sounded in the 2000 election, Congress passed the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) in 2002, including provisions to...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_human_rights_and_civil_liberties/~4/kwy3TP6evSs" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/no_match_no_voteWed, 31 Mar 2010 19:59:01 -0400http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_human_rights_and_civil_liberties/~3/Gfoau4Vg_VM/interstate_compactshttp://www.issuelab.org/research/interstate_compactsContributing organization(s): Project Vote. In recent years a number of states have decided to compare their voter databases in an effort to cancel out-of-date registrations. Since the Help America...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_human_rights_and_civil_liberties/~4/Gfoau4Vg_VM" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/interstate_compactsTue, 30 Mar 2010 19:59:01 -0400http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_human_rights_and_civil_liberties/~3/y1UNzVvKLG4/expanding_the_youth_electorate_through_preregistrationhttp://www.issuelab.org/research/expanding_the_youth_electorate_through_preregistrationContributing organization(s): Project Vote. It is an important rite of passage as a young adult in America: taking one&apos;s place in the democratic process by registering to vote and casting a...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_human_rights_and_civil_liberties/~4/y1UNzVvKLG4" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/expanding_the_youth_electorate_through_preregistrationThu, 25 Feb 2010 18:59:01 -0500http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_human_rights_and_civil_liberties/~3/uL-rkCw9cbM/structuring_decisions_in_adult_protective_serviceshttp://www.issuelab.org/research/structuring_decisions_in_adult_protective_servicesContributing organization(s): National Council on Crime and Delinquency. A new NCCD Focus article, &quot;Structuring Decisions in Adult Protective Services,&quot; describes the value of structured...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_human_rights_and_civil_liberties/~4/uL-rkCw9cbM" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/structuring_decisions_in_adult_protective_servicesFri, 22 Jan 2010 18:59:01 -0500http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_human_rights_and_civil_liberties/~3/a08f03RlqCU/public_participation_plan_a_strategy_for_citizen_involvementhttp://www.issuelab.org/research/public_participation_plan_a_strategy_for_citizen_involvementContributing organization(s): Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission. DVRPC has a long history of public involvement in its plans and programs, beginning in the 1970s when federal mandates...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_human_rights_and_civil_liberties/~4/a08f03RlqCU" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/public_participation_plan_a_strategy_for_citizen_involvementThu, 10 Dec 2009 18:59:01 -0500http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_human_rights_and_civil_liberties/~3/lUfzCMDEyNU/regulating_campus_hate_speech_is_it_constitutional_focushttp://www.issuelab.org/research/regulating_campus_hate_speech_is_it_constitutional_focusContributing organization(s): National Council on Crime and Delinquency. Every year between 800,000 and one million American college students are victims of ethnoviolence. These incidents take the...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_human_rights_and_civil_liberties/~4/lUfzCMDEyNU" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/regulating_campus_hate_speech_is_it_constitutional_focusWed, 23 Sep 2009 19:59:01 -0400http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_human_rights_and_civil_liberties/~3/W7Wrw8FfonA/hate_violence_and_death_on_main_street_usa_a_report_on_hate_crimes_and_violence_against_people_experiencing_homelessness_2008http://www.issuelab.org/research/hate_violence_and_death_on_main_street_usa_a_report_on_hate_crimes_and_violence_against_people_experiencing_homelessness_2008Contributing organization(s): National Coalition for the Homeless. Crimes of hate and violence have continued to plague the forgotten and most vulnerable members of our society: homeless people....<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_human_rights_and_civil_liberties/~4/W7Wrw8FfonA" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/hate_violence_and_death_on_main_street_usa_a_report_on_hate_crimes_and_violence_against_people_experiencing_homelessness_2008Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:59:01 -0400http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_human_rights_and_civil_liberties/~3/pYcmSiiEebY/homes_not_handcuffs_the_criminalization_of_homelessness_in_us_citieshttp://www.issuelab.org/research/homes_not_handcuffs_the_criminalization_of_homelessness_in_us_citiesContributing organization(s): National Coalition for the Homeless. The housing and homelessness crisis in the United States has worsened over the past two years, particularly due to the current...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_human_rights_and_civil_liberties/~4/pYcmSiiEebY" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/homes_not_handcuffs_the_criminalization_of_homelessness_in_us_citiesTue, 15 Sep 2009 19:59:01 -0400http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_human_rights_and_civil_liberties/~3/oITV8luENQ4/measure_of_commitment_womens_sexual_and_reproductive_health_risk_index_for_sub_saharan_africahttp://www.issuelab.org/research/measure_of_commitment_womens_sexual_and_reproductive_health_risk_index_for_sub_saharan_africaContributing organization(s): Population Action International. In 2008 the number of African women who died from pregnancy and child birth was much higher than the number of casualties from all the...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_human_rights_and_civil_liberties/~4/oITV8luENQ4" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/measure_of_commitment_womens_sexual_and_reproductive_health_risk_index_for_sub_saharan_africaThu, 27 Aug 2009 19:59:01 -0400http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_human_rights_and_civil_liberties/~3/gwDXQPqfCmU/environmental_justice_and_human_rights_in_the_united_stateshttp://www.issuelab.org/research/environmental_justice_and_human_rights_in_the_united_statesContributing organization(s): Advocates for Environmental Human Rights. The following discussion of environmental justice and human rights in the United States provides case studies of: the...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_human_rights_and_civil_liberties/~4/gwDXQPqfCmU" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/environmental_justice_and_human_rights_in_the_united_statesWed, 19 Aug 2009 19:59:01 -0400http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_human_rights_and_civil_liberties/~3/_msxxkeuufM/environmental_justice_for_all_a_fifty_state_survey_of_legislation_policies_and_cases_3rd_edhttp://www.issuelab.org/research/environmental_justice_for_all_a_fifty_state_survey_of_legislation_policies_and_cases_3rd_edContributing organization(s): Public Law Research Institute. 50 state survey of state environmental justice laws, regulations, policies and programs. Fourth edition of the survey is scheduled for...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_human_rights_and_civil_liberties/~4/_msxxkeuufM" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/environmental_justice_for_all_a_fifty_state_survey_of_legislation_policies_and_cases_3rd_ed