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.comThu, 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/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_citiesWed, 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_2008Tue, 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_edTue, 28 Jul 2009 19:59:01 -0400http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_human_rights_and_civil_liberties/~3/dcYd1sFqd1U/halfway_home_unaccompanied_children_in_immigration_custodyhttp://www.issuelab.org/research/halfway_home_unaccompanied_children_in_immigration_custodyContributing organization(s): Women&apos;s Refugee Commission. Thousands of children migrate to the United States each year. Many of these children come fleeing war, violence, abuse or natural...<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/dcYd1sFqd1U" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/halfway_home_unaccompanied_children_in_immigration_custodyTue, 28 Jul 2009 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_malaysiaMon, 27 Jul 2009 19:59:01 -0400http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_human_rights_and_civil_liberties/~3/TUHAkuk7HSw/working_women_at_risk_the_links_between_making_a_living_and_sexual_violence_for_refugees_in_ethiopiahttp://www.issuelab.org/research/working_women_at_risk_the_links_between_making_a_living_and_sexual_violence_for_refugees_in_ethiopiaContributing organization(s): Women&apos;s Refugee Commission. It is widely believed that economic opportunities can provide women with life options, greater participation in decision-making and more...<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/TUHAkuk7HSw" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/working_women_at_risk_the_links_between_making_a_living_and_sexual_violence_for_refugees_in_ethiopiaMon, 27 Jul 2009 19:59:01 -0400http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_human_rights_and_civil_liberties/~3/mluqZzrUCDU/struggle_between_migration_control_and_victim_protection_the_uk_approach_to_human_traffickinghttp://www.issuelab.org/research/struggle_between_migration_control_and_victim_protection_the_uk_approach_to_human_traffickingContributing organization(s): Women&apos;s Refugee Commission. The UK has joined with other governments in addressing trafficking in source countries. Such cooperation has focused on raising...<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/mluqZzrUCDU" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/struggle_between_migration_control_and_victim_protection_the_uk_approach_to_human_traffickingWed, 01 Jul 2009 19:59:01 -0400http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_human_rights_and_civil_liberties/~3/TBrqlsjWTF4/durable_internet_preserving_network_neutrality_without_regulationhttp://www.issuelab.org/research/durable_internet_preserving_network_neutrality_without_regulationContributing organization(s): Cato Institute. An important reason for the Internet&apos;s remarkable growth over the last quarter century is the &quot;end-to-end&quot; principle that networks should...<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/TBrqlsjWTF4" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/durable_internet_preserving_network_neutrality_without_regulationTue, 30 Jun 2009 19:59:01 -0400http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_human_rights_and_civil_liberties/~3/PjUf2_g-lMM/critique_of_the_national_popular_votehttp://www.issuelab.org/research/critique_of_the_national_popular_voteContributing organization(s): Cato Institute. The National Popular Vote plan (NPV), introduced in more than 40 states, and adopted by 4, proposes an interstate compact to bring about direct election...<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/PjUf2_g-lMM" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/critique_of_the_national_popular_voteMon, 29 Jun 2009 19:59:01 -0400http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_human_rights_and_civil_liberties/~3/frDUXCKCXPc/cato_handbook_for_policymakershttp://www.issuelab.org/research/cato_handbook_for_policymakersContributing organization(s): Cato Institute. Now in its seventh edition, the Cato Handbook for Policymakers sets the standard in Washington for real cuts in federal spending, taxes, and power. It...<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/frDUXCKCXPc" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/cato_handbook_for_policymakersMon, 29 Jun 2009 19:59:01 -0400http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_human_rights_and_civil_liberties/~3/uJvUouOt2bw/two_kinds_of_change_comparing_the_candidates_on_foreign_policyhttp://www.issuelab.org/research/two_kinds_of_change_comparing_the_candidates_on_foreign_policyContributing organization(s): Cato Institute. Few U.S. presidential elections have been decided on the basis of foreign policy. For the first time in decades, however, both parties have fielded...<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/uJvUouOt2bw" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/two_kinds_of_change_comparing_the_candidates_on_foreign_policyMon, 29 Jun 2009 19:59:01 -0400http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_human_rights_and_civil_liberties/~3/2UruSESPLR8/learning_the_right_lessons_from_iraqhttp://www.issuelab.org/research/learning_the_right_lessons_from_iraqContributing organization(s): Cato Institute. Foreign policy experts and policy analysts are misreading the lessons of Iraq. The emerging conventional wisdom holds that success could have been...<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/~4/2UruSESPLR8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/learning_the_right_lessons_from_iraqMon, 15 Jun 2009 19:59:01 -0400http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_human_rights_and_civil_liberties/~3/tUxfOOf94kU/strong_cryptography_the_global_tide_of_changehttp://www.issuelab.org/research/strong_cryptography_the_global_tide_of_changeContributing organization(s): Cato Institute. Encryption technology allows people using electronic networks to ensure that the messages they send remain private--secure from hackers, industrial...<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/tUxfOOf94kU" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/strong_cryptography_the_global_tide_of_changeMon, 15 Jun 2009 19:59:01 -0400http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_human_rights_and_civil_liberties/~3/4Nf6sqszqy4/us_postal_service_war_on_private_mailboxes_and_privacy_rights_thehttp://www.issuelab.org/research/us_postal_service_war_on_private_mailboxes_and_privacy_rights_theContributing organization(s): Cato Institute. On March 25, 1999, neatly concealed in an obscure and seemingly minor &quot;Procedure Revision,&quot; the U.S. Postal Service announced its intent 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/~4/4Nf6sqszqy4" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/us_postal_service_war_on_private_mailboxes_and_privacy_rights_theMon, 15 Jun 2009 19:59:01 -0400http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_human_rights_and_civil_liberties/~3/x5d1tWqGUd0/securing_land_rights_for_chinese_farmers_a_leap_forward_for_stability_and_growthhttp://www.issuelab.org/research/securing_land_rights_for_chinese_farmers_a_leap_forward_for_stability_and_growthContributing organization(s): Cato Institute. A critical determinant of China&apos;s long-term economic growth and social stability will be whether the wealth of its economic boom can reach 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/x5d1tWqGUd0" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/securing_land_rights_for_chinese_farmers_a_leap_forward_for_stability_and_growthMon, 15 Jun 2009 19:59:01 -0400http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_human_rights_and_civil_liberties/~3/gcAJOJTdnjg/cost_of_zimbabwes_continuing_farm_invasions_thehttp://www.issuelab.org/research/cost_of_zimbabwes_continuing_farm_invasions_theContributing organization(s): Cato Institute. In the late 1990s, the government of Zimbabwe held a conference on land reform in Zimbabwe. The government, the interested parties (including 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/gcAJOJTdnjg" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/cost_of_zimbabwes_continuing_farm_invasions_theMon, 15 Jun 2009 19:59:01 -0400http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_human_rights_and_civil_liberties/~3/LfluHCufSaA/electronic_employment_eligibility_verification_franz_kafkas_solution_to_illegal_immigrationhttp://www.issuelab.org/research/electronic_employment_eligibility_verification_franz_kafkas_solution_to_illegal_immigrationContributing organization(s): Cato Institute. In last summer&apos;s debate over immigration reform, Congress treated a national electronic employment eligibility verification (EEV) system as 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/LfluHCufSaA" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/electronic_employment_eligibility_verification_franz_kafkas_solution_to_illegal_immigrationThu, 11 Jun 2009 19:59:01 -0400http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_human_rights_and_civil_liberties/~3/he0_Z5LAuG0/nameless_in_cyberspace_anonymity_on_the_internethttp://www.issuelab.org/research/nameless_in_cyberspace_anonymity_on_the_internetContributing organization(s): Cato Institute. Proposals to limit anonymous communications on the Internet would violate free speech rights long recognized by the Supreme Court. Anonymous and...<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/he0_Z5LAuG0" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/nameless_in_cyberspace_anonymity_on_the_internetThu, 11 Jun 2009 19:59:01 -0400http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_human_rights_and_civil_liberties/~3/0vX1dCAw8Gk/specter_of_pervasiveness_pacifica_new_media_and_freedom_of_speech_thehttp://www.issuelab.org/research/specter_of_pervasiveness_pacifica_new_media_and_freedom_of_speech_theContributing organization(s): Cato Institute. Under the legal doctrine of pervasiveness, media such as television and radio get much less protection from censorship than do print media. The Supreme...<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/~4/0vX1dCAw8Gk" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/specter_of_pervasiveness_pacifica_new_media_and_freedom_of_speech_theWed, 10 Jun 2009 19:59:01 -0400http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_human_rights_and_civil_liberties/~3/c3I9xRXy0eA/klein_doctrine_the_rise_of_disaster_polemics_thehttp://www.issuelab.org/research/klein_doctrine_the_rise_of_disaster_polemics_theContributing organization(s): Cato Institute. Naomi Klein&apos;s &lt;em&gt;The Shock Doctrine&lt;/em&gt; purports to be an expose of the ruthless nature of free-market capitalism and its chief recent...<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/c3I9xRXy0eA" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/klein_doctrine_the_rise_of_disaster_polemics_the