http://www.examiner.com/x-7661-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner?cid=exrss-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:12:40 -0700 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:37:39 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-7661-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner~y2009m11d12-inVISIBLE-Shining-a-light-on-DCs-homeless-youth?cid=exrss-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner "inVISIBLE: Shining a light on DC's homeless youth" Join FAIR Fund and the DC Alliance of Youth Advocates Cosponsored by Councilmember Tommy Wells and Councilmember Michael A. Brown Over two million youth (between the ages of 12 and 24... Events Human RIghts Human Trafficking Children's Rights Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:37:39 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7661-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner~y2009m11d12-inVISIBLE-Shining-a-light-on-DCs-homeless-youth?cid=exrss-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7661-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner~y2009m11d10-Creating-change-this-holiday-season?cid=exrss-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner As the holiday season is now quickly desending upon us it is that time of year to think about giving and how we can make a difference to those in need.  Gandhi said that, “You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” Thus t... Events Human RIghts Children's Rights Women's Rights Fair Trade Holiday Giving Poverty Sustanible Giving Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:46:58 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7661-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner~y2009m11d10-Creating-change-this-holiday-season?cid=exrss-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7661-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner~y2009m10d28-We-can-do-better-for-our-children?cid=exrss-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner The United States has done it has topped the list, were number one…but this is one list and ranking we don’t want to go dancing in the streets about.  Shockingly to many the US is the cheerless leader of deaths related to child abus... Events Human RIghts Children's Rights Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:14:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7661-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner~y2009m10d28-We-can-do-better-for-our-children?cid=exrss-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7661-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner~y2009m10d26-IMAGES-OF-TRAGEDY-AND-HOPE?cid=exrss-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner NBC News Anchor ANN CURRY'S Photography Exhibit,  EXPOSING DARFUR and Actor and RI Board Member MATT DILLON'S Short Documentary, SOUTH SUDAN: AN ENDURING STRUGGLE When: Thursday, October 29, 2006:00 pm - 8:30 pm Where:The National ... Events Human RIghts War refugees Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:05:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7661-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner~y2009m10d26-IMAGES-OF-TRAGEDY-AND-HOPE?cid=exrss-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7661-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner~y2009m10d20-Join-the-fight-and-rally-against-child-abuse?cid=exrss-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner I believe the best service to the child is the service closest to the child, and children who are victims of neglect, abuse, or abandonment must not also be victims of bureaucracy. They deserve our devoted attention, not our divided attention. - Ke... Sexual Assault Abuse Children's Rights Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:44:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7661-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner~y2009m10d20-Join-the-fight-and-rally-against-child-abuse?cid=exrss-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7661-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner~y2009m10d20-Join-the-fight-and-rally-against-child-abuse?cid=exrss-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner I believe the best service to the child is the service closest to the child, and children who are victims of neglect, abuse, or abandonment must not also be victims of bureaucracy. They deserve our devoted attention, not our divided attention. - Ke... Sexual Assault Abuse Children's Rights Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:44:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7661-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner~y2009m10d20-Join-the-fight-and-rally-against-child-abuse?cid=exrss-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7661-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner~y2009m10d17-5th-Annual-Unity-Walk-this-Sunday?cid=exrss-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner Please join us for the 5th Annual Unity Walk! Reminiscent of Gandhi’s Walks, thousands gather along Washington, DC’s Embassy Row to walk in “unity”, building bridges of respect as a model for the world to emulate. Walkers vis... Events Human RIghts Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:18:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7661-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner~y2009m10d17-5th-Annual-Unity-Walk-this-Sunday?cid=exrss-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7661-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner~y2009m10d16-Community?cid=exrss-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner What: BBQ to benefit survivors of human trafficking Entertainment:1:00 - 3:00 Musical Stylings of David Thong and Easton Taylor3:00 - 4:00 Performances from Master Builder Ministries (formerly Youth for Christ), including Break Dancing and Singing... Events Human RIghts Sexual Assault Human Trafficking Modern Slavery Children's Rights Women's Rights Fair Trade Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:01:46 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7661-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner~y2009m10d16-Community?cid=exrss-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7661-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner~y2009m10d8-Progression-of-the-International-Violence-Against-Women-Act?cid=exrss-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner To follow-up to the post, Help pass the International Violence Against Women Act, I wanted to update you to let you know that on Friday September 25, Amnesty International USA delivered a petition, which contained more than 30,000 signatures, to the ... Human RIghts Women's Rights Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:41:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7661-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner~y2009m10d8-Progression-of-the-International-Violence-Against-Women-Act?cid=exrss-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7661-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner~y2009m10d7-Seeing-an-end-to-child-labor?cid=exrss-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner The topic of child labor is sadly one of those that is always at the top of my list. However we have had some significant strides recently, especially regarding the release of the Department of Labor's (DOL) list of goods produced by forced labor ... Human RIghts Human Trafficking Modern Slavery Children's Rights Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:10:37 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7661-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner~y2009m10d7-Seeing-an-end-to-child-labor?cid=exrss-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7661-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner~y2009m9d30-Help-pass-the-International-Violence-Against-Women-Act?cid=exrss-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner In 2007 the International Violence Against Women Act (I-VAWA) was introduced to Congress by, then Senator Joe Biden (D-DE), Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN) and Congressman Howard Berman (D-CA) International Violence Against Women Act (I-VAWA). The plan... Events Human RIghts Sexual Assault Human Trafficking War gender-based violence Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:46:57 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7661-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner~y2009m9d30-Help-pass-the-International-Violence-Against-Women-Act?cid=exrss-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7661-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner~y2009m9d30-DCs-Walk-Against-Child-Trafficking-a-Huge-Success?cid=exrss-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner This past weekend communities across the country literally took to the streets to combat child trafficking, including right here in our Nation's Capital.  The DC Stop Child Trafficking Now Walk was a record breaker, as conserned citizens came ou... Human Trafficking Modern Slavery Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:58:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7661-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner~y2009m9d30-DCs-Walk-Against-Child-Trafficking-a-Huge-Success?cid=exrss-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7661-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner~y2009m9d25-Mendelson-Lagon-Army-of-Me-to-Rally-Against-Human-Trafficking-in-DC-this-Saturday?cid=exrss-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner Now is the time for action to end human trafficking in our nation’s capital, said DC Council MemberPhil Mendelson, chair of the Committee on Public Safety and the Judiciary. While I am working within the DC Council to advance legislation, outr... Events Human RIghts Human Trafficking Modern Slavery Children's Rights Thu, 24 Sep 2009 22:22:25 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7661-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner~y2009m9d25-Mendelson-Lagon-Army-of-Me-to-Rally-Against-Human-Trafficking-in-DC-this-Saturday?cid=exrss-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7661-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner~y2009m9d24-Cultural-Diplomacy-Forum?cid=exrss-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner Apologies for the lack in articles over the last two weeks, as I have been on international travel, most of which was to attend and speak at the Aspen Institute's Cultural Diplomacy Forum in Avilies, Spain. The theme of the conference was: Culture a... Events Human RIghts Wed, 23 Sep 2009 22:33:40 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7661-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner~y2009m9d24-Cultural-Diplomacy-Forum?cid=exrss-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7661-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner~y2009m9d12-DC-takes-on-Human-Trafficking-and-wins?cid=exrss-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner As the Washington Nationals and Philadelphia Phillies prepared to go head to head on the field and battle it out for the win, the fan's were gearing up for another battle.  Last night the DC Human Traff... Human RIghts Human Trafficking Modern Slavery Fri, 11 Sep 2009 23:03:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7661-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner~y2009m9d12-DC-takes-on-Human-Trafficking-and-wins?cid=exrss-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7661-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner~y2009m9d10-Looking-back-on-Labor-Day-and-Child-Labor?cid=exrss-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner I hope everyone has recovered from the long Labor Day weekend, and enjoying some work and stress free days among family and friends.  While we sat back and enjoyed the ending of summer children across the globe were left to toil away as child l... Human RIghts Modern Slavery Children's Rights Wed, 09 Sep 2009 22:21:46 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7661-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner~y2009m9d10-Looking-back-on-Labor-Day-and-Child-Labor?cid=exrss-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7661-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner~y2009m9d6-Working-to-end-child-labor?cid=exrss-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner As we kick back and relax for our long labor Day  weekend, enjoying some work and stress free days among family and friends, relishing in the freedoms of a fair wage, children across the globe toil away as child labors.  Often these childre... Human Trafficking Modern Slavery Children's Rights Sat, 05 Sep 2009 22:49:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7661-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner~y2009m9d6-Working-to-end-child-labor?cid=exrss-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7661-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner~y2009m9d2-September-Washington-DCs-Human-Trafficking-Awareness-Month?cid=exrss-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner September is Washington D.C.'s Human Trafficking Awareness Month, the event which was established thanks to the efforts of the DC Task Force on Human Trafficking. The Task Force was established in 2004 with the DC police department and the DC US Atto... Events Human RIghts Human Trafficking Modern Slavery Children's Rights Tue, 01 Sep 2009 23:36:01 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7661-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner~y2009m9d2-September-Washington-DCs-Human-Trafficking-Awareness-Month?cid=exrss-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7661-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner~y2009m8d31-Activism-or-Pornography?cid=exrss-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner Activism or Pornography?  That is the question that one newspaper editor now faces as in Zambia, photos of childbirth spark controversy. The editor has been charged with circulating pornography, and now may faces up to five years in prison if s... Human RIghts Women's Rights Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:38:53 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7661-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner~y2009m8d31-Activism-or-Pornography?cid=exrss-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7661-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner~y2009m8d25-Working-to-be-a-more-consious-consumer-and-shop-slave-free?cid=exrss-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner Recently I looked into the issue of child labor in the cosmetic industry in India, which remains the worlds worst offender in regards to child labor abuses. As  India Continues to Battle Against Child Labor, in-spite of having a number of laws a... Human RIghts Human Trafficking Modern Slavery Children's Rights Fair Trade Mon, 24 Aug 2009 23:55:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7661-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner~y2009m8d25-Working-to-be-a-more-consious-consumer-and-shop-slave-free?cid=exrss-DC-Human-Rights-Examiner