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| New LCHR
Report Looks at Civil Liberties since 9/11 |
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| "A new normal"
has set in since the terror attacks of 9/11, as Americans and their
government adjust to living with the threat of future attacks. While
some of the changes initiated by the government to respond to 9/11
are sensible and good, others have undermined basic human rights protections
once considered sacrosanct in this country. LCHR examines the impact
changes in U.S. law and security policy have had on our rights in
a new report called Assessing the New Normal. Read the Introduction to the Report and the Press Release Order a Copy |
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| Egypt: Vague Law
and Emergency Courts Used to Silence Political Discourse
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Ashraf Ibrahim Photo courtesy Cairo Times |
Ashraf Ibrahim,
a 35-year-old political activist who has been critical of his government,
will be tried by an Egyptian emergency court in December for allegedly
“disseminating information abroad that is harmful to Egypt’s
interests.” The obscure charge brought against Ibrahim -
who is accused of having distributed information to international
human rights organizations - echoes the case brought against
Dr.
Saad Eddin Ibrahim, another prominent Egyptian who stood up for
human rights and was jailed as a result. Read about how the government is using this law and the emergency courts to try to intimidate members of civil society |
| Workers Rights
Group Receives $1.5 Million through Settlement of Nike Suit |
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| A workers
rights group the Lawyers Committee for Human Rights played a key role
in starting was designated to receive $1.5 million as the result of
a law suit settlement between Marc Kasky, a San Fransisco labor advocate,
and Nike, Inc. The group, the Fair
Labor Association, will use the money to expand its work monitoring
the working conditions in overseas factories that produce for Nike
and other leading shoe and clothing companies. “This settlement
recognizes the key role this sort of monitoring can play in improving
factory conditions for workers worldwide,” said Mike Posner,
LCHR Executive Director and a board member of the FLA. Read more about the suit and the FLA |
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| LCHR Celebrates
25th Anniversary - Oct. 23 |
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 Archbishop Pius Ncube, one of the honorees at the 2003 LCHR award dinner |
On October
23, 2003, the Lawyers Committee will hold its 25th Anniversary Human
Rights Award Dinner at Chelsea Piers. Honorees include: Archbishop
Pius Ncube of Zimbabwe; Xu Wenli and Xu Jin, formerly of China; William
D. Zabel, Chair of the Lawyers Committee Board; and Tom Bernstein,
President of LCHR's Board. Find out about attending the dinner |
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