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  • Swiss Vote to Ban New Minarets 30 Nov 2009 20:43 GMT
    ... Switzerland in breach of international conventions on human rights. Of 150 mosques or prayer rooms in ... persecuted, should have accepted such a grotesquely discriminatory proposal is shocking,” said David Diaz-Jogeix, Amnesty ... 30, 2009, on page A6 of the New York edition. ...

  • Remembering the Fall of the Berlin Wall and Obama's Presidential Victory: The Lessons We Can Learn f 30 Nov 2009 17:21 GMT
    ... Crumble, but Psychological Borders Remain" in the New York Times, notes that instead of physical borders ... Bailey notes further that the problems of discrimination still exists. Patricia J. Williams, in the ... are a "matter of concern to international human rights organizations." She did not fail to mention ...

  • Swiss Muslims express shock at overwhelming support for minarets ban 30 Nov 2009 10:53 GMT
    ... feel accepted as a religious community," the New York Times quoted Farhad Afshar, who runs the ... Switzerland in breach of international conventions on human rights. "That Switzerland, a country with a long ... persecuted, should have accepted such a grotesquely discriminatory proposal is shocking," said David Diaz-Jogeix, Amnesty ...

  • Swiss Ban Building of Minarets on Mosques (Today) 30 Nov 2009 08:44 GMT
    ... By NICK CUMMING-BRUCE and STEVEN ERLANGER, The New York Times GENEVA -- In a vote that ... Switzerland in breach of international conventions on human rights. Of 150 mosques or prayer rooms in ... persecuted, should have accepted such a grotesquely discriminatory proposal is shocking," said David Diaz-Jogeix, Amnesty ...

  • Swiss Ban Building of Minarets on Mosques 30 Nov 2009 03:40 GMT
    ... Switzerland in breach of international conventions on human rights. Of 150 mosques or prayer rooms in ... persecuted, should have accepted such a grotesquely discriminatory proposal is shocking,” said David Diaz-Jogeix, Amnesty ... 30, 2009, on page A6 of the New York edition. ...

  • Swiss voters approve ban on minarets 29 Nov 2009 17:10 GMT
    ... Posted By: TOE, NEW YORK 2009-11-29 13:04:11 About 400,000 Muslims live in ... dangerous image" of Islam. The United Nations Human Rights Committee called the posters discriminatory and said Switzerland would violate international law ...

  • Exit polls show Swiss will accept minaret ban: TV 29 Nov 2009 14:30 GMT
    ... accept minaret ban: TV Posted By: TOE, NEW YORK 2009-11-29 01:04:11 About 400,000 Muslims live in ... dangerous image" of Islam. The United Nations Human Rights Committee called the posters discriminatory and said Switzerland would violate international law ...

  • Christian leaders vow to resist gay marriage, abortion (Yesterday) 28 Nov 2009 06:33 GMT
    ... in a drafting session Sept. 28 in New York City. He cited concerns about a United ... labeled as Catholic issues. They're not. They're human rights issues," he said. The effort was organized ... It includes genocide, labor exploitation and racial discrimination as life issues. "We see these travesties ...

  • Report: gay youth in juvenile court system 28 Nov 2009 05:32 GMT
    ... by the U.S. military would disagree” said Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese. “Additionally, there are ... for Congress to repeal this harmful and discriminatory law. It is disappointing that Sen. McCain ... has decided to stand in the way.” NEW YORK, N.Y. — On Nov. 19, the New ...

  • Same-sex couples see progress on benefits for domestic partners 28 Nov 2009 05:16 GMT
    ... legislatures and at the ballot box. In New York last week, the state's highest court upheld ... Salt Lake City laws that would prohibit discrimination against gays in housing and employment. Many ... partner health insurance benefits, according to the Human Rights Campaign, a civil rights organization. While states ...

  • LaGuardia CC tackles hate at diversity forum 28 Nov 2009 04:32 GMT
    ... and the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York last week. Individuals from education, government and ... of the New York City Commission on Human Rights, emphasized the need for public systems that ... help. Additionally, she said better enforcement of discrimination legislation needs to occur. “Can we legislate ...

  • : Progress for same-sex partners 28 Nov 2009 04:00 GMT
    ... legislatures and at the ballot box. In New York last week, the state's highest court upheld ... Salt Lake City laws that would prohibit discrimination against gays in housing and employment. Many ... partner health insurance benefits, according to the Human Rights Campaign, a civil rights organization. While states ...

  • Christian leaders resist gay marriage, abortion 27 Nov 2009 07:13 GMT
    ... in a drafting session Sept. 28 in New York City. He cited concerns about a United ... labeled as Catholic issues. They're not. They're human rights issues," he said. The effort was organized ... It includes genocide, labor exploitation and racial discrimination as life issues. "We see these travesties ...

  • Christian leaders vow to resist gay marriage, abortion (Today) 27 Nov 2009 06:32 GMT
    ... in a drafting session Sept. 28 in New York City. He cited concerns about a United ... labeled as Catholic issues. They're not. They're human rights issues," he said. The effort was organized ... It includes genocide, labor exploitation and racial discrimination as life issues. "We see these travesties ...

  • Christian leaders vow to resist gay marriage, abortion 27 Nov 2009 06:32 GMT
    ... in a drafting session Sept. 28 in New York City. He cited concerns about a United ... labeled as Catholic issues. They're not. They're human rights issues," he said. The effort was organized ... It includes genocide, labor exploitation and racial discrimination as life issues. "We see these travesties ...


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