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10 Jan 2011, 6:46 am by Michael Sweig, JD
I think we did this because we believed we were doing the right thing.As our first worldwide press release, the Declaration of Independence announced the separation of the thirteen colonies from Great Britain and the creation of the United States of America. [read post]
6 Feb 2020, 3:37 am by SHG
New York, New York, is a helluva town, and the New York City Commission on Human Rights finally figured out how to use this to its advantage. [read post]
8 Sep 2014, 5:03 am by Nancy E. Halpern, DVM, Esq.
During the first week of December, 2013, the Nonhuman Rights Group, an animal rights NGO, filed petitions for writs of habeas corpus in 3 superior courts in NY, to free 4 chimpanzees from what they identified as “illegal captivity,” and seeking a declaration that they are legal persons. [read post]
Both governments have granted thousands of patents on human genes over the years, often to American companies and universities. [read post]
8 Jun 2011, 1:38 am by Charon QC
First up… David Allen Green, blogging at his excellent Jack of Kent blog:  AC Grayling’s Folly Professor AC Grayling, a philosopher, has founded a College to teach the humanities to “gifted” undergraduates. [read post]
21 Jul 2011, 4:24 pm
The first hurdle this reviewer had to overcome was the title. [read post]
27 Apr 2015, 6:58 am
" The right to believe or not to believe, and to practice one’s convictions without fear of government interference or restriction, is a basic human right. [read post]
28 Mar 2024, 8:54 pm by Jon Katz
Before we continue, I underline that police with nothing else to do will often be drawn to inquire about what they consider to be unusual human behavior, and that you take a big risk to waive your Fifth Amendment right to silence with law enforcement officers (LEO) and your Sixth Amendment right to have a lawyer present before submitting to police interrogation (which you have no obligation to submit to). [read post]
28 Jul 2024, 12:57 am by Frank Cranmer
Protecting groundwater from human burials On 24 July 2024, the Environment Agency updated its guidance, Protecting groundwater from human burials, in the ‘bespoke permits’ section to link to the latest fees. [read post]
5 Apr 2016, 11:32 am by Doorey
 Reasonable informed human rights lawyers could disagree. [read post]
29 May 2010, 4:18 am by INFORRM
The right to respect for one’s private and family life is guaranteed by Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights. [read post]
29 Sep 2018, 10:36 am
The first was a case concerning the former President Gerald Ford memoirs. [read post]
8 Nov 2020, 4:48 am by INFORRM
In the case of Balaskas v Greece [2020] ECHR 783 the European Court of Human Rights held that the conviction of a journalist of insulting a headmaster by describing him as a neo-Nazi in an article breached his right to freedom of expression. [read post]
5 Sep 2019, 12:53 pm by Vanita Gupta and Sharon McGowan
Vanita Gupta is President and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights. [read post]
24 Apr 2023, 4:18 pm by Nell Green Nylen
California’s State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) needs to be able to routinely require diverters to curtail (stop) unlawful water uses in order to protect water rights, human health and safety, and the environment from serious harm. 2. [read post]
8 Jul 2011, 7:55 am by Ken
So why is he now fighting for the intellectual property rights of the ape-kin, rights that will only be used to weaken humanity’s will with the apes’ seductive wildlife photography and reality television programming? [read post]
11 Jan 2015, 10:01 pm by Cookson Beecher
” The Humane Society worked with Starbucks on its animal-welfare goals. [read post]
23 Jun 2013, 5:14 pm
"... the state’s civil rights division has determined, a decision gay and transgender advocates say will have an indelible impact on how such cases are handled in the future." [read post]
14 May 2009, 1:03 pm
Sometime last summer, Connecticut attorney Karen Lee Torre sparked a few fires with her suggestion to eliminate the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities -- the organization charged with, among other duties, investigating and remedying discrimination in the workplace. [read post]