Summer 2013

Human Rights Now! Summer 2013 Issue Contents: [PDF]

 MCLI Training Session for Human Rights pg 1

 MCLI Rich Archival Collection pg 1

 Human Rights Organizations & Periodicals 13th Edition pg 1

 U.N. Human Rights Commissioner Questions on Legality of U.S. Drones pg 2

 Workers Cry Out for Higher Minimum Wage pg 2

 Welcome to Meiklejohn Sho’mane! pg 2

 U.N. Special Rapporteur Report on People Living in Poverty pg 2

 Scathing Interim Report Exposes Chevron pg 3

 MCLI Board Member Honored by American Postal Workers Union pg 3

 Judge Claudia Morcom Attends 5-Days for Cuban 5 pg 3

 Madea Benjamin’s Questions to Pres. Obama pg 4

 Historic Conviction of Head of State for Genocide! But Overturned! pg 4

 Oakland Police Department Report & MCLI Report to UN on OPD Report pg 5

 70 Human Rights of U.S. Woman Today pg 5

 MCLI in the Community- Expanding the Struggle pg 5

 MCLI in the Community- Breaking New Ground: Using Treaties in Labor Grievances pg 5

 Attorney Lynne Stewart: “Please!” pg 6

 News Briefs- U.S. Report on Criminalization of Homelessness cites Treaty Obligations pg 6

 Recent Contributors pg 7

 Event- 3 Birthdays Party pg 8

 Event- Human Rights Training Session pg 8