Human Rights Project a project of Urban Justice Center

Media

March 31, 2008. Taking a New Look at Discrimination in New York. Gotham Gazette

March 21, 2008. Bill would Tackle Bias in Agencies. The Chief

March 11, 2008. Advocates work with UN for civil rights at home. City Limits

February 17, 2008. A Sobering Look at Race Realities in N.Y. New York Daily News

January 25 2008. Radio segment on NYC CERD Shadow Report. Wake up call. WBAI

January 2008. Race Matters in New York. Gotham Gazette.

April 9, 2007. The Human Rights Goal. Op-ed in Metro US

April 2, 2007. Radio segment on Human Rights Goal. Evening News w/Jose Santiago. WBAI

March 4, 2007. Parents and the Schools. Letter to New York Times

Sept 21, 2006. Bloomberg Needs New Approach to Poverty. Metro US

Nov 17, 2005. Proposed Law Aims to Prevent Discrimination. Gotham Gazette.

October 25, 2005. Human Rights Groups Call for Action, Not Lip Service. Caribbean Life.

October 20, 2005. Pols must do the right thing. New York Daily News.

April 9, 2005. Comisión contra el discrimen.  El Diario/La Prensa.

March 14, 2005. People are People. New York Resident, Vol. 17, No. 36.

 

Press Releases and Statements

Disability advocates in New York City call on New York City to strengthen protections for the rights of people with disabilities. Press Statement

Education Advocates Call on Mayor Bloomberg to Respect the Human Right to Education and Demand Participation in the Reorganization--The Human Rights Project of the Urban Justice Center joins the Independent Commission on Public Education (ICOPE) on the steps of City Hall to demand that Mayor Bloomberg and Chancellor Klein apply human rights standards to the policies and practices of the NYC school system. Press Release