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No Retreat, No Compromise is produced by the US Human Rights Network. A free, bi-weekly podcast, it seeks to inform, educate and arouse the fight for justice in the United States. Member organizations of the network believe that the US should be held accountably for human rights violations in the US and adhere to international human rights standards at home.
Episode 12: The Shifa Sadequee Case & The U.S’s Election to The UN Human Rights Council
We continue an examination of the US so-called war on terrorism by
looking at the case of Ehsanul Sadequee, an American born Muslim
charged with conspiracy to provide material support for terrorism.
In the first half of the podcast, Sharmin and Sonali Sadequee report on
the status of their brother Shifa’s solitary confinement in federal
prison and the ongoing case. At 9 am, Wednesday, May 20 there will be a
hearing to determine if Evan Kohlman (a "terrorism" consultant) will be
able allowed to testify as an "expert" in the trial. The trial is set
for this August. For more information visit http://www.freeshifa.com.
Episode 11 Voices from The Durban Review Conference on Racism
The United Nation’s Durban Review Conference took place last week from
April 20th to the 24th in Geneva, Switzerland. It was a follow up to
the 2001 World Conference Against Racism in Durban South Africa. The
goal of the conference was to evaluate the progress countries have made
in implementing the 2001 Durban Declaration and Program of Action which
addresses racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and other related
intolerance.
Episode 10: Expanding Human Rights: LGBT Inclusion and The Struggle to Eliminating Racism
As we transition from March to April, this episode focuses on two
topics related to internationally observed days in March; International
Women’s Day and The International Day for the Elimination of Racial
Discrimination.
Episode 9 International Women’s Day and Month
In the United States, March is Women’s Herstory month. March 8,
International Women’s Day, is a global day of recognition and
celebration. Hundreds of events occur on March 8 and throughout March
to mark the economic, political and social achievements of women.
Episode 8 March 04, 2009 01:22 PM PST: Human Rights in Crisis: Racial Profiling and Housing
The federal stimulus package passed into law but questions remain about the implementation and effectiveness of the plan. Maria Foscarinis, Executive Director of the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty provides an evaluation of the stimulus package as it relates to housing. Describing the Center's current policy work, she also discusses the value of applying a Human Rights framework to the housing struggle.
In the span of 24 hours between December 31st, 2008 and January 1st, 2009, three Black men were the victims of racial profiling at the hands of various law enforcement agencies throughout the US. Kamau Franklin, activist and attorney with the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement discusses their appeal to the federal Department of Justice to end racial profiling and intervene in the three cases of Oscar Grant, Adolph Grimes and Robbie Tolan.
Episode 5 11/05/2008: Human Rights and the New Administration
Episode 4 10/22/2008: Reframing the Death Penalty as a Human Rights Issue
Episode 3 10/08/2008: The Death Penalty & Human Rights, Troy Anthnoy Davis Case
Episode #2 9/24/2008: Human Rights implications of financial bailout & Intersectionality in human rights organizing
Episode 1 9/11/2008: Human Rights in the US post 9/11 & the War on Terror
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