Civil society crucial in advancing human rights, UN officials tell Paris meeting Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500 Top United Nations officials have highlighted the important role played by civil society in advancing human rights around the world, as a major United Nations conference bringing together some 2,000 representatives of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from 90 countries got under way in Paris today. UN urges Iran not to impose death penalty on juveniles Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500 The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has urged Iran not to impose the death penalty on juvenile offenders, following reports that two minors were recently put to death, in violation of the country's obligations under international law. New UN human rights chief takes up post Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500 Navanethem Pillay today began her duties as the top United Nations human rights official, taking over a growing office that now has 1,000 staff working in 50 countries. UN panel voices concern over growing number of enforced disappearances Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0500 The United Nations body set up to assist families in determining the fate or whereabouts of disappeared relatives has expressed its concern over the growing number of cases of enforced disappearances taking place worldwide. Ban urges redoubling of efforts to protect, promote human rights for all Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0500 Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today highlighted the progress made since the holding of a landmark United Nations human rights meeting in 1993, while calling for a redoubling of efforts to ensure that everyone around world is able to enjoy their rights. Amid violent protests, UN urges restraint in Indian-administered Kashmir Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0500 The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has voiced its concern about the recent violent protests in Indian-administered Kashmir that have reportedly led to civilian casualties and restrictions to the right to freedom of assembly and expression.
AskMen.com : Freedom of Speech in Sports - Article discusses pro baseball player John Rocker's inflammatory racist statements and his right to freedom of expression.
Meta Description: [ John Rocker controversy- Freedom of speech of professional athletes ]
Atheism and Intraorganizational Free Speech (1996) - Michael Martin argues that atheistic organizations should generally allow their members to criticize them.
Meta Description: [ Michael Martin argues that atheistic organizations should generally allow their members to criticize them ]
Campaign Against Online Publishers Fails - A lawsuit ends Commodity Futures Trading Commission's campaign against online publishers and software developers. Details case to protect rights of those who offer opinions, analysis, or general information on commodities (like prices) in exchange for compensation.
Charlton Heston and Political Correctness - Speech to the Harvard Law School Forum February 16, 1999 on the idea that political correctness is invading our freedom of thought and speech.
Meta Description: [ charleton heston's speech to a harvard graduating class ]
College Freedom - Academic freedom website, including free speech, freedom of the college press, and current controversies in higher education.
Free Expression Network - Current news, features and trend analysis in free expression issues in U.S.
Meta Description: [ The Free Expression Clearinghouse, a guide to First Amendment and Free SpeechIssues on the Web. ]
Free Speech Movement Archives - Documents, photos, and essays on the events of the 1964 movement in Berkeley. With updates and reunions.
Meta Description: [ FSM-A the Free Speech Movement Archives Home Page - events from 1964 and following ]
Freedom of Expression - Freedom Magazine - Perhaps the most essential right is that of communication. Without the freedom to communicate, other rights deteriorate.
Meta Description: [ Perhaps the most essential right is that of communication. Without the freedom to communicate, other rights deteriorate. It is in this spirit that Freedom (published by the Church of Scientology) has consistently spoken out on issues and often presented views different from the majority of the pr... ]
Green Ribbon Campaign - Publisher campaign asking webmasters who agree that the true right of free speech is accurately carried out when self-restraint is responsibly exercised to add their ribbon graphic to their site.
International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX) - Network of free expression groups that monitors violations worldwide. Issues alerts, publishes a weekly newsletter and hosts a searchable alerts online archive.
Meta Description: [ Covering freedom of expression abuses and issues from around the world, with an up-to-date, searchable database of alerts and weekly Communique (newsletter) ]
Keep the Pledge of Allegiance - Opposes recent court decision against recitation of Pledge of Allegiance in schools.
Meta Description: [ KeepThePledge.com: fighting to restore freedom and judicial sanity in America. ]
Low Power to the People - Small groups, nonprofits and individuals might get low power FM radio stations.
Meta Description: [ Muted by the high cost of broadcast licenses, diverse voices may yet step up to the mike, thanks to a new FCC proposal ]
New Age of Falsification ? - Nature photographers face a crisis of ethics as digital imaging makes photo fakery easier than ever. Overview in Atlantic Monthly of May, 1998.
Off The Hook June 2000 - Twenty-six Hundred dot com pages on challenges to their free speech on hacking computers.
Meta Description: [ The best site for hackers and crackers. ]
404Overlawyered.com - Links and critical commentaries on free speech, media law, and the courts.
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Resolution217 - An association of photographers, journalists, teachers, designers and artists brought together by a shared concern for the current state of free speech and human rights.
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Rice University Spin Control - A long Houston Press story about the administrative coup d'état that closed down 91.7 FM, KTRU Houston, a college radio station.
Meta Description: [ It was 6:45 a.m. Kristin Stecher dragged herself out of bed and pulled on a sweatshirt over her flannel pajamas. She wasn't resentful at having to wake up at an hour most college students never see. S ]
Save Pacifica Radio - Group to restore democratic voice to governance by the community, for the community of progressives of Pacifica Radio.
Meta Description: [ SavePacifica - Restoring Pacifica as a democratic voice of the people! Committed to governance by the community, for the community! Rehire Nicole Sawaya! Bring back Larry Bensky! Bring back the fired and banned WBAI workers! End the gag rule! ]
Suppression of Dissent - Fosters examination of issues including whistleblowing, free speech, systems of social control and action against suppression.
The Freedom Forum Online - A nonpartisan, international foundation advocating free press and speech rights for all people. Holds conferences, educational activities, publishing, broadcasting, online services, fellowships, partnerships, research and other programs.
404The Jefferson Muzzles Awards - Announced on April 13, the anniversary of the birth of Thomas Jefferson, the award's namesake, the Jefferson Muzzles go to individuals or organizations responsible for particularly egregious limitations to free expression.
There Is 'No Constitutional Protected Right' of Freedom of Speech - Argues that there is no constitutional right of freedom of speech or of press in America since a person could be defamed, sued or boycotted.
Meta Description: [ Empowerment Communications has found there to be 'no stated constitutional protected right' of freedom of speech or of the press in America. ]
U.S. Broadcasters Arrested - Reports that nine alternative media members were arrested during peaceful protests at the National Association of Broadcaster's convention in San Francisco.
What America Is Not About - Editorial from April 1998 on a high school student's refusal to recite the Pledge of Allegiance, with a comparison of the repercussions to the loyalty oaths of the McCarthy era.
Meta Description: [ A comparison of loyalty oaths to the American Pledge fo Allegiance ]
Whistleblowers Australia - The goal of Whistleblowers Australia (WBA) is to help promote a society in which it is possible to speak out without reprisal about corruption, dangers to the public and other vital social issues, and to help those who speak out in this way to help themselves.
