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Past Issues

May 2006 - HB706 supporters discuss the labor rights of certified nursing assistants and news about the shadow report on police brutality in the United States filed with the UN Committee on Torture.

March 2006 - What does taking a proactive approach to human rights mean? This issue also contains a report on the US Human Rights Network’s 2005 conference and information on new human rights education initiatives in Mississippi and Minnesota.

January 2006 - This issue involves discussion on the New Freedwoman Project’s support for HB 706 and the Shadow Reports to Human Rights Committee. Also it includes information and policy concerning female detainees in Massachusetts.

December 2005 - This issue involves discussion on the current health care debate in Massachusetts how the NGO involvement can help the United States Meet its Human Rights Obligations, and information about the new workshops available from MassCEDAW.

August 2005 - This issue includes information on the effort to establish a human rights commission on Cape Cod, on human rights violations occurring under the US Patriot Act, and on the State of Women and Girls in Massachusetts.

June 2005 - This issue includes information on the Joint Judiciary Committee meeting to hear HB 706 and on women as human rights defenders.

May 2005 - This issue includes Amy Escareal’s op-ed on HB706 and information on the launch of the Human Rights for All Coalition.