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Many ills found at Chicago jail, nation's biggest
By MIKE ROBINSON Associated Press Writer CHICAGO (AP) - A federal investigation of the nation's largest single-site county jail has uncovered serious sanitation and medical care problems, as well as violence against prisoners who clashed with guards or failed to follow commands, officials said Thursday.

Laugh Factory owner: Jackson should pay for N-word
LOS ANGELES (AP) - When Michael Richards stunned a nightclub audience two years ago by shouting the N-word at a black patron, Laugh Factory owner Jamie Masada was quick to join the Rev. Jesse Jackson in calling for a ban on the word's use.

DC residents can start applying for gun permits
WASHINGTON (AP) - Police in the District of Columbia are set to begin registering residents for handguns Thursday now that the district's 32-year-old ban has been lifted. Besides obtaining paperwork to buy new handguns, residents also can register firearms they've had illegally under a 180-day amnesty period.

Judge rules Missouri executions constitutional
By CHERYL WITTENAUER Associated Press Writer ST. LOUIS (AP) - A federal judge in Missouri has ruled that the state's method of executing condemned prisoners by injection is constitutional. U.S. District Judge Fernando Gaitan in Kansas City made the ruling late Tuesday. Two years ago he issued a moratorium on executions in Missouri.

Suit: New Wiretapping Law Illegally Broadens Spying Activity
By LINDA COADY, ESQ., Andrews Publications Staff Writer
Thirteen nonprofit groups, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, have filed a New York federal court lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and its recently approved amendments.

 

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  • American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) The ACLU is the nation's foremost advocate of individual rights in the United States.
  • American Civil Rights Institute A national civil rights organization created to educate the public about racial and gender preferences.
  • Human Rights Watch Human Rights Watch is dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the world.
  • Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) Nonprofit organization that combats hate, intolerance and discrimination through education and litigation.
  • U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division Primary institution within the federal government responsible for enforcing federal statutes prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, sex, handicap, religion, and national origin.
  • U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Federal agency which enforces employment anti-discrimination laws including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of l964; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act; the Equal Pay Act; sections of the Civil Rights Act of 1991; and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
  • United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights The High Commissioner for Human Rights is the United Nations official with principal responsibility for United Nations human rights activities.
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