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Top Stories from Rights & Liberties on AlterNet
October 29th, 2008
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>From the editors:
It seems hard to believe, but less than a week remains until the presidential
election, considered by many to be the most important of our lifetime. After
eight years of an unprecedented power grab by the Bush administration, the
project to restore the Constitution and reclaim our democracy must begin the
moment the next president takes office. Luckily, there are writers, thinkers
and activists who have spent years working to design blueprints for how to
accomplish this. The Center for Constitutional Rights, the ACLU, Amnesty
International, and the Brennan Center for Justice are just a few critical
resources that can show us how we might restore the checks and balances that
once defined the United States. If you have not yet checked out AlterNet's
Rights & Liberties voter guide, I encourage you to do so. AlterNet has culled
information from these and other organizations to create a guide to help you
distinguish between Barack Obama's and John McCain's positions on some of the
most important human rights and civil liberties issues facing us today. This
will come in handy on November 4th, but it will be even more important on
November 5th.
Happy voting,
Liliana Segura
Editor, Rights & Liberties Special Coverage
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DRILLING AND KILLING: LANDMARK TRIAL AGAINST CHEVRON BEGINS OVER ITS ROLE IN
THE NIGER DELTA
By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!
In 1998, Nigerian protesters occupying a Chevron oil
platform were jailed and murdered. Now, the case is in a
U.S. court.
http://www.alternet.org/rights/105212/
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TARGETS ACORN BUT IGNORES GOP VOTER SUPPRESSION
By Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet
On the eve of the 2008 election, the Department leaks a FBI
probe of ACORN but remains silent on widespread voter
intimidation tactics.
http://www.alternet.org/democracy/104201/
FAMILIES OF THE VICTIMS TORTURED BY CHICAGO DETECTIVES REJOICE AT FIRST ARREST
By Liliana Segura, AlterNet
A 25-year fight to bring Jon Burge and police who
systematically tortured black men to justice makes a
critical breakthrough.
http://www.alternet.org/rights/104732/
AFTER THIRD STAY OF EXECUTION, COULD TROY DAVIS WIN A NEW TRIAL?
By Jonathan Springston, IPS News
The Georgia prisoner was scheduled to die, again, but a
federal court has opened the door for a new round of
appeals.
http://www.alternet.org/rights/104937/
WITH U.S. "TERROR TRIALS " IN DISARRAY, THE CASE AGAINST OMAR KHADR IS FALLING
APART
By Andy Worthington, AlterNet
The government's case against the Canadian child soldier,
who was only 15 when he was imprisoned, is collapsing.
http://www.alternet.org/rights/104804/
PROP 5: CALIFORNIA HAS A CHANCE TO TREAT YOUNG PEOPLE STRUGGLING WITH DRUG
PROBLEMS THE RIGHT WAY
By Marsha Rosenbaum, AlterNet
The NORA initiative would invest $65 million annually into
developingdrug treatment programs for at-risk California
youth under 18.
http://www.alternet.org/rights/105229/
MY VISIT WITH TROY DAVIS, A MAN FACING DEATH ON OCTOBER 27TH
By Federica Valabrega, American Observer
Twice, Davis has said goodbye to loved ones but had his life
spared. Now, he faces execution a third time.
http://www.alternet.org/rights/104293/
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AlterNet Blogs:
CRUEL CALIFORNIA BALLOT INITIATIVE SEEKS TO KEEP ELDERLY PRISONERS LOCKED UP
LONGER
By Heidi Strupp, New America Media
Prop. 9 asks taxpayers to pay to incarcerate those who cost
the most to confine yet pose the least threat to public
safety.
http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/105232/
FORMER WARDEN OF SAN QUENTIN PRISON SUPPORTS DRAMATIC JUSTICE REFORM INITIATIVE
IN CA
By Jan Frel, AlterNet
Jeanne Woodford supports overhaul reform for CA's Prop 5
that would radically alter how non-violent offenders are
treated.
http://www.alternet.org/blogs/rights/104587/
ON PROP 8: A FAVOR TO ASK FROM YOUR GAY FRIEND AT THE ACLU
By Staff, ACLU Northern California
An urgent call to everyone you know in California.
http://www.alternet.org/blogs/video/105175/
MILITARY PROBING ABUSE OF POWER BY TOP GITMO BRASS
By Steve Czajkowski, Jurist Legal News and Research
Air Force Brig. Gen. Thomas Hartmann is being investigated
for inappropriately seeking to influence the military
commissions trials.
http://www.alternet.org/blogs/rights/104895/
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