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< Minneapolis ~ Summary of Human Rights Implementation work in Minneapolis |
| Ejim |
 Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 4:47 pm |
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Human Rights advocates in the Twin Cities - Minneapolis and St. Paul - have formed an Ad-Hoc Human Rights Treaties Organizing Committee that has been working on a Blue Print for Action #1 to implement human rights treaties locally. The Blue Print for Action #1 has an initial plan to follow up with one specific recommendation in concluding observations (#36) of the CERD Committee, calling on the government to organize public awareness and education programs for the judiciary to ensure they are aware of their responsibilities under CERD. The blueprint includes a timeline, with a plan to issue a pre-shadow report on December 10, 2009 detailing the advocates understanding of progress that has been made by United States on recommendation #36, and to submit a follow-up report on recommendation #36 to CERD Committee in March 2009.
The Ad-Hoc Committee also organized two Truth Commission Hearings to coincide with the Republican National Convention to raise concerns on poverty and other human rights violations. The first hearing took place on Saturday, August. 30, at 2 PM at the Sabathani Community Center in Minneapolis. The second hearing took place on Monday, September 1 at 7PM at the Christ Lutheran Church in St. Paul.
The Ad-Hoc Human Rights Treaties Organizing Committee is a voluntary association of community and human rights activists committed to the goal of promoting the recognition and enforcement of human rights treaties. Participants in this effort to date have included members of the following organizations: the Minnesota Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild, the Maria Iñamagua Campaign for Justice, the Minnesota-New Orleans Solidarity Committee, the St. Stephens Human Rights Program, African Community Services, Poor Peoples Economic Human Rights Campaign, St. Paul Branch of the NAACP, International Indian Treaty Council, Communities United Against Police Brutality, and the Minnesota Council on Black Minnesotans.
For more information on local implementation work in Minneapolis and St. Paul, please contact: Peter W. Brown, Minnesota Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild and the Minnesota Tenants Union — (612) 824-6533; peterb3121 at hotmail.com or Amalia Anderson, Minnesota Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild and the International Indian Treaty Council — 612-280-4730; amalia1609 at mac.com. |
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