Media
January 21, 2010. John Liu's Choice of Simcha Felder Raises Alarms. Gay City News
December 17, 2009. UN panel discusses race, poverty and power. The Final Call
December 10, 2009. Op-Ed: Racial Equality Is a Human Right. RaceWire, The Colorlines Blog
December 10, 2009. La ONU centra el Día de los Derechos Humanos en la erradicación de la discriminación. EFE
October 13, 2009. Bloomberg's Calmer - but Still Divided - City. Gotham Gazette
September 2009. Minority Death Match by Naomi Klein. Harper's Magazine
September 23, 2009. Small businesses at Willets Point demand to be moved en masse, slam city for no relocation plan. New York Daily News
September 23, 2009. Continua la lucha en Willets Point. NY AL DIA
September 23, 2009. Willets Point pide justicia. El Diario
September 22, 2009. Empresarios latinos de Willets Point piden ayuda. NY1 Noticias
September 22, 2009. Report Slams Planning Process At Willets Point. NY1
September 8, 2009. Brawl for the Hall. New York Daily News
April 20, 2009. Obama Administration Decides not to attend Conference to Eliminate Racism. Free Speech Radio News
April 10, 2009. Global Discussion on Racism. Foreign Policy in Focus
February 7, 2009. Human Rights Scorecard for Pols. Courier Life
January 5, 2009. Get Up, Stand Up: Council Ranked on Human Rights. City Limits
December 31, 2008. Four Queens Council Members Score High. Queens Tribune
December 26, 2008. Avella Ranked Best in Queens on Human Rights. Queens Village Times
December 11, 2008. The Results of the City Council Human Rights Watch Investigation. Epoch Times
October 15, 2008. The Nation's Changing Complexion. USA Today
October 10, 2008. Roll Up! Activists Busing To Condemn Bloomberg Developments. The New York Observer
October 10, 2008. The Daily Politics: Odds and Ends. New York Daily News
March 31, 2008. Taking a New Look at Discrimination in New York. Gotham Gazette
March 21, 2008. Bill would Tackle Bias in Agencies. The Chief
March 11, 2008. Advocates work with UN for civil rights at home. City Limits
February 17, 2008. A Sobering Look at Race Realities in N.Y. New York Daily News
January 25 2008. Radio segment on NYC CERD Shadow Report. Wake up call. WBAI
January 2008. Race Matters in New York. Gotham Gazette.
April 9, 2007. The Human Rights Goal. Op-ed in Metro US
April 2, 2007. Radio segment on Human Rights Goal. Evening News w/Jose Santiago. WBAI
March 4, 2007. Parents and the Schools. Letter to New York Times
Sept 21, 2006. Bloomberg Needs New Approach to Poverty. Metro US
Nov 17, 2005. Proposed Law Aims to Prevent Discrimination. Gotham Gazette.
October 25, 2005. Human Rights Groups Call for Action, Not Lip Service. Caribbean Life.
October 20, 2005. Pols must do the right thing. New York Daily News.
April 9, 2005. Comisión contra el discrimen. El Diario/La Prensa.
March 14, 2005. People are People. New York Resident, Vol. 17, No. 36.
Press Releases and Statements
August 10, 2009. Meeting of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination offer an opportunity for the United States to reaffirm our commitment to human rights at home and abroad. Press Statement
Disability advocates in New York City call on New York City to strengthen protections for the rights of people with disabilities. Press Statement
Education Advocates Call on Mayor Bloomberg to Respect the Human Right to Education and Demand Participation in the Reorganization--The Human Rights Project of the Urban Justice Center joins the Independent Commission on Public Education (ICOPE) on the steps of City Hall to demand that Mayor Bloomberg and Chancellor Klein apply human rights standards to the policies and practices of the NYC school system. Press Release