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E.C. Human Rights Commission to host Human Rights Day Dec. 10

EAST CHICAGO | The East Chicago Human Rights Commission will host its Human Rights Leadership Award in commemoration of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Day celebrated internationally. A breakfast featuring keynote speakers, will be held to recognize those who have demonstrated cont…

November 14, 2012 4:46 pm

YOUNG VOICES: GOP's goals invading Americans' private lives

It has come to my attention that the Republican Party has a few main goals, none of which involves the economy.

July 02, 2012 12:00 am

Freedom Riders Near Burning Bus

May 14, 1961, Anniston, Ala. — Passengers of this smoking Greyhound bus, some of the members of the "Freedom Riders," a group sponsored by the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), sit on the ground after the bus was set afire by a mob of people who followed the bus from the city. The mob met …

January 08, 2012 12:00 am

Attorney: Free trade, ecotourism can lead to human rights abuses in Mexico

VALPARAISO | Ecotourism and the North American Free Trade Agreement often result in human rights violations toward the indigenous people of Mexico.

November 05, 2011 8:45 pm Photos

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GUEST COMMENTARY: A perfect storm in the Middle East

Speaking at a recent international security conference, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said: "The region is being battered by a perfect storm of powerful trends." This raging storm, fomented by the autocratic governments' suppression of basic human rights, needs and freedom expressi…

March 08, 2011 12:00 am