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Death Penalty Debate Likely Still On Despite Panel
A Maryland Senate committee narrowly rejected Gov. Martin O’Malley’s bill yesterday to repeal the death penalty, but the measure will likely be debated by the full Senate next week under a rare procedural move. The vote by the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee was seen as…
Author: The Washington Post
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Violence ruins chance of free Zimbabwe poll
Original Source Increasing levels of political violence have extinguished hopes for a free and fair presidential run-off election in Zimbabwe at the end of the month, Human Rights Watch warned today. “Since the runoff was announced, the violence in Zimbabwe has gotten even worse,” said…
Author: Business Day (South Africa)
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Atlantic Quietly Closes Its Doors in Ireland After 30 Years of Philanthropy
Chuck Feeney’s ‘historic act of extraordinary generosity’ financed transformational change By Simon Carswell It ended as it began – quietly, low key, with no fanfare. The Dublin office of Atlantic Philanthropies closed this week as billionaire Chuck Feeney, who gave away his €7 billion fortune through it,…
Author: The Irish Times
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Ending Well: Maximizing Lasting Impact
When we finally close our doors, The Atlantic Philanthropies will become the largest foundation ever to deliberately conclude grantmaking within the lifetime of its donor. We’re conscious of making every investment count – in Chuck Feeney’s words: to make the “highest and best use” of…
Author: Christopher G. Oechsli, President and CEO, The Atlantic Philanthropies
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How Nebraska Repealed the Death Penalty
A deep-red state shows the way, with conservatives in the lead. By Shari Silberstein On Wednesday, Nebraska senators voted 30-19 to override a gubernatorial veto and end the death penalty. Nebraska’s Senate maintains a uniquely non-partisan structure, but each senator’s party affiliation is well known…
Author: The Marshall Project
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NAACP’s Ben Jealous: Beyond the Dream
On Aug. 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. addressed marchers during his “I Have a Dream” speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. Photo: Associated Press By Benjamin Todd Jealous Fifty years after Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, American apartheid is dead. We…
Author: The Wall Street Journal
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Groups Call For Human Rights Act Amendment
The Centre for Justice in collaboration with Amnesty International Bermuda, the Human Rights Commission,Rainbow Alliance of Bermuda, The Vision Ministry and Two Words and a Comma have produced a booklet calling on the new government to amend the Human Rights Act to include protection from…
Author: Bernews
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Vital YES vote in Children's Referendum Welcomed by Alliance
Photo: Children’s Rights Alliance In an unprecedented step, Ireland has voted by referendum to change its Constitution to strengthen children’s rights and better protect children. After nearly 20 years of vigorous campaigning for constitutional reform, the Children’s Rights Alliance is delighted to finally welcome the…
Author: Children's Rights Alliance
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Swan presents case for a ‘Commission of Truth and Reconciliation’ for Island
Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda in an Atlantic grantee. Members of the House of Assembly took on the issue of racism and the vestiges of institutionalised racism late Friday night. The take note motion submitted by Kim Swan, who was elected under the United Bermuda…
Author: The Royal Gazette
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It’s Time for Ireland to Follow Obama on Gay Marriage. Here’s Why.
By Kieran Rose, Chair of GLEN, the Gay and Lesbian Equality Network “I think same-sex couples should be able to get married” – these ten simple words spoken by US President Barack Obama last Wednesday have reverberated around the world and provided a watershed moment in…
Author: TheJournal.ie