Human rights in the next administration

As you and millions of others worldwide hold your breath in anticipation for the next US administration, here is a question you might want to think about: how should the new president further advance human rights around the world?

Well if creating a short piece for Citizens for Global Solutions' Multimedia Contest sounds too daunting, consider, MADRE's 1 Minute Video Challenge. Submit your 1 minute video in answer to this question: how would YOU share the message that the new US administration must uphold human rights? Be creative! Submission deadline is December 4.

Comments

[Michael Jones]

Hi there...speaking of human rights as it relates to Africa, yesterday a lawsuit was filed in U.S. courts naming five multinational companies as defendants - Ford, GM, IBM, Barclays, and Daimler - for aiding the Apartheid regime in South Africa. The suit seeks compensatory damages for plaintiffs. We'll see how the next administration and the next state department do with weighing in on this.

http://www.law.harvard.edu/programs/hrp/newsid=41.html

[Michael Swigert - Africa Action]

Very interesting Michael! We got a bit of an update on this process from Dennis Brutus a few weeks ago - http://africaaction.typepad.com/justafrica/2008/10/dennis-brutus-d.html

It's great to see Harvard Law students has been so involved with this process. If we get inquiries from activists in the future regarding the lawsuit, we may pass them on to you so they can learn more from someone deeply involved with the case.