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Thursday, August 16th, 2007
CARE Turns Down Federal Funding
The enormous international relief agency, CARE, has turned down $45m of federal funding which would have required CARE to use subsidized American products for food aid rather than locally grown products. The federal funding for food aid has been controversial lately, as selling American-grown food often has a negative effect on the local economy as […]
No Comments » - Posted in Africa,Economic and Social Rights,Humanitarian Relief by Jessie
Friday, August 3rd, 2007
U.S. Strengthens Scrutiny of Guatemalan Adoptions
Soon the U.S. will require that all children adopted by U.S. citizens have their DNA matched to the purported birth mother before they leave the country, to ensure that it is the same baby that was originally given up for adoption. This is welcome news for those of us who follow the child robbery crisis […]
No Comments » - Posted in Americas by Jessie
Saturday, July 28th, 2007
U.S. Fails to Protect Rights of Native Women
In April, Amnesty USA issued a report on the denial of justice to Native American women who have been victims of sexual assault. Native American women suffer sexual assault at 2.5 times the rate of the general population, but due to the complex relationship between State, Federal and Tribal law a majority of sexual assaults […]
1 Comment » - Posted in Americas,Indigenous Peoples' Rights,Women's Rights by Jessie
Friday, July 27th, 2007
Welcome!
Welcome to the ND Advocates Blog! This is the blog of the alumni, students, faculty and friends of LL.M. and J.S.D. programs in International Human Rights Law at the Center for Civil and Human Rights at Notre Dame Law School. We are human rights lawyers from dozens of countries in every region of the world, […]
