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Civil Rights articles on Democracy Chronicles

Here you can find the latest news on civil rights as they pertain to democratic rights. Protecting individual freedom from infringement by governments is key to democratic progress. Across the world, these basic rights are too often in doubt. Also see our section on American democracy and our articles on the Civil Rights Era in the United States.

Democracy Chronicles Says NO to María Magdalena Molina’s Deportation

August 20, 2018 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

María Magdalena Molina's Deportation

Democracy Chronicles joins its voice to that of DC author Ana María Fores Tamayo to call for the immediate release of María Magdalena Molina from detention in Alvarado, TX.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Central America, Civil Rights

Another Case of Police Resorting to Violence Unnecessarily

August 18, 2018 by M D Mitchell Leave a Comment

Police Resorting to Violence Unnecessarily

We have police who have been conditioned, in our post 9/11 world, to perceive the public as a potential enemy and are far too willing to attack, rather than protect and serve, or even back off and wait.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Civil Rights, Education

Trump and ACLU Clash Again in Court Over Jailed Children

August 18, 2018 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Judge Tells US, ACLU: Come Up with Asylum Plan

A federal judge Friday asked U.S. government and the American Civil Liberties Union to address the rights of those separated at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: Central America, Civil Rights, Democracy Protests, Mexico

Bill Proposes Greater Accountability For New York Prosecutors

August 18, 2018 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Bill Proposes Greater Accountability For New York Prosecutors Who Break The Law

In 2013, ProPublica published a series of reports finding that New York prosecutors are never punished for misconduct which lands innocents in prison.

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: Civil Rights, Election Transparency, New York City and State Elections, Political Lobbying

Aretha Franklin Leaves A Powerful Civil Rights Legacy

August 17, 2018 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Aretha Franklin Leaves a Powerful Civil Rights Legacy

Aretha Franklin was born and rose to fame during the segregation era. She inspired millions of black Americans and supported the fight for racial equality.

Filed Under: Democracy Culture Tagged With: Civil Rights, Civil Rights Era, Democracy Protests, Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela, Political Artwork

The Mauritanian Ex-Slave Seeking Election to Fight for Freedom

August 1, 2018 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Mauritanian Ex-Slave

Born into slavery and kept as a servant for 30 years, Haby Mint Rabah is now running for parliament in Mauritania to fight for freedom.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Africa, Civil Rights, Socialism and Labor, West Africa

Private Prison Lobby Sees Only Profit Under Trump

June 21, 2018 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Private Prison Lobby

A great interview on how the current immigration crisis is tied to a successful year for private jails

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: Civil Rights, Money Politics, Political Lobbying

The Border Children

June 21, 2018 by Jack Jones 1 Comment

The Border Children

Bring down hell fire and woe on the backs of these calloused beasts and do not remember their names in the Book of the Living. For they sold your innocents for power and lorded it over them.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Civil Rights, Religion and Democracy

New Poetry: Elegy to a Refugee Girl

June 17, 2018 by Ana Maria Fores Tamayo Leave a Comment

Refugee Girl

For Father’s Day, for World Refugee Day, which this year falls on Wednesday, June 20th, all fathers should be with their children; all children should enjoy, with their families, the freedoms afforded to those of us in the free world.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Civil Rights, Latino Voting Rights, Political Artwork, Women and Democracy

Experts Gather to Defend Human Rights in Africa’s Great Lakes Region

June 14, 2018 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Africa's Great Lakes Region

Meeting to look for ways to reduce violence and human rights abuses through the judicial process

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Africa, Burundi, Civil Rights, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania

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