”Challenging U.S. Human Rights Violations Since 9/11”
Table of Contents
Go directly to Report On Human Rights Violations.
I. The Mobilization Of Shame
A. After September 11th
1. Connecting The Dots
2. Sending A Message
2. Sending A Message
B. The Mobilization Of Shame
1. Why Not Just Hire A Lawyer To Sue
2. A Word Of Caution
3. A Word Of Hope
4. What Court Has Power To Enforce Its Decisions?
2. A Word Of Caution
3. A Word Of Hope
4. What Court Has Power To Enforce Its Decisions?
C. Goals Of This Book
D. Outline Of This Book
E. The Ultimate Purpose Of This Book
F. Actions After 9/11: A Brief Startling Summary
G. What Has Clearly Been Missing In U.S. Government Actions After 9/11
H. What Is The Real Score In The "War On Terrorism"?
I. Meiklejohn Institute'S Qualifications To Make This Report
II. Where The People And Their Lawyers Can Go To Redress Grievances
A. U.S. Office Of Inspector General
1. Scandals Lead To Inspector Generals
2. A Recent Oig Report On Immigration Service Misconduct
3. Complaints That Can Be Filed With OIGS
2. A Recent Oig Report On Immigration Service Misconduct
3. Complaints That Can Be Filed With OIGS
A Note of Caution
Steps To Take
Bumps In The Road
Groups Can Act In Cities, Counties, States, And In Washington
Steps To Take
Bumps In The Road
Groups Can Act In Cities, Counties, States, And In Washington
B. U.S. Federal Courts
1. Defending Detainees, Deportees, Arrestees
2. Defending Attorney Lynne Stewart Affirmatively
3. Filing Affirmative Suits Against Bush, Ashcroft, Immigration Service, Fbi, Cia
2. Defending Attorney Lynne Stewart Affirmatively
3. Filing Affirmative Suits Against Bush, Ashcroft, Immigration Service, Fbi, Cia
C. State Courts
1. Demanding Justice Before Trial
2. Using Un Charter, Human Rights Treaties
2. Using Un Charter, Human Rights Treaties
III. What The Government Is Committed & Required To Do In The UN And OAS
A. The Mobilization Of Shame, Again
B. Periodic Reporting To Enforce Human Rights
C. Reporting To United Nations Committees
1. Why Making A Report Matters
2. The First National Report
3. U.S. Government Record On Reporting
4. Budgeting Costs Of Reporting
5. State Department Stance On Reporting In 2004
6. The Second National Report Must Include State Reports
7. Nongovernmental Organizations Can Submit Reports
2. The First National Report
3. U.S. Government Record On Reporting
4. Budgeting Costs Of Reporting
5. State Department Stance On Reporting In 2004
6. The Second National Report Must Include State Reports
7. Nongovernmental Organizations Can Submit Reports
D. Reporting To Organization Of American States
1. Inter-American Human Rights Commission
2. Letter To Pres. Bush
3. Letter To U.S. NGOS
2. Letter To Pres. Bush
3. Letter To U.S. NGOS
IV. Report On Human Rights Violations
Duty To Make This Report for Use in OIG Complaints,
Litigation, & Reports to UN Committees
Categories of Rights and Duties
Sources for This Report
Categories of Rights and Duties
Sources for This Report
A. Basic Rights Of All Peoples Under U.S. Jurisdiction
1.1 Asylum Applicant
Deported, then Killed
1.2 N.Y.C. Police Kill Immigrant from Burkina Fasso
1.3 N.Y.C. Police Raid Kills Civil Servant
1.4 Cincinnati Police Beat African American Man to Death
1.5 Gunmen Shot Sikh and Muslim Americans
1.6 County Sheriffs Investigate Deaths at Arizona Border
1.7 Police Murders in U.S. Virgin Islands
1.8 Cluster Bombs Kill after Invasion of Afghanistan Ended
1.9 Deadly U.S. Attack on Afghan Wedding
1.10 Afghan Prisoners Die after U.S. Military Interrogation
1.11 U.S. Troops Charged with Massacre of Afghan Prisoners
1.12 After Iraq Invasion, U.S. Soldiers Kill Unarmed Iraqi
1.13 U.S. Sergeant Reported Killing of Iraqi Prisoner at Abu Ghraib
1.2 N.Y.C. Police Kill Immigrant from Burkina Fasso
1.3 N.Y.C. Police Raid Kills Civil Servant
1.4 Cincinnati Police Beat African American Man to Death
1.5 Gunmen Shot Sikh and Muslim Americans
1.6 County Sheriffs Investigate Deaths at Arizona Border
1.7 Police Murders in U.S. Virgin Islands
1.8 Cluster Bombs Kill after Invasion of Afghanistan Ended
1.9 Deadly U.S. Attack on Afghan Wedding
1.10 Afghan Prisoners Die after U.S. Military Interrogation
1.11 U.S. Troops Charged with Massacre of Afghan Prisoners
1.12 After Iraq Invasion, U.S. Soldiers Kill Unarmed Iraqi
1.13 U.S. Sergeant Reported Killing of Iraqi Prisoner at Abu Ghraib
2.1 Detention
Center Guards Beat Ivory Coast Pilot
2.2 INS Dentist Tortured Palestinian Canadian
2.3 INS & FBI Agents Tortured Legal Immigrant from Egypt
2.4 Guards Tortured Saudi-Arabian Student
2.5 Palestinian Immigrant Died in FBI Custody
2.6 Deportees Sue Attorney General and FBI
2.7 U.S. Soldiers Rape U.S. Servicewomen and Are Not Punished
2.8 U.S. Military Tortured Prisoners at Guantanamo
2.9 U.S. Troops "Bagged" Prisoners
2.10 U.S. Troops Torture then Kill Afghan Prisoners
2.11 U.S. Troops Used Napalm in Iraq
2.12 U.S. Troops Tortured Iraqis after Invasion
2.13 U.S. Guards at Abu Ghraib Tortured Prisoners
2.14 Abu Ghraib Prisoners Sued U.S. Corporations for Torture, Alleging U.S. Collaboration
2.15 State Prison Guards in U.S. Tortured Prisoners, Then Were Sent to Iraq
2.16 U.S. Government Refuses to Close School that Teaches Torture
2.17 Federal Jury Awards Damages for Murder in Chile
2.2 INS Dentist Tortured Palestinian Canadian
2.3 INS & FBI Agents Tortured Legal Immigrant from Egypt
2.4 Guards Tortured Saudi-Arabian Student
2.5 Palestinian Immigrant Died in FBI Custody
2.6 Deportees Sue Attorney General and FBI
2.7 U.S. Soldiers Rape U.S. Servicewomen and Are Not Punished
2.8 U.S. Military Tortured Prisoners at Guantanamo
2.9 U.S. Troops "Bagged" Prisoners
2.10 U.S. Troops Torture then Kill Afghan Prisoners
2.11 U.S. Troops Used Napalm in Iraq
2.12 U.S. Troops Tortured Iraqis after Invasion
2.13 U.S. Guards at Abu Ghraib Tortured Prisoners
2.14 Abu Ghraib Prisoners Sued U.S. Corporations for Torture, Alleging U.S. Collaboration
2.15 State Prison Guards in U.S. Tortured Prisoners, Then Were Sent to Iraq
2.16 U.S. Government Refuses to Close School that Teaches Torture
2.17 Federal Jury Awards Damages for Murder in Chile
3.1 Oakland Police
Use "Less Lethal" Rubber Bullets, "Sting Balls;" DA Drops Charges
3.2 New York Police and FBI Arrest Peaceful Protesters
3.3 Secret Service Orders Arrests of Peaceful Protesters Against Bush
3.4 Peaceful Protesters Defeat Lockheed "Restitution" Plan
3.5 FBI Arrested Peaceful Palestinian Protester for Deportation
3.6 Miami Police Used Federal Money Against Peaceful Union Demonstration
3.7 Police Pepper Sprayed Baby at Anti-War Protest
3.8 Military Punished Soldier for Wife's Anti-War Protests
3.2 New York Police and FBI Arrest Peaceful Protesters
3.3 Secret Service Orders Arrests of Peaceful Protesters Against Bush
3.4 Peaceful Protesters Defeat Lockheed "Restitution" Plan
3.5 FBI Arrested Peaceful Palestinian Protester for Deportation
3.6 Miami Police Used Federal Money Against Peaceful Union Demonstration
3.7 Police Pepper Sprayed Baby at Anti-War Protest
3.8 Military Punished Soldier for Wife's Anti-War Protests
4.1 Racial
Profiling of California Congressman & Others
4.2 Hate Attack Against Mexican American Teacher
4.3 Operation Tarmac Arrested 700 Latinos, No Terrorists
4.4 Many More Hate Crimes Against "Arabs" & "Muslims"
4.5 Greek-born U.S. Citizen Professor Investigated
4.6 Police Falsely Accuse and Jail Middle Eastern Men
4.7 INS Ousts Lebanese-U.S. Citizen Supervisor
4.8 Transportation Security Agency Screens Out 25,500 Non-Citizens
4.9 Thousands of Workers File Discrimination Complaints with EEOC
4.10 U.S. Government Racism Plagues the Border
4.11 U.S. Practices Deny Equal Protection to African Americans
4.2 Hate Attack Against Mexican American Teacher
4.3 Operation Tarmac Arrested 700 Latinos, No Terrorists
4.4 Many More Hate Crimes Against "Arabs" & "Muslims"
4.5 Greek-born U.S. Citizen Professor Investigated
4.6 Police Falsely Accuse and Jail Middle Eastern Men
4.7 INS Ousts Lebanese-U.S. Citizen Supervisor
4.8 Transportation Security Agency Screens Out 25,500 Non-Citizens
4.9 Thousands of Workers File Discrimination Complaints with EEOC
4.10 U.S. Government Racism Plagues the Border
4.11 U.S. Practices Deny Equal Protection to African Americans
5.1 Women Earning
76.6% of What Men Earn
5.2 U.S. Media Discriminating Against Women
5.3 One Million Women March for Women's Lives
5.4 U.S. Troops Mistreating Women in Iraq
5.2 U.S. Media Discriminating Against Women
5.3 One Million Women March for Women's Lives
5.4 U.S. Troops Mistreating Women in Iraq
6.1 DOD Detains
U.S. Army Muslim Chaplain
6.2 FBI Arrests U.S. Citizen, President of American Muslim Foundation
6.3 U.S. Citizens Perpetrate Hate Crimes against Muslims
6.4 U.S. Muslims Feeling a "Chilling Effect"
6.2 FBI Arrests U.S. Citizen, President of American Muslim Foundation
6.3 U.S. Citizens Perpetrate Hate Crimes against Muslims
6.4 U.S. Muslims Feeling a "Chilling Effect"
7.1 Media Fired
Columnists for Criticizing Bush
7.2 Customs Seizes FBI Documents Sent to Journalists
7.3 Immigration Service Detained Resident Journalist
7.4 U.S. Guards Threatened BBC Journalists on Guantanamo Tour
7.5 U.S. Fire in Iraq Killed Seven Journalists
7.6 U.S. Censored Embedded Journalists
7.7 U.S. Detains Iranian Journalists 126 Days
7.2 Customs Seizes FBI Documents Sent to Journalists
7.3 Immigration Service Detained Resident Journalist
7.4 U.S. Guards Threatened BBC Journalists on Guantanamo Tour
7.5 U.S. Fire in Iraq Killed Seven Journalists
7.6 U.S. Censored Embedded Journalists
7.7 U.S. Detains Iranian Journalists 126 Days
8.1 Attorney
General Implements His Registration System
8.2 ICE Threatened to Deport Pakistani Teenagers after "Registration"
8.3 Immigration Failed to Notify Non-Citizens of Second Registration
8.4 City Agreed To Limit Intelligence Gathering
8.5 Police Infiltrated Peace Fresno
8.6 Judge Limited PATRIOT Act Application; Then Amended Opinion
8.7 Federal Legislation Threatens Right to Privacy of Medical Records
8.2 ICE Threatened to Deport Pakistani Teenagers after "Registration"
8.3 Immigration Failed to Notify Non-Citizens of Second Registration
8.4 City Agreed To Limit Intelligence Gathering
8.5 Police Infiltrated Peace Fresno
8.6 Judge Limited PATRIOT Act Application; Then Amended Opinion
8.7 Federal Legislation Threatens Right to Privacy of Medical Records
9.1 FBI and
Department of Homeland Security Checking Out Library Patrons
9.2 Libraries Shredding Against PATRIOT Act
9.3 Republicans Change Rules To Keep Library Oversight
9.2 Libraries Shredding Against PATRIOT Act
9.3 Republicans Change Rules To Keep Library Oversight
10.1 New Student
Exchange & Visitor Information System Targets International Students
10.2 Foreign Scientists, Technology Students at Risk
10.3 Mandatory Security Checks Hit Certain Foreign Students: 600,000 may be Affected
10.4 INS Detained Kuwaiti Immigrant Mathematics Professor
10.5 Palestinian Prof. on TV; Put on Leave; Indicted
10.6 ICE Detained and Degraded Student Registrant
10.2 Foreign Scientists, Technology Students at Risk
10.3 Mandatory Security Checks Hit Certain Foreign Students: 600,000 may be Affected
10.4 INS Detained Kuwaiti Immigrant Mathematics Professor
10.5 Palestinian Prof. on TV; Put on Leave; Indicted
10.6 ICE Detained and Degraded Student Registrant
11. Right
To Travel
11.1 Activists
Kept Off Airplanes
11.2 Congress Rejects Pre-Screening Airline Passengers
11.3 INS Stopped, Deported Syrian Canadian Man to Syrian Jail
11.4 U.S. Denied Entry to Ex-UK Official, Spanish Lawyer, British Journalist
11.5 Bush Preventing U.S. Citizens from Traveling to Cuba
11.6 U.S. Vet Protests When Pakistani-German Fiancée Denied Entry
11.2 Congress Rejects Pre-Screening Airline Passengers
11.3 INS Stopped, Deported Syrian Canadian Man to Syrian Jail
11.4 U.S. Denied Entry to Ex-UK Official, Spanish Lawyer, British Journalist
11.5 Bush Preventing U.S. Citizens from Traveling to Cuba
11.6 U.S. Vet Protests When Pakistani-German Fiancée Denied Entry
B. The Government's Duty To Count The Votes Accurately & Report To The People Honestly
12.1 Voters
Mistrust 2002 Election Results
12.2 Wilson Stated Administration Used Information Known To Be False
12.3 Investigation of Administration Leak of CIA Identity
12.4 9/11 Widow Files RICO Lawsuit Against Bush
12.5 National Commission Issued Report on 9/11
12.6 Waxman Report Exposes Administration's Misleading Statements
12.7 U.S. Office of Strategic Influence Proposed to Issue Lies
12.8 U.S. Lawmakers Ask UN to Monitor 2004 U.S. Presidential Election
12.9 Florida Puts Ex-Felons Back on Voter Roles
12.2 Wilson Stated Administration Used Information Known To Be False
12.3 Investigation of Administration Leak of CIA Identity
12.4 9/11 Widow Files RICO Lawsuit Against Bush
12.5 National Commission Issued Report on 9/11
12.6 Waxman Report Exposes Administration's Misleading Statements
12.7 U.S. Office of Strategic Influence Proposed to Issue Lies
12.8 U.S. Lawmakers Ask UN to Monitor 2004 U.S. Presidential Election
12.9 Florida Puts Ex-Felons Back on Voter Roles
C. The Government'S Duty To Obey The Constitution And Law Of Nations
13.1 U.S May
Have Directly Killed 3,400 Afghans, Indirectly Killed 20,000
13.2 U.S. Bombing Killed Children in Afghanistan
13.3 Bush Charged with Orchestrating Removal of President Aristide in Haiti
13.2 U.S. Bombing Killed Children in Afghanistan
13.3 Bush Charged with Orchestrating Removal of President Aristide in Haiti
14.1 U.S. Troops
Open Fire, Kill Baghdad Protesters
14.2 After Iraqi Invasion, U.S. Troops Killed Thousands of Civilians
14.3 Over 12,000 U.S. Casualties from Iraq Invasion
14.4 U.S. Appointed Ex-CIA Operative Head of Iraq After He Allegedly Murdered Six
14.2 After Iraqi Invasion, U.S. Troops Killed Thousands of Civilians
14.3 Over 12,000 U.S. Casualties from Iraq Invasion
14.4 U.S. Appointed Ex-CIA Operative Head of Iraq After He Allegedly Murdered Six
15.1 U.S. Provides
Aid to Abusive Regimes in Violation of Federal Law
15.2 U.S. Supported Israel's Rejection of World Court Opinion
15.3 U.S. Intervention in Colombia Poisons People and the Environment
15.2 U.S. Supported Israel's Rejection of World Court Opinion
15.3 U.S. Intervention in Colombia Poisons People and the Environment
16.1 Dept. of
Defense Consistently Denies Conscientious Objector Status
16.2 Dept. of Defense Deploys Conscientious Objector Applicant to Iraq
16.3 Marine Corps Sentences Conscientious Objector Applicant
16.2 Dept. of Defense Deploys Conscientious Objector Applicant to Iraq
16.3 Marine Corps Sentences Conscientious Objector Applicant
17.1 Administration
Acted Against Treaty Commitments to Limit Arms
17.2 DOD, Congress Trying To Change Nuclear Weapons Policies
17.3 Bush Ignores World Court Opinion on Nuclear Weapons
17.4 U.S. Forces Use Depleted Uranium In Iraq; Many Affected
17.5 U.S. Forces Contaminating Afghanistan with Uranium
17.2 DOD, Congress Trying To Change Nuclear Weapons Policies
17.3 Bush Ignores World Court Opinion on Nuclear Weapons
17.4 U.S. Forces Use Depleted Uranium In Iraq; Many Affected
17.5 U.S. Forces Contaminating Afghanistan with Uranium
D. The Government's Duties To Protect People's Rights
18.1 U.S. Detains
Citizen Padilla as "Enemy Combatant";
Habeas Denied on Technicalities
18.2 PATRIOT Act Labels Ordinary Crimes "Terrorism," Increasing Penalties
18.3 Ashcroft Arrested Well-Known Defense Lawyer for Egyptian Sheik
18.4 Immigration Officials Detained Global Relief Foundation Executive, then Deported Him
18.5 U.S. District Court Judge Kept Secret Habeas Corpus Case of Detained Algerian
18.6 Courts Reject Sections of Anti-Terrorism Act and PATRIOT Act
18.7 Jury Acquits One Charged with Terrorism; DOJ Public Integrity Section Investigates Charges
18.8 Department Of Justice Proposed PATRIOT Act II, Then Dispersed Its Provisions
18.9 U.S. Takes Native Land for Nuclear Waste Repository and Resource Extraction
18.2 PATRIOT Act Labels Ordinary Crimes "Terrorism," Increasing Penalties
18.3 Ashcroft Arrested Well-Known Defense Lawyer for Egyptian Sheik
18.4 Immigration Officials Detained Global Relief Foundation Executive, then Deported Him
18.5 U.S. District Court Judge Kept Secret Habeas Corpus Case of Detained Algerian
18.6 Courts Reject Sections of Anti-Terrorism Act and PATRIOT Act
18.7 Jury Acquits One Charged with Terrorism; DOJ Public Integrity Section Investigates Charges
18.8 Department Of Justice Proposed PATRIOT Act II, Then Dispersed Its Provisions
18.9 U.S. Takes Native Land for Nuclear Waste Repository and Resource Extraction
19.1 UN and OAS Concerned that U.S. Ensure Competent
Tribunal for Guantanamo Detainees
19.2 U.S. Sends U.S. Citizen to Guantanamo; Supreme Court Takes Jurisdiction
19.3 Middle Eastern Men Detained at Guantanamo, Tortured, Denied Rights
19.4 U.S. Navy Arrested U.S.-Syrian Airman, Seized His Defense Papers
19.5 U.S. Supreme Court Grants Guantanamo Detainees Review
19.6 U.S. Supreme Court Reversed Denial of Habeas to Australian Detainee at Guantanamo
19.7 U.S. Supreme Court Vacated Judgment for Guantanamo Detainee Gherebi
19.8 Released British Detainees Allege Abuse at Guantanamo
19.2 U.S. Sends U.S. Citizen to Guantanamo; Supreme Court Takes Jurisdiction
19.3 Middle Eastern Men Detained at Guantanamo, Tortured, Denied Rights
19.4 U.S. Navy Arrested U.S.-Syrian Airman, Seized His Defense Papers
19.5 U.S. Supreme Court Grants Guantanamo Detainees Review
19.6 U.S. Supreme Court Reversed Denial of Habeas to Australian Detainee at Guantanamo
19.7 U.S. Supreme Court Vacated Judgment for Guantanamo Detainee Gherebi
19.8 Released British Detainees Allege Abuse at Guantanamo
20.1 "Operation Liberty Shield" Detains
Asylum Seekers
20.2 INS Detained Palestinian Muslim After He Filed an Asylum Petition
20.3 U.S. Denied Asylum to a Palestinian Family, Deported Them to Jordan
20.4 U.S. Detains Irish Immigrant Seeking Asylum
20.2 INS Detained Palestinian Muslim After He Filed an Asylum Petition
20.3 U.S. Denied Asylum to a Palestinian Family, Deported Them to Jordan
20.4 U.S. Detains Irish Immigrant Seeking Asylum
21.1 U.S. Mistreating
Unaccompanied Minors Entering U.S.
21.2 Bush Cuts Housing Vouchers
21.3 U.S. Judge Sentenced African American Teenager For Website
21.4 Teacher Called Secret Service to Interrogate Students
21.5 U.S. Limited Sex Education Funding to Abstinence-Only
21.6 Hawaii Passed Law to End Sex Tourism
21.2 Bush Cuts Housing Vouchers
21.3 U.S. Judge Sentenced African American Teenager For Website
21.4 Teacher Called Secret Service to Interrogate Students
21.5 U.S. Limited Sex Education Funding to Abstinence-Only
21.6 Hawaii Passed Law to End Sex Tourism
22.1 DOD Awarded Iraq Reconstruction Contracts without
Competitive Bidding
22.2 Contracts in Iraq Awarded to Anti-Labor Monopolies
22.3 Congress Members Complain about U.S. Awarding Contracts to Political Contributors
22.4 Whistleblowers on DynCorp Corruption Win in Two Courts
22.5 Corporate Armies Wage War in Iraq, Afghanistan
22.2 Contracts in Iraq Awarded to Anti-Labor Monopolies
22.3 Congress Members Complain about U.S. Awarding Contracts to Political Contributors
22.4 Whistleblowers on DynCorp Corruption Win in Two Courts
22.5 Corporate Armies Wage War in Iraq, Afghanistan
23.1 Bush Uses Taft-Hartley Act Against Militant
Union
23.2 Immigration Service Raids Wal-Mart Janitorial Staff
23.3 Bush Failed To File Required Report Under Humphrey-Hawkins Act
23.4 U.S. Government Not Protecting Union Rights of Workers in "New" Iraq
23.5 Oklahoma Workers Hunger Strike in Taiwan
23.2 Immigration Service Raids Wal-Mart Janitorial Staff
23.3 Bush Failed To File Required Report Under Humphrey-Hawkins Act
23.4 U.S. Government Not Protecting Union Rights of Workers in "New" Iraq
23.5 Oklahoma Workers Hunger Strike in Taiwan
24.1 Leonard Peltier, Native American Political
Prisoner
24.2 Mumia Abu-Jamal, African American Political Prisoner on Death Row
24.3 Almost One Hundred Political Prisoners on U.S. List
24.4 Failure to Abolish Capital Punishment
24.2 Mumia Abu-Jamal, African American Political Prisoner on Death Row
24.3 Almost One Hundred Political Prisoners on U.S. List
24.4 Failure to Abolish Capital Punishment
E. The Government's Duty To Properly Fund The General Welfare
25.1 Administration Budget Cuts Sent More Single
Mothers into Poverty
25.2 Administration Urged Budget Cuts for Cancer Care
25.3 Administration Proposed Shrinking Veterans' Benefits
25.4 Administration Budgeted for Expanding War Powers, Not U.S. Needs
25.5 National Budget Crisis Cut City Services
25.6 Bush Plan Endangers Social Security
25.7 Administration Failed To Face Rising Mental Health Problems
25.2 Administration Urged Budget Cuts for Cancer Care
25.3 Administration Proposed Shrinking Veterans' Benefits
25.4 Administration Budgeted for Expanding War Powers, Not U.S. Needs
25.5 National Budget Crisis Cut City Services
25.6 Bush Plan Endangers Social Security
25.7 Administration Failed To Face Rising Mental Health Problems
26.1 Budget Cut 475,000 Kids Out of After School
Programs
26.2 Funding Cut for Ghetto Schools, Community Colleges
26.3 Funding Cut for Training, Rehabilitation, and Special Education
26.4 D.C. Schools Run by the Federal Government
26.5 Bush Administration Promotes Religious Education and School Vouchers
26.6 Bush Jeopardizes Programs against Gender Discrimination in Schools
26.2 Funding Cut for Ghetto Schools, Community Colleges
26.3 Funding Cut for Training, Rehabilitation, and Special Education
26.4 D.C. Schools Run by the Federal Government
26.5 Bush Administration Promotes Religious Education and School Vouchers
26.6 Bush Jeopardizes Programs against Gender Discrimination in Schools
27.1 Bush Charged with Replacing Government Science
with Corporate Science
27.2 U.S. Department of Energy Weakens Standards for Nuclear Waste Storage
27.3 Bush Administration Cut Clean Air Act Protections; EPA Leader Resigned
27.4 Bush Administration Ignored Global Warming and the Kyoto Protocol
27.5 U.S. Inaction on Global Warming Threatens Inuit Cultural Extinction
27.6 U.S. Military Ignores Environmental/Cultural Standards in Hawaii
27.7 U.S. Further Endangers Endangered Species
27.8 U.S. Farm Subsidies are Starving the World
27.9 Bush Administration Allows Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations Unbated
27.2 U.S. Department of Energy Weakens Standards for Nuclear Waste Storage
27.3 Bush Administration Cut Clean Air Act Protections; EPA Leader Resigned
27.4 Bush Administration Ignored Global Warming and the Kyoto Protocol
27.5 U.S. Inaction on Global Warming Threatens Inuit Cultural Extinction
27.6 U.S. Military Ignores Environmental/Cultural Standards in Hawaii
27.7 U.S. Further Endangers Endangered Species
27.8 U.S. Farm Subsidies are Starving the World
27.9 Bush Administration Allows Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations Unbated
F. The Government's Duty To Report Violations To Congress And The UN
29.1 Inspector General Finds Detained Aliens Physically
Assaulted
29.2 Administration Suppresses EPA Reports On Ground Zero Damage
29.2 Administration Suppresses EPA Reports On Ground Zero Damage
30.1 U.S. Delinquent in Filing Three Required Reports
to the UN
30.2 U.S. Failing To Collect And Report At State And Local Levels
30.3 One City's Commissions Made Required Reports to Department of State
30.2 U.S. Failing To Collect And Report At State And Local Levels
30.3 One City's Commissions Made Required Reports to Department of State
V. Text Of Petitions, Resolutions, Ordinances
A. City/County/State Government Resolutions on U.S. Laws and Actions
1. Against the PATRIOT Act
2. Benjamin Franklin True Patriot Act
3. Against the War/Invasion in Iraq
2. Benjamin Franklin True Patriot Act
3. Against the War/Invasion in Iraq
B. City/County Resolutions for New U.S. Laws
1. Freedom to Read Protection Act of 2003
2. For an Excess Profits/Windfall Revenue Taz
3. For the Precautionary Principle
4. Sensible Federal Budget Resolution
5. Against Corporate Personhood
6. For an Inquiry on Impeachment
2. For an Excess Profits/Windfall Revenue Taz
3. For the Precautionary Principle
4. Sensible Federal Budget Resolution
5. Against Corporate Personhood
6. For an Inquiry on Impeachment
C. City Resolutions for City Actions
1. Human Rights Ordinance
2. For Reporting to UN Committees
2. For Reporting to UN Committees
D. Labor Union and NonGovernmental Organizations Actions
1. Union Resolutions Opposing U.S. Policy on Iraq
and Iraqi Workers
2. Complaint to Office of Inspector General
2. Complaint to Office of Inspector General
VI. Text Of Laws Violated And Ignored (excerpts)
A. U.S. Constitution
B. Inspector General Act of 1978
C. United Nations Charter
D. International Covenant on Civil & Political Rights (ICCPR)
E. Convention on Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)
F. Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT)
G. Nuremberg Principles
H. Nuclear NonProliferation Treaty
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