Using Shame to Bring About Local Human Rights Action Why reporting matters and the way reporting functions It is widely known that one of the largest obstacles that the United Nations faces in achieving total compliance from its member states to international human rights law. This ob
The Berkeley City Council unanimously passed a new ordinance that makes law the principles of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). The new definition of discrimination against women in Berkeley is: “any distinction, exclusion or
Inspired by the Labor Law posters that employers are required to post in the workplace, MCLI created a poster to educate the public on their rights under the three international human rights treaties that are the law in the U.S.* Click here to order your copy today. *(1) The Internati
Racial Discrimination Treaty And How To Use It in the United States In 1994 the United States ratified the United Nations human rights treaty, the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. The Convention defines racial discrimination broadly as
