…that human rights and the dignity of human life are essential, and agreed to continue mainstreaming the human rights agenda in their national programs.” Duterte’s war on drugs has alarmed…
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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Visits South Korea to Discuss Equal Rights
…rights. Before she joined the bench, she worked as a law professor and co-founded the American Civil Liberties Union Women’s Rights Project in 1972. https://twitter.com/usembassyseoul/status/628394039906140160 In South Korea, Ginsburg met…
A Look at Same-Sex Marriage in the Korean American Community
…has hosted informational workshops and panels, organized community events and worked with other advocacy groups to campaign for LGBTQ rights and recognition, all within an Asian American cultural framework. But,…
Roy Cho’s Surprisingly Plausible Bid for a New Jersey Congressional Seat
…the campaign headquarters of Roy Cho, candidate for New Jersey’s 5th Congressional District. When he’s at the campaign office, Cho works from one of the makeshift chambers hidden by the…
June Issue: A Warrior Turned Activist
…women’s rights activists such as Susan B. Anthony and Alice Paul. The civil rights, women’s rights and workers’ rights movements created positive change that we are all benefiting from today….
2020 Is Hindsight
…are far from an adequate response from the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, whose stated purpose is to ‘uphold the civil and constitutional rights of all Americans, particularly some of…
Roy Choi’s Loco’l Indiegogo Campaign Meets $100K Goal
…successful food campaign on Indiegogo, reports L.A. Eater. https://twitter.com/RidingShotgunLA/status/578302379788906498 Choi and Patterson first launched their crowdfunding campaign in January in order to provide affordable, nutritious and locally-sourced fast food to…
April 2014 Issue: Campaign Seeks to Diversify Clinical Trials
The website for the Clinical Trial Engagement Network, which will allow patients to connect with physicians and clinical investigators. Diversifying Clinical Trials A new national campaign aims to include more…
Jeremy Lin, Jubilee Project Promote ‘Acts of Love’ Campaign
The video producers behind the Jubilee Project have partnered again with basketball star Jeremy Lin and his foundation this time to inspire an “acts of love” campaign, which begins today….
Remembering the ‘Korean MLK’ on Korean Independence Day
…Civil Rights Walk of Fame. Organized by the Trumpet Awards Foundation, eight or nine civil rights figures each year are awarded a place along the sidewalk adjacent to the church,…
Study: South Koreans Becoming More Open-Minded About LGBT Issues
…with the United Nations Officer of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) to adopt international human rights standards to protect LGBT individuals from torture, discrimination and violence. When it…
Fullerton in Orange County Settles Voting Rights Lawsuit
by SUEVON LEE | @suevlee editor@charactermedia.com The City of Fullerton in Orange County, Calif. has settled a lawsuit brought by two civil rights groups alleging that its use of at-large…
Asians Shading Blue?
…Act, which in addition to barring Chinese laborers from the country also denies Chinese immigrants citizenship rights (and thereby voting rights). 1923 The U.S. Supreme Court closes the door to…
Elections Lawsuit Focuses on Asian American Voting Rights
by SUEVON LEE | @suevlee editor@charactermedia.com Two prominent civil rights groups on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the City of Fullerton, located in Orange County, Calif., alleging that its at-large…
Korean LGBT Activists Protest at Seoul City Hall
…State that does not comport with the Constitution and the National Human Rights Commission Act, as well as the international human rights law. The Charter must be proclaimed, as is…
