April 2013
April 16th, 2013
Written by Derek Gatopoulos in Common Ties That Bind with 0 Comments
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - The Council of Europe's commissioner for human rights said Tuesday that Greece has the legal right to ban the far-right Golden Dawn party, the first time an international rights organization has raised the prospect of a ban.
Nils Muiznieks told The Associated Press in an interview that Greece must take tougher measures to combat a surge in racist violence that many link to...
April 16th, 2013
Written by Glenn Minnis in Feature Stories with 0 Comments
The number of former, non-violent felony offenders now allowed to vote in Florida has slowed so significantly even less of them are now exercising that basic right than in 2007, the last time specific legislation was enacted to make the process more amendable.
But since Republican Gov. Rick Scott took office in 2011, not only has he instituted such tactics as prolonged waiting periods to stymie...
April 16th, 2013
Written by Russell Roberts in Setting It Straight with 0 Comments
The latest salvo across the bow of immigration reform came recently when Republican Senator Marco Rubio (Florida) – one of those working on immigration reform legislation – warned that any bipartisan deal on reform needs tough enforcement and even tougher penalties for those who are in America in defiance of the law.
"We're not awarding anybody anything. All we're doing is giving people the...
April 15th, 2013
Written by Rob Harris - AP... in Setting It Straight with 0 Comments
MANCHESTER, England (AP) - UEFA has proposed tough sanctions against racism in soccer, including a minimum 10-match ban for players or officials found guilty of abuse.
UEFA general secretary Gianni Infantino outlined the plans Wednesday at the SoccerEx conference in Manchester.
Infantino said if there is racism in the stands at matches, the first sanction for clubs will no longer just be a fine...
April 15th, 2013
Written by APNewsNow in Our Daily Walk, Race Relations with 0 Comments
BERLIN (AP) - About 2,000 people are protesting in Munich against the terror of a neo-Nazi trio suspected of killing nine businessmen and a police woman since 2000.
The far-right murders hit the immigrants hardest, because eight victims had Turkish roots.
Dpa news agency quoted an imam, Benjamin Idriz, telling protesters Saturday that the victims had come to build a secure future for their...