| Media and Updates 2006 archive 1 january - june 2006 June 2006, Take Action! Help displaced hurricane survivors by calling the chairpersons of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security and the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. >>> June 2006, Shadow Report Submitted to the 87th Session of the Human Rights Committee by the US Human Rights Network >>> June 2006, Shadow Report Submitted to the UN Human Rights Committee by the International Human Rights Law Clinic at Boalt Hall School of Law >>> June 2006, Local New Orleans Television Station Covers Visit from Asian Tsunami Relief Activists to the Lower Ninth Ward. Click to watch the story. >>> June 29, 2006, NESRI releases issue brief: The Human Right to Housing: Access for Survivors in the Gulf, addressing the human right to housing of hurricane survivors. >>> June 16, 2006, HUD to New Orleans Poor: "Go F(ind) Yourself (Housing)!" The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has announced they plan to demolish over five thousand public housing apartments in New Orleans. >>> June 16, 2006, Asian Tsunami Relief Activists Visit New Orleans for Exchange with Hurricane Survivors. >>> June 14, 2006, A South LA People’s Hearing: More Education. Less Suspension. >>>
April 19, 2006, NESRI hosted a dialogue with Paul Farmer. To view photos from the event click >>>
March 2006, Task Force 2009: Working for Human Rights in NYC Public Schools launched to explore how to re-design the NYC public school system. >>> March 2006, NESRI Statement: FEMA Hotel Evictions Violate Human Rights The eviction of thousands of Hurricane Katrina survivors from hotels reveals the need for stronger government policies that afford those displaced by the hurricane basic and decent shelter until they are permanently housed. >>> March 27, 2006, The U.N. Independent Expert on Extreme Poverty submits report. >>> March 2, 2006, US Human Rights Network launches petition drive to promote government accountability to Katrina victims. >>> March 2, 2006, The Katrina Action Network released a video, Bush was shown receiving explicit warnings about the Katrina disaster before the storm. >>>
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