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The United Nations General Assembly has decided to observe 20 February [2] annually, approved on 26 November 2007 and starting in 2009, as the World Day of Social Justice. [ 3 ] The Declaration focuses on guaranteeing fair outcomes for all through employment, social protection, social dialogue , and fundamental principles and rights .
Created in the 1950s, the Civil Rights Division leads the Justice Department’s enforcement of federal laws intended to combat discrimination in areas such as housing, employment and education.
The organizations that sent the letter includes, Legal and Human Rights Center in Dar es Salaam, Amnesty International, and Human Rights Watch. [83] On June 10, 2020, the Human Rights Watch called out the authorities in UAE to take urgent action ensuring the safety of prisoners in at least 3 detention centers amid COVID-19 pandemic.
A wave of civil unrest in the United States, initially triggered by the murder of George Floyd during his arrest by Minneapolis police officers on May 25, 2020, led to protests and riots against systemic racism in the United States, [8] [9] including police brutality and other forms of violence. [10]
Mayor Craig Greenberg, center, made remarks about the consent decree issued by the Department of Justice as Assistant U.S. Attorney General Kristen Clarke, left, and Louisville Police Chief Paul ...
In 2011 the website added seven games and 16 lesson plans, and had over 700,000 unique visitors. [12] By 2013 it was the most widely adopted civics curriculum in America. [8] Currently, the governing board of iCivics includes O’Connor as well as current Justice Sonia Sotomayor and the Honorable Robert Henry, president of Oklahoma City University.
The Justice Department has once again, after a four-year lull during the Trump administration, revived investigations into systemic constitutional abuses by rotten police departments, exposing ...
Civil rights activists and Smith's friends and family disputed the law enforcement accounts of the incident. Local organization Communities United Against Police Brutality held a press conference near the shooting site on June 4 to call for officials to release video footage and other details of the shooting.