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Amendment Four: Voting Restoration In Florida

December 12, 2018 By Lindsey Reid

On November 6, 2018, Florida voted on the Voting Restoration Ballot (also known as Amendment 4) and restored the right to vote of over one million citizens of the state.  This is a true success in the improvement of access to voting rights in America.  As a country, we have come a long way in terms of […]

Filed Under: Activism, Civil and Political Rights, government, Human Rights of Special Groups Tagged With: ACLU, citizenship, FL Amendment 4, participation, reinstatement, the right to vote

Get to the Polls – the Battle Against Barriers

October 17, 2018 By Tyler Goodwin

In light of our midterm elections coming up here in the United States, I have decided to do a series of blog posts relating to voting and its importance in our society. This is the first in the series. The Facade of a Democracy When becoming a naturalized citizen of the United States of America, […]

Filed Under: Activism, Civil and Political Rights, government, Human Rights of Special Groups Tagged With: citizenship, democracy, voter disenfranchisement, voter supperssion

Statelessness: Life Without a Nationality

March 28, 2018 By Lindsey Reid

Nationality is a privilege which is often taken for granted.  For most, nationality is something that we are born into or that we inherit from our parents.  In these cases, it requires little, if any, effort on our own part.  Because of this, we often fail to realize that not everyone is recognized as a […]

Filed Under: Children's Rights, Civil and Political Rights, Human Rights Issues, Human Rights of Special Groups, International Tagged With: children, citizenship, CRC, education, health, ICCPR, nationality, statelessness

How We’ve Failed Puerto Rico

October 31, 2017 By Marlee Townsend

In the aftermath of a horrifying hurricane season, Puerto Rico remains in a state of devastation. The contrast between the situation in Puerto Rico and that of post-Irma Florida or post-Harvey Texas is shocking. If those affected in Puerto Rico are American citizens, why have they been treated as second-class outsiders? Many may treat them […]

Filed Under: Activism, Civil and Political Rights, Environmental Rights, Human Rights of Special Groups, North America, Public health Tagged With: citizenship, hurricanes, jones act, political disenfranchisement, puerto rico

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