The New Human Rights Commissioner
Apr 01, 2002
Patricia Gatling, the new chair of the City Commission on Human Rights, made her first appearance before the City Council's General Welfare Committee, outlining her vision for an agency that
Trying To Reverse the Decline Of The Human Rights Commission; Louima Convictions Overturned; The Death Of Sylvia Rivera
Mar 01, 2002
With a new commissioner under a new mayor, the New York City Commission on Human Rights may be on the verge of reversing the steep decline in resources over the
St. Patrick's Day Parade
Feb 01, 2002
New York City has been the scene of a St. Patrick's Day parade or procession since 1762. Sometimes there have been as many as three on the same day due
The Civil Rights Agendas in 2002
Jan 01, 2002
Civil rights advocates are hopeful about the changeover in city government. They see an outgoing mayor who became involved in lawsuits on everything from the content of museum exhibits to
Immigrants Under Attack
Oct 01, 2001
Like so many people throughout the world, Attar Singh was deeply saddened by the attacks on the World Trade Center, so the evening of September 11th, he went to a
Under Assault And On The Ballot
Oct 01, 2001
At a time when human rights concerns are on the minds of many in the city, particularly Arab Americans, the main office of the New York City Commission on Human
Asian New Yorkers
Sep 01, 2001
New York City is home to more Asian Americans than any other city in the country. As the fastest growing segment of the city population -- over 50 percent since
Anti-Catholicism
Aug 01, 2001
When New York was predominately Protestant in the mid-nineteenth century, overt anti-Catholic persecution was common. Thomas Nast cartoons then often reflected a breathtaking anti-Catholic bias. Irish Catholics were drawn as
Transgender Rights
Jul 01, 2001
"We are human beings," one transgender activist repeated over and over at a recent vigil in Sheridan Square. Hundreds had gathered to remember Amanda Milan, 25, a transgendered woman who
Anti-Violence Project Urges Gays and Lesbians To Take Offense
Dec 01, 2000
 (Nov-Dec '00) Four loud and boisterous young men, probably college age, were on the number 4 train shouting back and forth to each other across the aisle, oblivious to the |