Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Political Issues: Civil Rights

Summary

Civil Rights are a class of rights and freedoms that protect individuals from unwarranted government action and ensure one's ability to participate in the civil and political life of the state without discrimination or repression. Civil rights include: Ensuring peoples' physical integrity and safety. Protection from discrimination (based on gender, religion, race, sexual orientation, national origin, age, immigrant status, etc.) Equal access to health care, education, culture, etc.

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External Links to Civil Right Issues

Civil Rights - Resource for current news, events, reports and organizations. Also includes information on hate crimes and affirmative action.
Civil Rights - American Civil Liberties Union. Because freedom can't protect itself. .... videoWatch Video · Breast Cancer and Patenting Human Genes · Women's Rights ...

Important Civil Right Issues

Civil Rights - President Obama recognizes that our civil rights laws and principles are at the ... He supports full civil unions and federal rights for LGBT couples and ...
Civil Rights - The US Commission on Civil Rights studies, analyzes, and reports on civil rights issues in the United States as well as implementation of civil rights laws ...

References

http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_and_political_rights -

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