Calling for Action: Mayors and Human Rights Agencies Seek Federal Support for Human Rights

Huffington Post: National news outlets increasingly highlight gaps in human rights protections in the United States. Economic inequality, racial disparities in sentencing and lack of federal paid-parental-leave (which places working families in a precarious position), are in the headlines on a weekly, if not daily, basis. Voting rights -- one of the primary achievements of the 1964 Civil Rights Act -- have been significantly rolled back as a result of Shelby County vs. Holder.

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