HUMAN RIGHTS AT MARYLAND LEGAL AID--The Wiki

Baltimore, MD, April 18, 2009, Human Rights Zone March 

NEWS

• Legal Aid Kicks Off Human Rights Framework Oct. 12, 2009 -- See "Columbus Day Training" page 
• 5/26/09--Sonia Sotomayor's perspective on international law.  Dissent in Hague Convention and Federal Jurisdiction cases suggest a broader perspective than most federal judges.  http://documents.nytimes.com/selected-cases-of-judge-sonia-sotomayor#p=440 ; http://documents.nytimes.com/selected-cases-of-judge-sonia-sotomayor#p=461
• 5/24/09 -- Spain's Judges pursuing Human Rts violations around the world.  Washington Post article describing Spain's "universal jurisdiction"doctrine & resulting actions by Spain to hold human rights violators accountable, regardless of country or connection to Spain.  http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/23/AR2009052301795.html?hpid=topnews&sid=ST2009052301908
• 5/21/09 -- ACLU Report Shows Racial Disparities in Somerset County (42% Black, but never a County Official of color, nor a county employee in 07). www.aclu-md.org/aPress/Press2009/051909_Somerset.html
• The report itself ACLUFinalReportwApp.pdf
• Sun Article on Report -- http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bal-md.somerset20may20,0,970521.storyhttp:// 
• DelMarva News on Report -- http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20090520/NEWS01/905200399&referrer=FRONTPAGECAROUSEL
• 5/19/09 -- Batimore Sun reports 34 students permanently expelled in 08-09 http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bal-md.expulsions19may19,0,5952514.story
• 5/13/09 -- Legal Aid Right to Education case develops (Two of them!). 
• Sarah Morgan et al. takes on Baltimore City's Permanent Expulsion Policy
• Go to Right to Education Page or use link below
• Right to Education--Arguments and Cases
• 4/18/09 -- Human Rights Zone March Closes Streets in Baltimore
• http://www.unitedworkers.org

• 12/18/09-- Legal Aid Strategic Planning Oversight Committee Adopts Human Rights Framework 

• A Human Rights Framework.ppt 
• STRATEGIC PLAN except.doc