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By Aideen SheehanFriday March 16 2012ABOUT 30,000 men, women and children living in Ireland are undocumented -- meaning they live in constant fear of deportation, the Migrant Rights Centre of Ireland has warned.As the Government lobbies in Washington this St Patrick's week for the cause of undocumented…

Court Issues Order Temporarily Enjoining Business Transaction and Contract Provisions of HB 56FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT: (212) 549-2666; media@aclu.orgATLANTA – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit today blocked two key sections of Alabama’s anti-immigrant law pending a final ruling on the appeal.Parts of the Alabama law…

By Ayo JohnsonLegislators are today being urged to reject proposed changes to the Human Rights Act in favour of amendments which bring Bermuda’s human rights regime in line with international standards.The amendments to be debated today do not go far enough to create a truly…

Social Security Works, an Atlantic grantee, has been out in the media making a strong case for strengthening social security, not cutting it. Social Security Is Vital for Our Economic Security Fifty-four million Americans depend on Social Security – 1 out of every 6 people.…

This dispatch is from Civic Ventures’ Encore Careers campaign, an Atlantic grantee that aims to engage millions of people in encore careers – combining personal meaning, continued income and social impact – to produce a windfall of talent to solve society’s greatest problems.This is an…

PAMELA DUNCANAMENDMENTS DESIGNED to protect migrant women experiencing domestic violence should be included in the Immigration and Protection Bill, an Oireachtas committee heard yesterday.Representatives of Women’s Aid, migrant network AkiDwA and the Immigrant Council of Ireland said migrant women were in a vulnerable position, as…

In a Huffington Post article, Nancy Altman and Eric Kingson of Social Security Works, an Atlantic grantee, discuss the important role Social Security played in the aftermath of 9/11.Social Security benefits have been distributed on a monthly basis for the thousands harmed during the attacks, including…

Project construction and infrastructure improvements of health care facilities was signed Wednesday in Dak Lak Province (Central), with a total cost of $13 million. The signatories were the People's Committee of Dak Lak and the American NGO Atlantic Philanthropies (AP). Under the project, by 2013,…

Atlantic Philanthropies just completed a study of queer youth in South Africa today. Seventeen years after the Constitution outlawed discrimination based on sexual orientation, the study explores if democracy has brought greater tolerance and celebration of diversity for today's young LGBTIs.Marian Nell and Janet Shapiro authored the…

By Emily S. HopkinsOn June 28, Cornell received a $15 million grant from The Atlantic Philanthropies (Atlantic) to support financial aid for students in the Cornell Tradition program. The gift, which will be paid in three annual installments of $5 million each beginning this month,…