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The Atlantic Philanthropies Name Human Rights Advocate Martin O’Brien Senior Vice President for Programmes
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
The Atlantic Philanthropies have announced the appointment of Martin O’Brien, a renowned human rights activist, as Senior Vice President for Programmes, effective immediately. O’Brien has served as Atlantic's Country Director for Northern Ireland since 2010 and Director of its global Reconciliation & Human Rights Programme…
Resource type: News
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Fair Representation for All
Source: Mail & Guardian Online
By Fiona MacLeodWinnerDr Ivan May Memorial AwardProBono.Org When horse-riding instructor and stable manager Gary Allpass won his legal case earlier this year for being unfairly dismissed because he is HIV-positive, he set an important precedent for others in a similar position. His legal representation was arranged…
Resource type: News
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UN review puts Irish human rights record under scrutiny
Source: The Irish Times
MARK KELLY Thu, Oct 06, 2011 OPINION: MINISTER FOR Justice Alan Shatter and senior officials are in Geneva today, facing a series of tough questions posed by our European neighbours and by other UN member states on Ireland’s human rights record. The hearing forms part of…
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A Decade Lost: Locating Gender in U.S. Counter-Terrorism
Source: The Center for Human Rights and Global Justice
The U.S. Government’s counter-terrorism efforts profoundly implicate and impact women and lesbians, gays, bisexual, transgender and intersex people (LGBTI*), according to this report which provides the first global analysis of the rising impact of gender on the U.S. “War on Terror.” Drawing on regional consultations,…
Resource type: Research Report
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Trio Make History at Gender Studies Programme
Source: Royal Gazette
By Elizabeth Roberts Three Bermudian women made history by being the first from the Island to attend a prestigious gender studies programme in Barbados. Elaine Williams, Deborah Bradford and Robyn Skinner spent all of July on the intensive course at the Caribbean Institute for Gender…
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Study exposes some some myths about school discipline
Source: The Washington Post
By Donna St. GeorgeHere’s one myth of school debunked: Harsh discipline is not always a reflection of the students in a particular school. It can be driven by those in charge.In a study of nearly a million Texas children described as an unprecedented look at…
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The Lessons of Philanthropy: Giving For Results
Source: The Economist
There is more to philanthropy—much more—than just giving money awayFrom the May 12, 2011 print edition.Leap of Reason: Managing to Outcomes in an Era of Scarcity. By Mario Morino.Venture Philanthropy Partners; 149 pages; $10. leapofreason.org Give Smart: Philanthrophy That Gets Results. By Thomas Tierney and Joel Fleishman.PublicAffairs; 257 pages;…
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Jury Hung On Fate Of Philanthropy
Source: The Nonprofit Times
By Mark Hrywna. Charged with not fulfilling its mission of advancing the public good, the philanthropy was put on trial Tuesday afternoon during the Council on Foundations’ (CoF) conference closing plenary session. The penalty, if found guilty, was the loss of its tax status. It…
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Documenting Evictions To Strengthen Protections for Farm-dwellers
Some 2.1 million people work on farms in South Africa, representing about 15% of the workforce. Together with their 8 million dependants, these individuals are a particularly exploited and marginal group. Workers on farms earn the lowest wages in the economy; work the longest hours…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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Using Long-Range Planning to Fix a Long-Term Problem
The Dublin suburb of Tallaght West is on the Irish Government’s short list of socially and economically disadvantaged areas. Not surprisingly, services for children in this neighbourhood are limited and fragmented. Local preschools can accommodate only 300 of the 1,500 applicants. Policy and practice in…
Resource type: Grantee Story