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Articles on Human Rights

School discipline under Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) By KKathe Klare Human and Civil Rights, May 1999 School discipline is an important issue for educators, parents and students. It is of special significance for students with disabilities and their parents since historically the schools had failed to adequately protect the rights of children by inconsistent and subjective decision-making particularly when dealing with discipline.
Some reflections on the emergence of a new victim class By Arthur J. Inman Human and Civil Rights, May 1999 The insightful and probing television drama, The Practice, a realistic look inside a small law firm practice in a Big City, recently presented a program on a too often overlooked victim class.
Lawyer to Lawyer Network International and Immigration Law, March 1999 The New York based Lawyers Committee for Human Rights maintains a program to aid persecuted attorneys throughout the world with a mailing campaign by lawyers in bar associations around the world directly to the persecuting governments and government officials.
Basics of employment discrimination: Who can sue whom for what By Iain D. Johnston Human and Civil Rights, February 1999 A plaintiff must exhaust administrative remedies under Title VII, ADEA and ADA, but need not exhaust administrative remedies for claims under sections 1983 and 1981.
Lawyer to Lawyer Network International and Immigration Law, February 1999 The New York based Lawyers Committee for Human Rights maintains a program to aid persecuted attorneys throughout the world with a mailing campaign by lawyers in bar associations around the world directly to the persecuting governments and government officials.
The origin of juvenile courts and the evolution of juvenile rights By Richard L. Hutchison Human and Civil Rights, February 1999 The facts and quotes in this article were derived from the book "A Kind and Just Parent," Author, William Ayers, Beacon Press.

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