The Leadership Conference is working diligently to see that Tom Perez is confirmed as U.S. Secretary of Labor. Perez is an eminently qualified public servant and consensus builder who has dedicated his career to ensuring that all individuals are treated fairly and have the opportunity to succeed. He has served with integrity and distinction at the local, state and national level, compiling an outstanding record of achievement.
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At Senate Hearing, Advocates Discuss Lack of Accessible Transportation for Persons with Disabilities
Monday, November 28, 2011
Disability rights advocates emphasized the need for accessible public transportation at a recent Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing.
Categories: Disability Rights, Transportation Equity
Congressional Forum Examines the Potential Impact of State Voter Registration Laws
Friday, November 18, 2011
At a Congressional forum this week, civil and human rights advocates warned about the potential for widespread voter suppression under recently adopted state voter registration laws.
Categories: Voting Rights
House Votes Down Balanced Budget Amendment
Friday, November 18, 2011
Civil and human rights advocates today applauded members of Congress for rejecting a misguided effort to amend the U.S. Constitution with a balanced budget amendment.
Categories: Poverty & Welfare, Seniors/Social Security
U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Health Care Law
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
The U.S. Supreme Court announced this week that it will be taking up a case challenging the Affordable Care Act, the landmark health care law signed by President Barack Obama in 2010.
Categories: Health Care
Civil Rights Coalition Opposes Balanced Budget Amendment
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights is again opposing efforts in Congress to pass a balanced budget amendment (BBA) to the Constitution.
Categories: Poverty & Welfare, Seniors/Social Security
FBI 2010 Report Indicates Slight Increase in Hate Crimes
Monday, November 14, 2011
An annual report released today by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) revealed a slight rise in the number of hate crimes reported by law enforcement partners in 2010.
Categories: Hate Crimes & LLEHCPA
Advocates Urge Congress to Address Racial Profiling
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Racial profiling is an unjust, ineffective practice that threatens civil liberties and harms targeted communities and society as a whole, criminal justice advocates recently told members of Congress at a hearing focused on the need to pass legislation aimed at eliminating its use by law enforcement agencies.
Categories: Racial Profiling
At Senate Hearing, Diverse Coalition Voices Concerns Over Lack of Accountability Standards in Federal Education Reform Bill
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Joining a coalition of 29 civil rights, education and business organizations, Wade Henderson, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference, told Senators yesterday at a hearing on the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) that the groups cannot support a bill that lacks strong accountability measures.
Categories: Education
Bill to Cut Poverty in Half Over Next Ten Years Introduced in Congress
Friday, November 4, 2011
Anti-poverty advocates welcomed the arrival this week of a bill in Congress to begin laying the foundations of economic security and opportunity for the more than 45 million Americans living in poverty.
Categories: Poverty & Welfare
Senate Hearing on Women and the Arab Spring Movement Highlights Need for U.S. to Ratify Women’s Rights Treaty
Thursday, November 3, 2011
A Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee hearing this week on the role of women in the Arab Spring movement drew attention to the need for the United States to join with 187 other countries that have committed to advance and protect the rights of women by ratifying the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW).
Categories: Human Rights, Women's Rights
