HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

  • Democracy Now! February 24, 1999

    Sentencing Phase of Jasper Trial Begins; Chevron Linked to Violence in Nigeria; Nigeria Human Rights Watch |Sentencing Phase of Jasper Trial Begins After a week of hearing gruesome testimony and examining grisly evidence, it took a Texas jury of 10 whites and one African American less than three hours to find John William King, an…

  • Democracy Now! January 25, 1999

    Clinton’s Anti-Terrorism Proposal; Critical Day for Impeachment Trial; Mexico: Salinas Trial and Human Rights |*Clintons Anti-Terrorism Proposal In announcing new anti-terrorism initiatives, President Clinton last week warned that it was highly likely that a terrorist group will launch a biological, chemical or cybernetic attack on the continental US in the next few years. President Clinton…

  • Democracy Now! January 5, 1999

    Police Shooting in California; Bloodbath in the Niger Delta |(14 Minutes) Police Shooting in California In Riverside, CA the black community wants answers in the police shooting death of a nineteen-year-old woman, Tyisha Miller. GUEST: Don Bardo, President and CEO of Urban League of Riverside and San Bernadino counties. GUEST: Reverend Bernel Butler, cousin of…

  • Democracy Now! January 11, 1999

    Essay on Impeachment , the Sentate and the Supreme Court; The Klan Rallies on Martin Luther King Day; Cruelty and Neglect in Russian Orphanages |(6 Minutes) Essay on Impeachment, the Senate and the Supreme Court, Amy Goodman (8 Minutes)The Klan Rallies on Martin Luther King Day A federal judge ruled that the Ku Klux Klan…

  • Democracy Now! December 9, 1998

    Constitutional Lawyer Michael Ratner Analyzes Hearings; Debate over International Criminal Court |Constitutional Lawyer Michael Ratner Analyzes Hearings GUEST: Michael Ratner, attorney with the Center for Constitutional Rights analyzes the House Judiciary Committe’s impeachment hearings. Today, the Presidents continuing defense. Debate over International Criminal Court The proceedings against former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet have sparked a…

  • Democracy Now! October 30, 1998

    Immigrant Voter Eligibility and the Latino Vote; The Latino Vote; Eliminating the Prisoner Vote; Election Races Around the Country |(14 Minutes) Immigrant Voter Eligibility and the Latino Vote A look at the status of the immigrant vote and why the INS has had problems processing the 500,000 citizenship applicants. A large portion of these applicants…

  • Democracy Now : April 9 : Censorship Of The Arts

    Democracy Now : April 9 : Censorship Of The Arts / Pacifica Foundation| produced by Julie Drizin| hosted and produced by Amy Goodman. – A daily election year program which takes an in-depth look at the political landscape and interviews visionaries from all walks of life, including grassroots organizations, who challenge the status quo. –…