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Formed in 1966 by civil rights attorneys working against racial discrimination in the southern U.S., the '''Center for Constitutional Rights''' uses legal and educational means to ensure rights under the [[U.S Constitution]] and the [[Universal Declaration of Human Rights]]. | Formed in 1966 by civil rights attorneys working against racial discrimination in the southern U.S., the '''Center for Constitutional Rights''' uses legal and educational means to ensure rights under the [[U.S Constitution]] and the [[Universal Declaration of Human Rights]]. | ||
==Statements== | |||
With both sides arguing that the other violated free speech, the University of California at Santa Barbara has suspended the Muslim Student Union for repeated interruptions of a campus speech, by Israeli Ambassador [[Michael Oren]], in February 2010. CCR was among the groups protesting it, including the [[ American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee ]] <ref>{{citation | |||
| title Take Action: Tell UC-Irvine Chancellor: YOU GOT IT WRONG! | |||
| date = 27 July 2010 | |||
| publisher = American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee }}</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 15:24, 27 October 2010
Formed in 1966 by civil rights attorneys working against racial discrimination in the southern U.S., the Center for Constitutional Rights uses legal and educational means to ensure rights under the U.S Constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Statements
With both sides arguing that the other violated free speech, the University of California at Santa Barbara has suspended the Muslim Student Union for repeated interruptions of a campus speech, by Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren, in February 2010. CCR was among the groups protesting it, including the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee [1]
References
- ↑ , 27 July 2010