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Public understanding of the universal human rights system and how it can be translated locally is central to the mission of the New York City Human Rights Initiative.  Please read our media packet and contact us for additional information on NYCHRI's current work. 

Press Coverage:

• October 10, 2008. Roll Up! Activists Busing To Condemn Bloomberg Developments. The New York Observer.
• October 10, 2008. The Daily Politics: Odds and Ends. New York Daily News.
• March 11, 2008. Advocates work with UN for civil rights at home. City Limits
• February 17, 2008. A Sobering Look at Race Realities in N.Y. New York Daily News
• January 2008. Race Matters in New York. Gotham Gazette.
• April 9, 2007. Human Rights Goal. Op-Ed by Ramona Ortega and Lawrence Carter-Long. Metro US, page 10
• April 2, 2007. Radio segment on Human Rights GOAL. Evening News with Jose Santiago. WBAI
• November 2005. Proposed Law Aims to Prevent Discrimination. Gotham Gazette.
• October 25, 2005. Human Rights Groups Call for Action, Not Lip Service. Caribbean Life.
• October 24, 2005. Local Human Rights Bill Held Up In City Council. The Epoch Times.
• October 20, 2005. Pols must do the right thing. New York Daily News.
• April 19, 2005. Todo ser humano se merece una vida digna. Op-Ed by José A. García. El Diario/La Prensa.
• April 14, 2005. Former Mayor Dinkins and Councilman Perkins endorse human rights bill.  Amsterdam News.
• April 11, 2005. Councilman Pushes For New City Human Rights Bill. NY1 News.
• April 11, 2005. Council bill targets bias in city hires. New York Daily News.
• April 9, 2005. Comisión contra el discrimen.  El Diario/La Prensa.
• March 14, 2005. People are People. New York Resident, Vol. 17, No. 36.

Press Releases:

• October 20, 2005. Human Rights Groups Cite Pervasive Inequality in City Employment and Services
• March 1 , 2005. NYCHRI Response to State Department Release of Human Rights Reports
• NYCHRI Media Advisory on April 8, 2005 Public Hearing at City Hall
• April 8, 2005. NYCHRI Press Release: Mayor David Dinkins Makes Rare City Hall Appearance and Joins Councilmember Bill Perkins, Members of the NYC Human Rights Initiative, Rights Activists and Others to Endorse and Testify on Behalf of Bold New Human Rights Law; Dinkins Urges, “Anticipate Rather Than Litigate”

Previous NYCHRI Newsletters:

• August 7, 2008. NYCHRI News
• July 2, 2008. NYCHRI News
• June 4, 2008. NYCHRI News
• May 8, 2008. NYCHRI News

Media Contact:

Ejim Dike

646.602.5628

edike at urbanjustice.org