Sep 28 Arts and Culture New Documentary Details Griffin's Experiment John Howard Griffin's life is detailed in a new documentary by Louisvillian Morgan Atkinson, which will have a showing at the 2010 Civil & Human Rights Conference in October. By Daniel Gilliam Sep 28 Arts and Culture New Documentary Details Griffin's Experiment Daniel Gilliam
May 14 Arts and Culture Groups Praise US Election to Human Rights Council Some local groups are praising this week’s election of the United States to the United Nation’s top human rights group. WFPL’s Elizabeth Kramer has more. The UN General Assembly elected the US to UN Human Rights Council Tuesday. In 2006, the Bush administration refused to join the group, saying it included repressive governments. Representatives from […] By Elizabeth Kramer May 14 Arts and Culture Groups Praise US Election to Human Rights Council Elizabeth Kramer
Dec 15 Local News Record High Year for Human Rights Complaints More than 420 Kentuckians called the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights to complain of violations this year, that’s the second highest on record for the state. By Kristin Espeland Dec 15 Local News Record High Year for Human Rights Complaints Kristin Espeland
Dec 10 State of Affairs 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Eleanor Roosevelt called it "the international Magna Carta of all men everywhere." The Guinness Book of World Records declares it the most translated document in the world. It's the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and its 30 articles delineate the unalienable rights human beings possess, just by virtue of being human. Conceived by a world still reeling from the horrors of World War II, it was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on December 10, 1948. Listen to the Show By Laura Ellis Dec 10 State of Affairs 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Laura Ellis