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Counties and Towns Attempt to Purge Minorities from Voting Roles
In Georgia and all or part of 14 other states, the 1965 Voting Rights Act required jurisdictions with histories of voter discrimination to receive so-called preclearance before changing the way voter registration and elections were conducted.
Three years ago, the Supreme Court declared the preclearance mandate unconstitutional, saying the blatant discrimination it was meant to prevent was largely a thing of the past.
Statement by the CWA Committee on Human Rights in Support of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
The Communications Workers of America (CWA) Committee on Human Rights stands with members of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in South and North Dakota as they fight to protect their community, their land and their water supply.
Supreme Court Blocks North Carolina From Restoring Strict Voting Law
In a major victory for voting rights, the Supreme Court ended strict voting requirements in North Carolina. Read the full article here.
CWA Activists Gather for Human Rights Conference
The CWA National Civil Rights and Equity Committee and the CWA National Women's Committee hosted their biennial conference on human rights this week in Atlanta, Georgia.
Statement by CWA Vice President Claude Cummings, chair of the CWA Human Rights Committee, and a delegate to the Democratic National Convention.
This week’s action by Democratic convention delegates points to the tremendous contrast between Hillary Clinton, the first woman to be nominated for President by a major political party, and the Republican candidate, Donald Trump, who was nominated last week.