ADVISORY/Experts Available To Discuss Human Rights Day.Business Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 10, 2002 TOPIC: Many human rights activists, churches and peace groups will observe International Human Rights Day Tuesday by protesting against a war with Iraq, according to an article in OneWorld US. The United for Peace network is planning rallies, marches, teach-ins and demonstrations in 15 states. Recently, the University of Maryland's Program on International Policy Attitudes conducted a poll and found that 55% believed the United States should only invade Iraq with the United Nations' approval, the article says. Organizations including Greenpeace, Global Exchange and the National Organization for Women are among more than 70 other groups who are sponsoring the protests across the country. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: Gregory Demetriades, of MaxVU, Inc., developed a patent-pending product that enables developers of digital content to remotely create video and audio streaming See streaming audio. media files using predefined encoding profiles. He has invented several optimized encoding systems. Author of the book,"Streaming Media See streaming audio, streaming video and digital media hub. : Building and Implementing a Complete Streaming System," which is part of the Professional Developers Guide series. A United Nations Association representative, along with other international humanitarian organizations, will be on hand to commemorate the 54th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Universal Declaration of Human Rights Declaration adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948. Drafted by a committee chaired by Eleanor Roosevelt, it was adopted without dissent but with eight abstentions. . Event sponsors include Amnesty International Amnesty International (AI,) human-rights organization founded in 1961 by Englishman Peter Benenson; it campaigns internationally against the detention of prisoners of conscience, for the fair trial of political prisoners, to abolish the death penalty and torture of and the American Civil Liberties Union American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), nonpartisan organization devoted to the preservation and extension of the basic rights set forth in the U.S. Constitution. . The event occurs Dec. 10 at 5:30 CT and will be streamed live online at www.maxvu.tv. PR: Karen Blanchard, 713-956-0054, karenvmg@pdq.net Thomas Cushman, a professor of sociology at Wellesley College Wellesley College, at Wellesley, Mass.; for women; chartered 1870, opened 1875. Long a leader in women's education, it was the first woman's college to have scientific laboratories. , is a sociological theorist who can speak on cultural issues, human rights and genocide. Cushman's research focuses on post-communist cultures, human rights and genocide. He recorded an online course on propaganda in the modern world, and developed a course on the Internet, on hate sites and other forms of propaganda. He received a National Science Foundation grant to develop a visual image laboratory for courses about media and culture at Wellesley College. PR: Arlie Corday, 781-283-3321, acorday@wellesley.edu Professor Robert H. Puckett, of Indiana State University Indiana State University, main campus at Terre Haute; coeducational; est. 1865 as a normal school, became Indiana State Teachers College in 1929, gained university status in 1965. There is also a campus at Evansville (opened 1965). , Department of Political Science, is an expert regarding political science, national security, human rights policy and U.S. Foreign Policy. 812-237-2517, 812-237-7777 (University PR Phone) Dr. Barnett Rubin, of the Center for Preventive Action A preventive action is a change implemented to address a weakness in a management system that is not yet responsible for causing nonconforming product or service. Candidates for preventive action generally result from suggestions from customers or participants in the process Council on Foreign Relations The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is an influential and independent, nonpartisan foreign policy membership organization founded in 1921 and based at 58 East 68th Street (corner Park Avenue) in New York City, with an additional office in Washington, D.C. , can share his expertise on human rights and comparative politics. 212-734-0400 Professor Michael Stohl, of Purdue University, can offer his expertise in political science, terrorism, political violence and human rights. 765-494-9399, 765-494-4600 (University PR Phone) ExpertSource cannot guarantee the immediate availability of these experts or their familiarity with this specific issue. ExpertSource provides academic and industry experts to the media at no charge. Journalists are encouraged to submit queries to ExpertSource when seeking experts on specific subjects. An online registration form is available at http://www.businesswire.com/ifmd/index.html. |
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