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9-11 Anniversary: Civil and Human Rights Groups Commit to Respect for Diversity, Safety, Security
August 31, 2011
Press Release - The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
9-11 Anniversary: Civil and Human Rights Groups Commit to Respect for Diversity, Safety, Security
Groups Discuss Several Reports and Campaigns
For Immediate Release
Contact: Scott Westbrook Simpson, 202.466.2061, simpson@civilrights.org
August 31, 2011
Washington, D.C. - On a press conference call today, national civil rights, human rights, civil liberties, Muslim, Jewish, and South Asian groups introduced their statement of shared principles and previewed their activities related to the 10th anniversary of 9-11.
More than 70 diverse organizations have signed on to the statement of shared principles in advance of the anniversary calling for, among other things:
- Solemn remembrance of the victims of 9-11;
- Recognition of the critical importance of combating terrorism without casting blame or suspicion or alienating any particular community;
- Greater partnerships between communities and law enforcement;
- Respect for diversity, fairness, and tolerance, and our commitment to protect fundamental freedoms and basic human rights as well as our need for safety and security;
- A respectful, evidence-based, public discourse that will foster reasoned and constructive policymaking; and
- Policies that promote inclusion and respect for basic rights of every person in America.
Click here for a PDF version of the statement of principles and a complete list of signatories.
Six representatives of these organizations expanded on these shared principles and previewed their activities related to the anniversary,
including: Wade Henderson, President and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights;
Talat Hamdani, mother of a first responder that was killed during the 9/11 attacks and Board member of September Eleventh Families for Peaceful Tomorrows;
Elisa Massimino, President and CEO of Human Rights First; Deborah Lauter, National Civil Rights Director at the Anti-Defamation League;
Deepa Iyer, Executive Director of South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT); and Laura Murphy, Director of the ACLU's Washington Legislative Office.
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights is a coalition charged by its diverse membership to promote and protect the rights of
all persons in the United States. The Leadership Conference works toward an America as good as its ideals.
For more information on The Leadership Conference and its 200-plus member organizations,
visit www.civilrights.org.
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