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The Columbia Daily Spectator is the daily newspaper of Columbia University and Morningside Heights. We are the second-oldest college daily paper in the country and have been financially independent from the University since 1962. The newspaper is published five days a week during the academic year. The paper, which has a circulation of 10,000, is delivered to over 150 locations throughout Morningside Heights every day. Spectator Publishing Company also produces a range of other publications, including The Eye, a weekly features and arts magainze; La Pagina, a weekly Spanish-language bulletin, and an annual Unofficial Guide to Columbia for first-years … (About 1/2).

Homepage and comments;
News;
opinion;
Job Board;
the eye;
Want to make your voice heard? Write a letter to the editors using this (online)-form;
address/general contact information: Columbia Spectator, 2875 Broadway, 3rd Floor, New York City, NY 10025, e-mail.edu;
Daily Spectator: (212) 854-9555 – Editorial Fax (212) 854-9611
Business: (212) 854-9550 – Business Fax (212) 854-9553;
contact for question, criticism, correction: by e-mail.com, or call us at (212) 854-9555

… (About 1/2) – A Brief History: The first Spectator featured no photographs and no headlines.

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The Humanitarian Law Project is a non-profit organization founded in 1985, dedicated to protecting human rights and promoting the peaceful resolution of conflict by using established international human rights laws and humanitarian law. Our long-term objectives are to strengthen human rights standards ratified by nations around the globe and to foster communication on compelling international human rights issues among human rights activists, law faculty and students, members of Congress and their staffs, as well as interested citizens. The Humanitarian Law Project is a non-governmental organization NGO with consultative status at the United Nations with a mandate to seek compliance with armed conflict laws.

The following items are put on the homepage, just scroll down. You’ll find:

• Judge Strikes Down Bush on Terror Groups …
• HLP Challenges USA Patriot Act in Federal Court …
• HUMANITARIAN LAW GROUPS FILE RIGHTS PETITION AT OAS AGAINST THE UNITED STATES FOR ATTACKS ON HOSPITALS, CLINICS IN FALLUJA, November 22, 2004 …
• Text: THE ROAD TO BAGHDAD, by David Lynn …
• Key Patriot Act provision ruled unconstitutional …
• Address: Humanitarian Law Project, International Educational Development, Inc., 8124 West Third Street, Suite 105, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA, Telephone: (310) 836-6316, Fax: (323) 658-6306, E-mail.

There are separate pages for:

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of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law

Linked with Raoul Wallenberg – Sweden (1912 – 1947 ?), and with Visiting Professor in Human Rights at Peking University Law School 2008-2010.

The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI) is an independent academic institution established in 1984. The mission of the Institute is to promote universal respect for human rights and humanitarian law by means of research, academic education, dissemination and institutional development. The vision of the Institute is to be a centre of excellence meeting the highest international standards in all its fields of operation.

The Raoul Wallenberg Institute Library is being sponsored by the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the Söderberg Foundations (named in RATOS 2008).

Homepage and Activities;
General Information master Programmes; Master’s Programme in International Human Rights Law;
Visiting Professors at RWI; Research, Introduction; Research Reports; RWI Library; Human Rights Theme Maps; RWI Links;
Address; Raoul Wallenberg Institute, Stora Gråbrödersg. 17 B, P.O. Box 1155, SE-221 05 Lund, Sweden, Phone: +46 46 222 12 00, Fax: +46 46 222 12 22.

About: Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law. The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law RWI is an independent academic institution dedicated to the promotion of human rights through research, training and education.

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Linked with James Forman – USA.

Our Mission: To ensure that the wisdom of our country’s extraordinary African American elders is preserved by and passed on to the young people who will lead us tomorrow.

Homepage;
About/Board:
Visionaries;
Visionary Roundtable Discussions;
Chat Room;
Message Board;
Newsletter;
Address: National Visionary Leadership Project, 1218 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: 202-331-2700, Toll-free: 1-888-680-6857 (NVLP), Fax: 202-331-2707.

Visionary Heritage Fellows Program:
The Visionary Heritage Fellows Program (VHFP) offers a unique opportunity for talented students, selected annually from participating institutions, to learn from Visionary elders through direct dialogue, informal mentorship, and video documentation.

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keep the internet open, innovative and free

Linked with Gregory T. Nojeim – USA.

The Center for Democracy and Technology works to promote democratic values and constitutional liberties in the digital age. With expertise in law, technology, and policy, CDT seeks practical solutions to enhance free expression and privacy in global communications technologies. CDT is dedicated to building consensus among all parties interested in the future of the Internet and other new communications media. (About 1/2).

Homepage and Headlines;
Activities;
Annual Reports etc.;
Other Reports and Articles;
Legislative Center;
Issues;
CDT’s Blog;
Newsletters and Publications;
Postal mail: CDT, 1634 Eye Street, NW #1100, Washington DC, 20006, Tel. +1.202.637.9800, Fax +1.202.637.0968;
Contact on the website.

About 2/2 – CDT’s Mission and Principles: The Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit public policy organization dedicated to promoting the democratic potential of today’s open, decentralized global Internet. Our mission is to conceptualize, develop, and implement public policies to preserve and enhance free expression, privacy, open access, and other democratic values in the new and increasingly integrated communications medium.

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