He thought their ideas about nonviolence and disobedience could be used together to win equal rights for black Americans.

VOA: special.2011.01.17

Congress passed several other bills giving the federal government power to protect the rights of blacks in the southern states.

VOA: special.2010.01.21

If a corporation is legally a person, then states cannot limit corporate rights without due process of law either.

VOA: special.2010.03.05

As part of the agreement, Hayes promised not to act aggressively to support the civil rights of black southerners.

VOA: special.2010.03.11

In the trial, two same-sex couples argue that the state ban violates equal protection rights under the United States Constitution.

VOA: special.2010.02.06

This program helps support the things that were important to her: film and theater, women's rights, and civic responsibility.

VOA: special.2009.09.20

Last year, Google said a cyberattack from China had attempted to get information from the Gmail accounts of human rights activists.

VOA: special.2011.04.01

Often,their songs teach young people about human rights and fighting for their freedoms so they can have a better future.

VOA: special.2009.11.25

Lincoln had said he opposed the decision, because it did not permit Negroes to enjoy the rights of citizenship.

VOA: special.2009.06.11

The incidents included the murder of a civil rights activist in Mississippi and the killings of four young girls in Alabama.

VOA: special.2009.10.04

Project Green Search is looking for young women who are also concerned about the environment, animal welfare,fair trade and human rights.

VOA: special.2009.11.06

It said each of the states needed a new constitution that protected the voting rights of all black men.

VOA: special.2010.02.04

In nineteen fifty-two, Mister Chavez met Fred Ross, an organizer with a workers' rights group called the Community Service Organization.

VOA: special.2009.09.06

During the campaign, Harrison had promised to enforce the civil service law that protected the job rights of government workers.

VOA: special.2010.05.27