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For migrants, a push for cross-border justice

Whitney Eulich

December 14, 2015 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: Mexico, Guanajuato

The rights of migrant workers, especially related to legal issues, are often ignored. Lawyers are helping Mexican workers sue abusive employers in US courts.

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An epic legal battle pays off for trafficked workers

Stephanie Hanes

December 07, 2015 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

Hundreds of Indian oil workers were sent to the Gulf Coast after Katrina, but their working conditions were far below any human standard. In an unprecedented response, they brought a lawsuit against the company that hired them - and won.

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Nashville's Case for Progressive Immigration Policy

Matt Vasilogambros

November 18, 2015 |

The Atlantic |

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Response Location: United States, Nashville, Tennessee

The southern United States may not seem like the most welcoming place for new immigrants and refugees. But the Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition and the Welcoming Tennessee Initiative are just a few programs in Nashville designed to transform the city into one that warmly welcomes immigrants.

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Boston Nonprofit Sees Legal Services As Key To Curbing Veteran Homelessness

Bob Oakes Shannon Dooling

November 11, 2015 |

WBUR |

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Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

Boston-based Veterans Legal Services (VLS) is the only organization of its kind in the state. The nonprofit helps veterans access benefits and navigate civil court proceedings. Its clients are specifically low-income and homeless veterans, all of whom struggle financially.

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Lyons ordinance a model for commonsense gun laws

Dawn M. Turner

October 28, 2015 |

Chicago Tribune |

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Response Location: United States, Lyons, Illinois

Many guns recovered from crimes in Chicago, were purchased in its suburbs. A Chicago coalition of anti-violence activists used this to file a lawsuit against Lyons, leading to stricter gun laws in the town.

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Modern slavery: Labor trafficking is everywhere and nowhere

Stephanie Hanes

October 26, 2015 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: United States, Syracuse, New York

Part 1 of a series on solutions to freeing victims of labor trafficking around the globe. Labor trafficking is a deeply entrenched problem, woven into global economies where the victims are often hidden in plain sight. Almost everyone in the US owns some product likely made with slave labor. But there is hope - from grassroots workers’ coalitions to multilateral treaties and geo-data manipulation to new law enforcement initiatives, individuals are finding new ways to counter labor trafficking.

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Lessons learned about lead poisoning brought home

George Rodrigue

October 25, 2015 |

Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

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Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

Lead poisoning is not purely a problem of the poor - it can affect any child living in an older home, or playing on contaminated soil. New solutions journalism efforts aim to increase transparency about the risks and to help parents decide whether their children should be tested.

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Cleveland doesn't have a 'lead-safe' registry, so we made one: Toxic Neglect

Rachel Dissell

October 23, 2015 |

Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

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Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland has a list of lead-safe homes, a result of decades of cleaning up hazards with tens of millions of dollars in HUD grant money.

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How Rochester responded to its lead poisoning problem: Toxic Neglect

Rachel Dissell

October 23, 2015 |

Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

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Response Location: United States, Rochester, New York

It's been a decade since the city of Rochester, New York, committed to tackling its lead poisoning problem head on. What resulted was a more than 80 percent drop in the number of children with high lead levels. It's a change leaders believe is sustainable.

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Punished for Being Poor

Maura Ewing

September 03, 2015 |

Pacific Standard |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

When paying bail isn't a realistic ask of a defendant, many times the person will plead guilty to avoid jail time even if it means having a record. To solve the problem of the poor being unfairly punished by small crimes through the setting of a bail amount they can't make, The Bronx Freedom Fund offers charitable bail funds to those with a bail under $2,000.

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