Truth Commission to Look at Status of Poor in America

Truth Commission to Look at Status of Poor in America,
Katrina Survivors, Homeless Families, the Uninsured and Others Will Testify About Being Poor in America in Effort to Promote Economic Human Rights

Winnie Mandela and UN Expert on Human Rights and Extreme Poverty to Serve as Commissioners

NEW YORK - July 10 - The Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign, a leading advocacy group for the poor and disenfranchised, will stage a National Truth Commission in Cleveland Ohio from July 15th – 20th, 2006, to shine a light on the status of poor people in the United States. The Commission designed after the truth commissions of South Africa, El Salvador and elsewhere, will provide a platform for poor and working people from around the country to tell their stories of economic human rights violations first hand. A panel of local, state, national and international leaders will serve as commissioners to hear testimonies and draw findings at the conclusion of the event. A report summarizing the Commission’s testimony and findings will also be published following the event.

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