Democratic Principles for Antidemocratic Times

By Political Research Associates, on January 23, 2017

Engaging Trump, Defending Human Rights, and Preventing Authoritarianism To sign on to this public statement, please click here. The bigotry and false solutions championed by President Donald Trump are not a new phenomenon in American politics. Indeed, the idea that Read More

MEDIA ADVISORY: Political Research Associates Joins Local Social Justice Groups in Resisting Trump’s Assault on Democracy

By Political Research Associates, on November 30, 2016

MEDIA ADVISORY Political Research Associates Joins Local Social Justice Groups in Resisting Trump’s Assault on Democracy CONTACT: Cole Parke, c.parke@politicalresearch.org, 617-666-5300 (office) WHAT: Political Research Associates (PRA) joins more than a dozen local social justice organizations in criticizing the Institute Read More

Statement from PRA on the 2016 Election

By Tarso Luís Ramos, on November 9, 2016

Para leer en Español, haga clic: http://www.politicalresearch.org/2016/11/09/declaracion-de-pra-sobre-la-eleccion-de-2016/ 9 November 2016 Dear Friends and Colleagues, This is a difficult moment for justice-minded people and anyone who believes in democracy. Taken at the 2015 Donald Trump rally at the American Airlines Center Read More

Declaración de PRA sobre la Elección de 2016

By Tarso Luís Ramos, on November 9, 2016

For English go to: http://www.politicalresearch.org/2016/11/09/statement-from-pra-on-the-2016-election/ Estimados amigos y colegas, Éste es un momento difícil para quienes creemos en la justicia y la democracia. Sacada en el mitin de Donald Trump en el Centro de American Airlines en Dallas, Texas, 2015. Read More

MEDIA ADVISORY: Case in Defense of LGBTQI Human Rights Moves Forward with Critical Support from Political Research Associates’ Ground Breaking Research

By Political Research Associates, on November 9, 2016

MEDIA ADVISORY CONTACT: Cole Parke, c.parke@politicalresearch.org 617-666-5300 WHAT: Oral argument on motions for summary judgment in Sexual Minorities Uganda v. Lively, a federal lawsuit in which Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG), represented by the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), is suing Read More

RELEASE: Verdict in Bundy Militia Occupation Sends Dangerous Signal

By Political Research Associates, on October 28, 2016

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 28, 2016 Contact: Gabriel Joffe, g.joffe@politicalresearch.org; 617-666-5300; 617-702-2504 (cell) Verdict in Bundy Militia Occupation Sends Dangerous Signal to Armed Paramilitaries Increases Chances of Additional Armed Confrontation, Violence Somerville, MA—Today Political Research Associates, a Massachusetts think tank Read More

RELEASE: Major Investigation & Toolkit to Aid Oregon Communities Facing Militia Movements

By Political Research Associates, on October 3, 2016

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 3, 2016 Contact: Gabriel Joffe, g.joffe@politicalresearch.org; 617-666-5300; 617-702-2504 (cell) To download this press release click HERE. Political Research Associates & Rural Organizing Project Release Major Investigation & Toolkit to Aid Oregon Communities Facing Militia Movements Somerville, Read More

Museveni Plays Politics with Human Rights

By Kapya Kaoma, on August 5, 2014

On Friday, Uganda’s Constitutional Court struck down the country’s Anti-Homosexuality Act (AHA) on procedural grounds, ruling that it was invalid because Parliament lacked a quorum when it passed the legislation on December 20, 2013. (In Uganda’s Parliament, a quorum requires Read More

RELEASE: Rev. Dr. Kapya Kaoma Applauds Obama Admin Sanctions on Anti-LGBTQ Ugandan Leaders

By Political Research Associates, on June 19, 2014

BOSTON, 6/19/14 – After the Obama administration announced new sanctions against officials responsible for human rights violations in Uganda on Thursday, PRA applauds the plan for targeted sanctions against officials responsible for human rights violations in Uganda, including persecution based Read More

RELEASE: Rick Warren’s Return to Africa a “Grave Threat to Human Rights”

By Political Research Associates, on May 30, 2014

What will rick warren preach about lgbtq people this time? Since being publicly shamed into denouncing the African anti-LGBTQ laws he helped create, Pastor Rick Warren of the California-based Saddleback Church has quietly continued to expand the international reach of Read More

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