234336 Responding to terrorism: Civil liberties and human rights: The view from Brooklyn, New York

Monday, November 8, 2010 : 4:30 PM - 4:48 PM

Charlotte Phillips, MD , Chairperson, Brooklyn For Peace; Primary Care Pediatrician, New York City Health and Hosptials Corporation, Brooklyn, NY
Actual terrorist attacks, such as occurred on September 11, 2001 in New York City, as well as the threat of terrorist attacks on domestic targets in the United States, have, predictably, eroded public support for essential constitutional guarantees of civil liberties and human rights. Particular experience in Brooklyn, New York, will be presented.

Learning Areas:
Public health or related public policy

Learning Objectives:
1. Describe at least one example of loss of civil liberties which has been “justified” by the “war on terrorism.” 2. Describe the physical and psychological effects of solitary confinement. 3. Identify one or more ways in which public health workers can respond to violations of civil liberties.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have studied the impact of experience of terrorist attack and the threat of terrorism on issues of civil liberties and human rights, and engaged with this issue in its particular impact in Brooklyn, New York.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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