Tag: Human rights

In a recent development, a group of Venezuelans with temporary legal protections have taken legal action against the Trump administration for its decision to revoke the status of about 350,000 immigrants by April 7....

Californians recently rejected Proposition 6, an anti-slavery ballot measure that aimed to eliminate forced prison labor. Despite this setback, lawmakers, led by Assemblymember Lori Wilson, are determined to reintroduce a revised version of the...

Italian Journalist Cecilia Sala Released from Detention in IranItalian journalist Cecilia Sala, who was detained in Iran for three weeks, has finally been released, Italian officials announced on Wednesday. Sala's freedom comes after intense...

Democratic Denver Mayor Mike Johnston is standing firm against President-elect Trump's proposed immigration policies. He compared the situation to the infamous Tiananmen Square incident in China, saying that Denver residents would resist federal agents...

Max Long, a former Israeli Defense Forces soldier who attended DePaul University, was assaulted while peacefully holding a sign inviting discussions about Israel. The incident occurred as a response to Hamas' terror attack on...

President Biden had a whirlwind day on July 21, managing a high-stakes diplomatic exchange and announcing his decision not to seek re-election all within a matter of hours. The day began with a phone...

President Biden welcomed three Americans home after a successful diplomatic effort to secure their release from Russia. The emotional scene at Joint Base Andrews late Thursday was filled with cheers, applause, and tearful reunions...

In the years following the C.I.A.'s use of waterboarding on Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the man accused of orchestrating the September 11 attacks, questions have arisen about the ethics and controversy surrounding this interrogation technique....

David D. Cole, the legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union (A.C.L.U.), has decided to step down from his position after serving for eight eventful years. His time at the organization was marked...

Leonard Peltier, a Native American activist convicted of killing two federal agents in a 1975 shootout, has been denied parole once again by the U.S. Parole Commission. Despite ongoing claims from supporters that he...

The case of a confessed commander of Al Qaeda at Guantánamo Bay sheds light on the challenges facing the prison's operations. The prisoner, Abd al-Hadi al-Iraqi, was sentenced to an additional 30 years in...

Julian Assange, the controversial founder of WikiLeaks, has finally reached a resolution in his long legal battle with the United States. After years of captivity in London, Assange is now able to return to...

During a recent Baltimore Orioles-Cleveland Guardians game at Camden Yards, fans waving "Free Palestine" flags were asked to leave by stadium security. The incident was captured on video by The Baltimore Sun's Jacob Calvin...

President Biden is set to pardon American veterans who were convicted of engaging in gay sex under a military code that prohibited such behavior for over six decades. This move is expected to grant...

Julian Assange's legal journey has been a rollercoaster of national security, press freedom, politics, and diplomacy. After years of fighting extradition from Britain to the United States, Assange agreed to plead guilty to one...

The New York state prison system has been found in violation of state law for keeping inmates in solitary confinement for longer than allowed. State Supreme Court Justice Kevin Bryant ruled that the Department...

The Supreme Court recently made a ruling allowing a former Texas city councilwoman, Sylvia Gonzalez, to pursue a lawsuit against officials who allegedly abused their power by arresting her in retaliation for exercising her...

Nancy Pelosi, the former House speaker, recently made headlines for defying China by meeting with the Dalai Lama in India. The Tibetan spiritual leader, who has been living in exile in Dharamsala since the...

A U.S. district court in Kentucky recently made a decision to stop the implementation of the Biden administration's new Title IX protections for transgender individuals in several states. Riley Gaines, a former NCAA swimmer...

Greece has denied the recent allegations made by a new report regarding the mistreatment of migrants by its coast guard. The report, published by the BBC, claimed that 43 migrants, including nine who were...

Years after the C.I.A. closed down its "black site" program, new details are slowly coming to light during trials at Guantánamo Bay. Abd al-Hadi al-Iraqi, a former Qaeda commander, shared his harrowing experience of...

Lawmakers Question Microsoft’s Presence in ChinaRepublican lawmakers recently questioned a senior Microsoft executive about the company's operations in China. This inquiry comes in the wake of a significant cyberattack on U.S. government networks that...

Los Angeles recently removed the last remaining traffic signs in the Silver Lake neighborhood that targeted the gay community. The signs that prohibited cruising, U-turns, and restricted activity from midnight to 6 am were...

A 75-year-old pro-life activist, Paulette "Paula" Harlow, has been sentenced to two years in federal prison and 36 months of supervised release by Washington D.C. district court judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly for violating the Freedom...

The United States has recently taken a strong stance against corruption and human rights abuses in Zimbabwe by imposing targeted sanctions on key figures in the current leadership and elite. President Emmerson Mnangagwa and...

The United States has long been a proponent of free and fair elections worldwide, supporting democratic processes in various countries. However, a recent decision by the US Department of State to urge officials in...

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: 5 Key PointsThe Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is a significant treaty that came into effect on May 3, 2008, aiming to promote...

Artists and Cultural Organizations in Amed Unite Against InjusticeAmed City Theatre, Middle East Cinema Academy, Ma Music Academy, Women's Culture, Arts and Literature Association (KASED), and Dicle Culture and Art Association have come together...

Two UK Judges Resign from Hong Kong's Top CourtTwo prominent British judges, Lord Lawrence Collins and Lord Jonathan Sumption, have stepped down from their positions on Hong Kong's highest court. The decision comes in...

Fresh perspective needed to end child marriageADVOCATES for preventing child marriage, both within the government and in society, are understandably frustrated. Despite the national policy setting 18 as the legal age of marriage for...

The Council of Europe Takes a Historic Step with New AI TreatyOn May 17, 2024, a significant development took place as the Council of Europe approved the Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human...

What's Next for Hong Kong's Pro-Democracy Movement?The recent guilty verdicts handed down to 14 pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong by the city's High Court have sent shockwaves through the region. The outcome of this...

Sean Strickland Reveals Why He Turned Down Fight in Saudi ArabiaFormer UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland recently made headlines after declining a fight against Khamzat Chimaev at UFC on ABC 6 in Riyadh, Saudi...