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Supreme Court Prepares to Rip Away Trans Rights in Two New Cases
The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear two cases involving transgender athletes being banned from women’s sports at the youth and…
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Three days of protests leave seven dead in Togo, rights groups say
Civic rights groups say at least seven people have been killed during a crackdown on protesters who are calling for Togo's leader, Faure…
Politics
A Supreme Court Victory for Parental Rights in the Woke Wars
An interfaith coalition of parents who objected to instructional LGBT storybooks vindicated their right to direct the religious upbringing…
Politics
Ketanji Brown Jackson Rips Supreme Court for “Stymying” Civil Rights
The Supreme Court just issued its worst ruling for women since Dobbs. In a 6-3 decision Thursday, the nation’s highest judiciary ruled…
Politics
Court blocks Trump's attempt to strip fed workers of union rights
A federal court Tuesday issued an injunction against President Trump's decision to strip collective bargaining rights from a wide swath of…
Politics
Co-op to cease trade with countries identified with human rights abuses
British cooperative group Co-op has decided to terminate trade relations with nations identified with widespread human rights abuses and…
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At least 100 people killed by gunmen in north-central Nigeria, rights group says
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 100 people have been killed in a gun attack on a village in Nigeria ’s north-central Benue state, Amnesty…
Politics
Trump Blocks California E.V. Rules as He Fully Destroys States’ Rights
A pro–Andrew Cuomo super PAC released a mailer this week that modified the image of Zohran Mamdani, the progressive front-runner in New…
Lifestyle
Human rights committee blames Guatemala for forcing girl who was raped to carry out her pregnancy
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — A panel of independent experts who make up the United Nations Human Rights Committee said Thursday they found that…
Politics
Indigenous rights defender elected head of top Mexican court
Hugo Aguilar, an Indigenous rights defender and former advisor to Mexico's Zapatista guerrilla movement, won election to become the head…
Business
World Bank U-turn ends loan ban to Uganda over gay rights
The World Bank says it is lifting a ban on loans to Uganda that it had put in place two years ago when the country passed a draconian new…
Politics
Tanzanian lawmaker's church shut down after he accuses government of human rights abuses
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Tanzanian authorities deregistered a church owned by a ruling party lawmaker after he accused the government of…
Politics
Nationalist's win dashes hopes for Polish LGBTQ, abortion rights
Polish abortion rights activist Justyna Wydrzynska fought back tears as she recounted learning that the nationalist candidate had won…
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Council of Europe defends human rights court against criticism over expulsions
ROME (AP) — The Council of Europe on Saturday defended the independence of the European Court of Human Rights, after nine member states…
Business
Peru court rules in favor of Kichwa territorial rights in the Amazon
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Peru’s top court has issued a landmark ruling recognizing the territorial rights of the Kichwa people within a…
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Human rights attorney who criticized Bukele is detained in El Salvador
MEXICO CITY — Police in El Salvador have arrested a prominent human rights attorney who is an outspoken critic of President Nayib Bukele.…
Celebrity
Charity linked to Prince Harry admits human rights abuses
A major conservation charity linked to Prince Harry has admitted that human rights abuses were committed by its rangers in…
Politics
Transgender Rights Are in Grave Peril at the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court is currently debating whether to treat gender identity as a suspect classification, in the pending case United States v.…
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Human rights commission urges monitoring of Brazil’s flood recovery efforts
SAO PAULO (AP) — The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights is calling for a permanent monitoring system to track Brazil’s compliance…
Politics
Shame: Bukele Cares More About Abrego Garcia’s Rights Than Trump Does
As it turned out, none of the deportees received the due process to which the Supreme Court has held unanimously all are entitled so that…
News
Texas Commissioner Accused of Solicitation, Asking Woman for Sexual Favors in Exchange for Child Custody Rights
A Liberty County Commissioner has been arrested and accused of sexual assault while allegedly offering to pay a woman desperate for help…
News
Civil rights groups sue to restore jobs at Homeland Security oversight offices that were gutted
Three advocacy groups are suing the Department of Homeland Security and Secretary Kristi Noem, seeking to restore staff jobs at three…
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More than 1,800 migrants expelled from Algeria into Niger, rights group says
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algerian authorities rounded up more than 1,800 migrants and left them at the Nigerien border in a record…
Politics
The Supreme Court Could Take Another Shot at Voting Rights
After Reconstruction ended in the late 1870s, however, Redeemer governments in Virginia sought to roll back the state’s expansive…