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Marco Rubio’s State Department Redefines What It Calls “Human Rights”
The news outlet cited an editing memo and other documents showing that department employees have been ordered to “streamline” the reports…
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Video shows land rights demonstration in Chiang Mai, not Bangkok rally against Myanmar leader
Protesters in Bangkok rallied against the Myanmar junta chief as he visited the city for a regional summit after a devastating earthquake…
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Does a Fetus Have Constitutional Rights?
In the first two years after the Supreme Court eliminated the constitutional right to abortion, the number of abortions performed annually…
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States advance fetal rights measures that critics warn will pave a path for outlawing abortions
A new Kansas law and a Florida bill enact policies backed by abortion opponents that critics see as moves toward giving embryos and…
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All Rights Reserved: What Those Words Really Mean
If you’ve ever glanced at a book, magazine, or website, you might have noticed the phrase “all rights reserved” and wondered what it…
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Polish president signs tough law restricting asylum rights
Polish President Andrzej Duda has signed a law that allows for authorities to temporarily suspend the right of migrants to apply for…
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Trump Shuts Down DHS Civil Rights Office as Deportations Spark Outrage
The Department of Homeland Security shut down its office in charge of investigating civil rights complaints on Friday. DHS closed its…
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Grandparents' Rights: The Custody Battle You Didn't See Coming
Grandparents often find themselves in tough situations when it comes to custody of their grandchildren. Whether due to divorce, death, or…
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UN human rights chief decries 'parading of bodies' by Hamas
The UN Human Rights Commissioner Volker Türk has strongly condemned the conduct of the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas during the…
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UN human rights chief accuses Rwanda-backed rebels in east Congo of killing and recruiting children
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The U.N. human rights chief accused Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a second major city in eastern Congo of killing…
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Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem tells immigrant rights groups: 'Get your priorities straight'
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Sunday rejected claims by immigrant rights groups that the Trump administration is trampling…
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Trump orders government to determine where Biden-era directives encroached on gun rights
President Trump on Friday signed an executive order directing all federal agencies to determine if Biden administration directives…
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Greek rights groups call for criminal charges over deadly 2023 migrant shipwreck
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Rights groups are demanding criminal charges be brought against members of Greece’s coast guard over a deadly 2023…
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Joe Biden's pardon of Black civil rights leader rights "injustice"
Ex-President Joe Biden used his waning hours in office in part to issue a posthumous pardon for Black civil rights icon Marcus Garvey, who…
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Tens of thousands protest in Berlin as far right's influence grows
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting…
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Immigrant rights advocates prepare to fight Trump's immigration orders
WASHINGTON — A day after President Trump issued a dozen executive orders cracking down on illegal immigration, advocates and a coalition…
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Revisiting “The Plot Against America”
I read and reread Philip Roth’s book to try to understand the present, to make sense of what may happen. Source link
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Miranda Rights: What TV Cops Get Wrong
We’ve all seen it on TV: a cop slaps on the cuffs, and before you know it, they’re reciting the Miranda rights like they’re reading a…
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Equal Rights Amendment: Could Biden's ratification alter women's rights?
In one of his final acts as president, Joe Biden declared the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) ratified, potentially enshrining gender…
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UN human rights head: Sudan conflict causing more civilian deaths
The conflict in Sudan is becoming increasingly lethal for the civilian population, UN Human Rights Commissioner Volker Türk said in Geneva…
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Blackstone seeks US$3 billion in sale of Bob Dylan, Adele song rights
BLACKSTONE has hired financial advisers to explore the sale of song rights, including music from Bob Dylan, Adele and Ariana Grande, that…
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Temasek among parties said to be keen on Blackstone’s US$3 billion sale of Bob Dylan, Adele song rights
BLACKSTONE has hired financial advisers to explore the sale of song rights, including music from Bob Dylan, Adele and Ariana Grande, that…
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Temasek among parties keen on Blackstone’s US$3 billion sale of Bob Dylan, Adele song rights: sources
BLACKSTONE has hired financial advisers to explore the sale of song rights, including music from Bob Dylan, Adele and Ariana Grande, that…
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The lawyer risking everything to defend LGBT rights
Despite being vilified, threatened and humiliated in public, veteran Cameroonian lawyer Alice Nkom is determined to uphold the rights of…