Tag: Human rights and civil liberties
Chadian opposition decries Deby’s son as interim leader
N'DJAMENA, Chad — Chad’s political opposition is saying the country suffered a “coup d'etat” when power was handed to Mahamat Idriss Deby, arguing that...
Bus driver out of job after racist remark to student
NEW ORLEANS — A white Louisiana school bus driver who made a racist remark to a Black student about the murder of George Floyd...
Faith leaders hope Chauvin verdict lifts racial justice work
Faith leaders in Minnesota and across the United States expressed hope that their advocacy work for racial justice will gain momentum from the guilty...
Tennessee could require fetal remains be buried or cremated
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — It will now be up to Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee to decide whether some medical providers will be required to cremate...
Tennessee lawmakers pass new transgender ‘bathroom bill’
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee lawmakers have passed a bill that would put public schools and districts at risk of civil lawsuits if they let...
Facebook says it halts hackers tied to Palestinian security
JERUSALEM — Facebook said Wednesday it has broken up a hacker network used by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' intelligence service in an attempt to...
Biden faces calls on pledge to recognize Armenian genocide
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is facing calls to recognize the Armenian genocide of more than a century ago, something he pledged to do...
Following verdict in Floyd case, USC football reflects
USC was supposed to take the field on Tuesday for one of its final practices of the spring football season.
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After Floyd, Congress ready to plunge into policing laws
WASHINGTON — Bolstered with new momentum, Congress is ready to try again to change the nation’s policing laws, heeding President Joe Biden’s admonition that...
Families, doctors urge Alabama to reject trans treatment ban
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Transgender youth, parents and advocates on Tuesday urged the Alabama House of Representatives, as well as the state’s governor, to reject...
