Tag: Human rights and civil liberties
EU slams Turkish moves against Kurdish party, legislator
ANKARA, Turkey — The European Union on Thursday criticized Turkish authorities for stripping a prominent pro-Kurdish legislator of his parliamentary seat and seeking to...
Arkansas abortion bill would require rape, incest reports
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Arkansas Senate on Thursday voted to require victims of rape and incest to have first reported the crime to...
South Dakota gov pushes changes to transgender sports ban
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem on Friday suggested language changes in a bill to ban transgender girls and women...
Curry, WNBA players receive Jackie Robinson award from NAACP
SAN FRANCISCO — NBA star Stephen Curry is drawing acclaim from civil rights leaders for his work campaigning for social justice, his support of...
Asian American churches plan acts beyond prayer for healing
Asian American Christian leaders said Thursday their congregations are saddened and outraged after a white gunman killed eight people — most of them women...
Biden dispatching Sen. Coons to Ethiopia amid Tigray crisis
President Joe Biden is dispatching Sen. Chris Coons to Ethiopia t o meet with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to express the administration’s “grave concerns”...
Nicaragua’s Indigenous tell OAS of killings, land takeovers
MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Nicaragua’s Indigenous groups complained Thursday to the InterAmerican Commission on Human Rights about land takeovers and killings that have hit the...
Worker says Amazon hung anti-union signs in bathroom stalls
NEW YORK — When Amazon found out that its workers were trying to form a union, the company put up signs across the warehouse...
Stigmas on race, gender and sex overlap in Atlanta slayings
Seven of the eight people killed were women; six were of Asian descent. The suspect, according to police, appeared to blame his actions on...
UN report: Too much prejudice against old and young in world
UNITED NATIONS — Prejudice and discrimination based on age is widespread around the world, affecting millions of older and younger people trying to work...
