Tag: Human rights and civil liberties
Needle exchange law in West Virginia halted amid lawsuit
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A judge in West Virginia has granted a group's request to stop a law tightening requirements on needle exchange programs from...
Transgender rights, religion among cases justices could add
WASHINGTON — A closely watched voting rights dispute from Arizona is among five cases standing between the Supreme Court and its summer break. But...
Case files on 1964 Civil Rights worker killings made public
JACKSON, Miss. — Never before seen case files, photographs and other records documenting the investigation into the infamous slayings of three civil rights workers...
Minnesota lawmakers reach deal on policing measures
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota’s top Democratic and Republican lawmakers reached agreement on the highlights of a public safety bill that includes police accountability...
Two Saudi women’s rights activists released from prison
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Two Saudi women’s rights campaigners have been released from prison, three years after a sweeping crackdown by Crown Prince...
Experts: Impact of Chauvin case on policing yet to be seen
Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin 's conviction...
Some donors sticking with Cuomo after harassment allegations
ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo's political star was dimmed by allegations he sexually harassed women and misled the public about COVID-19 deaths in...
Hundreds protest against Czech police over Roma man’s death
PRAGUE — Hundreds of people gathered in a northern Czech town on Saturday to honor a Roma man who died after a police officer...
Big Pride parade in Paris; Turkish police stop marchers
ROME — Police in riot gear on Saturday blocked streets to try to thwart gay Pride marchers in Istanbul, while thousands turned out joyfully...
Chauvin could face decadeslong sentence in Floyd’s death
MINNEAPOLIS — Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin learns his sentence Friday for murder in George Floyd' s death, closing a chapter in...
