(Reuters) – A leading human rights watchdog said on Wednesday it had documented further cases of “apparent war crimes” by Russian troops in two regions in Ukraine. Human Rights Watch…
LONDON -Measures taken in North Korea to fight the first reported COVID-19 outbreak could have “devastating” consequences for human rights in the country, a spokesperson for the U.N. human rights…
By Mohammad Yunus Yawar KABUL – Taliban authorities in Afghanistan dissolved five key departments of the former U.S.-backed government, including the country’s Human Rights Commission, deeming them unnecessary in the…
By George Obulutsa and Duncan Miriri NAIROBI – Kenya’s top two presidential candidates have announced their running mates, with veteran contender Raila Odinga opting for a champion of women’s rights…
By Nandita Bose, Gabriella Borter and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON – Frustration with President Joe Biden and his Democratic Party over their perceived lack of leadership on abortion rights is likely…
(Reuters) – Thousands of abortion rights supporters are protesting across the United States on Saturday, starting what organizers said would be “a summer of rage” if the U.S. Supreme Court…
Here’s How Biden’s Radical Rewrite Of Key Civil Rights Law Will Fundamentally Change America Kendall Tietz on May 13, 2022 The Department of Education is expected to roll out new…
McALLEN, Texas – A 28-year-old former Border Patrol (BP) employee has pleaded guilty to violating the constitutional rights of a Honduran teenager, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Gregson Martinez,…
RALEIGH, N.C. – United States Attorney Michael Easley today formally announced the expansion of the office’s continued efforts to enforce federal civil rights laws across Eastern North Carolina. These efforts…
WASHINGTON – A Democratic bill that would legalize abortion throughout the United States was failing to get the 60 votes needed to advance in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, amid…
TRENTON, NJ – As Governor Phil Murphy continues to threaten New Jersey residents with further gun control and second amendment violations, Senator Ed Durr introduced a bundle of five gun…
Environmentalists Who Support De-Populating The Earth Urge Court Packing To Protect Abortion Rights Thomas Catenacci on May 10, 2022 The Center for Biological Diversity, an activist climate group that supports…
LONDON/HONG KONG – The selection process for a new chief executive in Hong Kong is a source of grave concern and underscores wider worries about fundamental freedoms there, a Group…
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – Rhode Island’s highest court on Wednesday upheld a state law guaranteeing its citizens’ right to abortion, just as abortion rights at the national level appear…
By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) – Donations have flooded into abortion clinics and abortion-rights advocacy groups since the leak of a U.S. Supreme Court draft ruling that showed the justices apparently…
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau vowed to defend abortion rights as the decades-old battle over the issue exploded anew this week in Canada’s southern neighbor,…
(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday sided with a Christian group that sued Boston after officials rejected a request to fly a flag bearing the image of a…
WASHINGTON – Attorney General Merrick B. Garland today awarded the Special Courage Award to Gail Frances Gardner of Ocoee, Florida for her advocacy on behalf of crime victims. Ms. Gardner…
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The Justice Department announced today that it has settled a civil complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia against Prince George…
DES MOINES, Iowa — The Department of Justice’s Office for Victims of Crime (“OVC”) and the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa will join federal, state,…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona joins the Department of Justice and communities nationwide in observing National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, April 24-30. This year’s theme “Rights, Access,…
FARGO – Interim United States Attorney Nicholas W. Chase announced that on April 29, 2022, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of North Dakota recognized individuals from across the…
SHREVEPORT/LAFAYETTE/ALEXANDRIA/LAKE CHARLES/MONROE, La. – United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown joins the Department of Justice and communities nationwide in observing National Crime Victims’ Rights Week which has been observed during…
McALLEN, Texas – A 28-year-old former Border Patrol (BP) employee is facing charges that he deprived the constitutional rights of a Honduran teenager, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Authorities…
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA – The Department of Justice’s Office for Victims of Crime (“OVC”) and the Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa will join communities nationwide…