Rights

Gun Rights Group Files Lawsuit Against Delaware’s High-Capacity Magazine Ban Bronson Winslow on January 13, 2023 The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF), a gun rights advocacy group, filed a lawsuit against …

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan’s government has cracked down more aggressively on dissent and political opponents ahead of Turkish elections with censorship and prison sentences, Human Rights Watch said …

By Simon Lewis (Reuters) – The prestigious Kennedy School at Harvard University is under fire over a decision not to award a fellowship to the former head of Human Rights …

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA — Civil rights enforcement will be the focus of the newest prosecutor in the United States Attorney’s Office. U.S. Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced today that Carly Nogay …

WILMINGTON, Del. – David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced today that former Delaware State Trooper Jamal Merrell, 32, of Newark, was sentenced today to six …

Parental Rights Org Files Complaints Alleging Schools Created Race-Based Student Groups Reagan Reese on January 3, 2023 Parents Defending Education (PDE), a group focused on parental rights in education, filed …

California Law Weakening Parental Rights For Kids Seeking Gender Transitions Goes Into Effect Laurel Duggan on January 2, 2023 A California law making the state a safe haven for children …

BEIJING (Reuters) -China has sanctioned two Americans in retaliation for U.S. sanctions against two Chinese officials over human rights in Tibet earlier this month, the Chinese foreign ministry said on …

          RIVERSIDE, California – A former special agent with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) was found guilty by a jury today of federal civil rights violations for sexually assaulting two women …

          LOS ANGELES – The Justice Department announced today that it has reached a settlement agreement with the Colton Joint Unified School District to resolve an investigation into the district’s …

          LOS ANGELES – The Justice Department announced today it has secured a settlement agreement with the San Bernardino City Unified School District to resolve the department’s investigation into the …

GENEVA (Reuters) – The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said on Thursday that further strikes on Ukraine’s infrastructure could lead to a serious deterioration of the humanitarian …

          LOS ANGELES – A former San Luis Obispo County sheriff’s deputy has been indicted on federal criminal charges alleging he abused a county jail inmate by dragging the victim …

Biden Admin To Issue Volley Of Human Rights Sanctions On China And Russia Micaela Burrow on December 9, 2022 The Biden administration issued a volley of sanctions against Chinese and …

Free Speech Groups Demand Congress Take Action To Protect Students’ First Amendment Rights Alexa Schwerha on December 10, 2022 Multiple free speech activist groups urged lawmakers Monday to consider legislation …

By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) – Canada on Friday imposed fresh sanctions on Russia, Iran and Myanmar, citing alleged human rights violations by their governments. The measures included sanctions against 33 …

WHEELNG, WEST VIRGINIA – Civil rights experts will share their knowledge at a special event to be held next week in Wheeling. United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld and his staff …

By Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) – More than 220 investors managing $30 trillion have signed up to a plan to push companies over social issues and human rights, with an …

            WASHINGTON – A federal grand jury in the District of Columbia returned an indictment that was unsealed today charging a former District of Columbia …

PARIS (Reuters) – France’s antitrust authority said on Wednesday it has rejected a claim by pay TV channel Canal Plus and beIN Sports that the French football professional league (LFP) …

NEWARK, N.J. – A corrections officer at Bayside State Prison in Leesburg, New Jersey, today admitted agreeing with others to physically assault inmates for actual, perceived, and fabricated violations of …

NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said Monday he did not think Democrats in the next Congress would have enough votes to restore abortion rights nationally. “I …

GENEVA (Reuters) – Germany and Iceland submitted a request on Friday to the top U.N. human rights body to hold a special session on the ongoing protests in Iran later …

SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) – Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi told U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday that Egypt has launched a national strategy for human rights and is …

‘Vote Like A Mother’: Parental Rights Groups Notch Key School Board Wins Across The Country Reagan Reese on November 9, 2022 Two grassroots organizations that prioritize parental rights in education …