By Deisy Buitrago and Mayela Armas CARACAS (Reuters) – The presidents of Colombia and Venezuela held their first bilateral meeting in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, on Tuesday, where they discussed …
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U.S. Attorney’s Office Announces Election Day Program to Protect Election Workers and Voting Rights
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressNEWARK, N.J. – U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today that the public can call the Office’s Election Day Hotline at 888-636-6596 to report voting rights concerns, threats against election …
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U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Oklahoma Continues to Protect Voting Rights During Elections
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressUnited States Attorney Clint Johnson today announced that Assistant U.S. Attorney (AUSA) Charles M. McLoughlin will lead the efforts of his Office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election …
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U.S. Attorney Brandon B. Brown Announces Election Day Program to Prevent Voter Fraud and Protect Voting Rights
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressSHREVEPORT/LAFAYETTE/MONROE/ALEXANDRIA/LAKE CHARLES, La. – United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced today that Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSAs) Cytheria Jernigan and Karen King will lead the efforts of this office …
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Canada imposes fresh Iran sanctions over human rights violations
by Reutersby Reuters(Reuters) – Canada on Monday imposed fresh sanctions on Iran, marking the fourth package of sanctions it has implemented for alleged human rights violations in that country, the foreign ministry …
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What Some Schools Are Teaching Kids Is So Obscene, Parental Rights Activists Can’t Even Read It On TV
What Some Schools Are Teaching Kids Is So Obscene, Parental Rights Activists Can’t Even Read It On TV Reagan Reese on October 29, 2022 Under federal guidelines, TV and radio …
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Catholic Group Slams Dems’ ‘Disgraceful’ Positions On Parental Rights In Massive Ad Buy
Catholic Group Slams Dems’ ‘Disgraceful’ Positions On Parental Rights In Massive Ad Buy Laurel Duggan on October 27, 2022 CatholicVote, a political advocacy group, is spending $2 million to highlight …
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U.S. Attorney Names District Election Officer to Oversee the Handling of Complaints of Election Fraud and Voting Rights Abuses in the November 2022 General Election
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressSACRAMENTO, Calif. — U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced today that Assistant U.S. Attorney Kevin Khasigian will serve as the District Election Officer (DEO) for the Eastern District of California …
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Statement of the United States Attorney’s Office Regarding Justice Department Efforts to Protect Voting Rights
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressPHOENIX, Ariz. – The Department of Justice today released its comprehensive press release (https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-releases-information-efforts-protect-right-vote-prosecute-election-fraud) on federal efforts to protect voting rights and to prohibit intimidation, discrimination, and fraud in the …
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Former Memphis Police Officer Sentenced to 12 Years for Criminal Civil Rights Violations
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressMemphis, TN – A federal judge has sentenced a former Memphis Police Officer to 12 years in federal prison for criminal civil rights violations. U.S. Attorney Kevin G. Ritz announced the …
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U.S. Attorney’s Office Stands Ready to Protect Voting Rights on Election Day
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressJackson, Miss. – United States Attorney Darren J. LaMarca announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Bert Carraway will lead the efforts of his Office in connection with the …
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Justice Department, U.S. Attorney’s Office, FBI Prepared to Handle Complaints of Voting Rights Concerns, Election Fraud
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressPROVIDENCE – United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha announced today that Assistant United States Attorney Terrence P. Donnelly has been appointed to serve as the District Election Officer (DEO) for …
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Colombia urged to push human rights in renewed relationship with Venezuela
by Reutersby ReutersBOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia could use its restored diplomatic relations with Venezuela to help curb human rights violations in its neighbor, advocacy group Human Rights Watch said in a letter …
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U.S. EPA opens civil rights probe into Mississippi capital’s water crisis
by Reutersby ReutersBy Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday opened an investigation into Mississippi state agencies to determine if they violated civil rights in the majority Black …
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United States Attorney’s Office Implements Election Day Program to Stop Fraud and Protect Voting Rights
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressCHARLESTON, W.Va. – United States Attorney Will Thompson announced today that Assistant United States Attorney Erik S. Goes will lead the efforts of his office in connection with the Justice …
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United States Attorney’s Office Implements Election Day Program to Stop Fraud and Protect Voting Rights
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressCHARLESTON, W.Va. – United States Attorney Will Thompson announced today that Assistant United States Attorney Erik S. Goes will lead the efforts of his office in connection with the Justice …
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Former California Correctional Officer Sentenced to More Than 12 Years in Prison for Civil Rights Violations Regarding Assaults on Inmates and Cover Up Inside CSP Sacramento
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Arturo Pacheco, 40, of Elk Grove, was sentenced today to 12 years and seven months in prison for criminal civil rights violations for the on‑duty assault of …
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Senator blocks $75 million in U.S. military aid to Egypt over rights concerns
by Reutersby ReutersBy Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Egypt has missed out on an additional $75 million in American military aid after a senior Democratic U.S. senator blocked the funding over concerns …
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Carrier Garuda Indonesia’s shareholders approve rights issue plan
by Reutersby ReutersJAKARTA (Reuters) – Flag carrier Garuda Indonesia secured on Friday approval from its shareholders to launch a right issue in December to raise up to 14.3 trillion rupiah ($929.48 million), …
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India axes rule on Kashmir voting rights after political parties’ outcry
by Reutersby ReutersBy Fayaz Bukhari SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) – India scrapped on Thursday a rule granting voting rights to new residents of its Jammu and Kashmir region after widespread anger among political …
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By Michael Francis Gore MADRID (Reuters) – About 2,000 forest firefighters demonstrated in Madrid on Saturday to call for improved workers rights in a year when wildfires destroyed tens of …
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Maryland United States Attorney Erek L. Barron Announces New Civil Rights Section on the First Anniversary of His Appointment as U.S. Attorney
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressBaltimore, Maryland – On the first anniversary of his appointment as United States Attorney for the District of Maryland, Erek L. Barron, announced that after a year-long assessment of the …
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Human rights concerns grow over Ecuador prison riots -U.N. officials
by Reutersby ReutersBy Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) -United Nations human rights officials are concerned about Ecuador’s prison violence crisis, they said on Thursday, after yet another riot at a Guayaquil jail left …
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Soccer-Women’s rights group calls on FIFA to kick Iran out of World Cup
by Reutersby ReutersBy Michael Church HONG KONG (Reuters) – Rights group Open Stadiums have called on FIFA to throw Iran out of the World Cup finals in Qatar in November because of …
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Former DSP Trooper Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Violation
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressWILMINGTON, Del. – David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced that Jamal Merrell, 32, of Newark, pled guilty in federal court today after an FBI investigation …