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CONTACT: Barbara Burns   PHONE:       (716) 843-5817 FAX #:          (716) 551-3051   BUFFALO, NY – Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division joined U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross for …

CHICAGO — A former Chicago Police Officer has been indicted on a federal civil rights charge for the alleged kidnapping and aggravated sexual abuse an individual while on duty. JAMES …

CHICAGO — A former Chicago Police Officer has been indicted on a federal civil rights charge for the alleged kidnapping and aggravated sexual abuse an individual while on duty. JAMES …

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – United States Attorney Will Thompson announced that the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia is co-sponsoring “Building Bridges: West Virginia Civil and Human …

  US Calls On UN To Hold China Accountable For Xinjiang Human Rights Abuses  Micaela Burrow on September 26, 2022 The U.S. called for a debate with China on Monday …

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department filed a bill of information charging Rodney Vicknair, 55, a former police officer with the New Orleans Police Department, with sexually assaulting a victim in …

LONDON/GDANSK, Poland (Reuters) – Some Russians detained while protesting against President Vladimir Putin’s partial mobilisation have been handed draft papers while in custody, the OVD-Info rights group said on Thursday. …

(Reuters) – The Acting U.N. Commissioner for Human Rights on Tuesday called for an impartial probe into the death of a woman in police custody in Iran who fell into …

By Johan Ahlander STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – The populist, anti-immigration Sweden Democrats’ rise to real power after Sunday’s election has civil rights groups and many immigrants worried about what the future …

(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc and Apple Inc have both passed on the media rights to the LIV Golf tournament, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with …

By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka should improve human rights and strengthen institutions to tackle the humanitarian challenges that have sprung from its worst financial crisis in seven …

By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) – Western countries face a dilemma as the U.N. Human Rights Council opens on Monday: confront China over human rights violations in its Xinjiang region …

NEWARK, N.J. – Two Paterson, New Jersey, police officers were sentenced today to prison terms for their respective roles in a conspiracy to violate individuals’ civil rights, U.S. Attorney Philip …

NEWARK, N.J. – Three Paterson, New Jersey, police officers were sentenced today for their respective roles in a conspiracy to violate individuals’ civil rights, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. …

EXCLUSIVE: Gun Group Calls On FBI, DOJ To ‘Remove’ Records On Americans Who Waived Away Their Gun Rights Gabe Kaminsky on September 8, 2022 A gun rights group is calling …

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Federal civil rights laws will be the focus of a forum to be held next week at Shepherd University. United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld will host …

EXCLUSIVE: The FBI Secretly Pressured Americans To Waive Away Their Gun Rights Gabe Kaminsky on September 6, 2022 The FBI secretly provided forms to Americans between 2016 and 2019 to …

By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) – Michelle Bachelet, once a political detainee under Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet and a doctor for tortured children, pledged to be the champion of victims …

DENVER – The Department of Justice announced today nearly $50 million in Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) grants to provide survivors of gender-based violence with access to legal services …

GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nation’s Human Rights High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet on Thursday condemned Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s upcoming rally against judicial institutions, and said the country’s human rights …

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A federal jury returned a guilty verdict yesterday against Todd Sheffler, a lieutenant at the Western Illinois Correctional Center in Mt. Sterling, Ill., for civil rights deprivation …