U.N. resolution grants Palestinians new rights, revives membership bid
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on Friday to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestinians and called on the…
Supreme Court’s embrace of states’ rights could aid California in its battle with the Trump administration
Reporting from Washington — The Supreme Court decision upholding states’ rights to offer sports betting was backed mostly by conservative justices, but it may also give…
As Singaporeans tire of rat race, incoming PM reimagines ‘Singapore Dream’ | Labour Rights News
Singapore – For three decades, Singaporean corporate lawyer Gerald Yeo* chased the so-called Singapore Dream. He climbed the ranks to become general counsel, managing a…
UK airport chaos: Everything you need to know about travel rights as passport control e-gates cause huge queues
UK airports were thrown into chaos this week amid widespread issues with Border Force e-gates, which led to lengthy queues and delays for thousands of…
‘The UK has become a cautionary tale about how far and fast a country can fall on LGBTQIA+ rights’
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Kristen Clarke confirmed to head DOJ Civil Rights Division
WASHINGTON — Kristen Clarke, a longtime civil rights lawyer, was confirmed Tuesday by the Senate to lead the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, making her the…
‘No choice’: India’s Manipuris cannot go back a year after fleeing violence | Indigenous Rights News
Lingneifel Vaiphei collapsed to the ground in agony after she saw the lifeless body of her infant child laid out on a cold steel stretcher…
Photos: May Day rallies across Asia demand improved labour rights | Workers’ Rights News
Workers and activists have taken to the streets across Asia as the world marks May Day. Rallies took place in South Korea, Japan, Taiwan and…
Far right to use civil rights law to disrupt the 2024 election
SACRAMENTO — At a diner just off the freeway north of Sacramento, a mostly white crowd listened intently as it learned how to “save America” by…
Workers and activists across Asia hold May Day rallies to call for greater labor rights
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U.S. says five Israeli military units have committed human rights abuses before war
The United States said Monday that it has determined five Israeli military units committed human rights abuses prior to the start of the Israel-Hamas war.…
Child marriage is a problem in the US that needs urgent action | Child Rights
On April 4, the state legislature in Virginia voted to amend state law, raising the marriage age to 18. A couple of days later, Governor…
Aslan, a little Syrian boy’s journey to hear again | Child Rights
Idlib, Syria and Reyhanli, Turkey - When Khalid Abdel Razek Abu al-Zumar heard that his five-year-old son had been accepted into a programme that would…
Burkina Faso says HRW massacre accusations ‘baseless’ | Human Rights News
A Human Rights Watch report on Thursday accused the military of executing residents in Nodin and Soro, including at least 56 children. Burkina Faso has…
Qatar pledges $3m to Ukrainian human rights body | Russia-Ukraine war News
Funds aim to provide support for children, others affected by armed conflict in Ukraine, Qatari foreign ministry says. Qatar has announced that it will provide…
Mandela’s world: A photographic retrospective of apartheid South Africa | Human Rights
Photographer Jurgen Schadeberg (1931-2020) spent most of his life documenting the struggle against apartheid. Years before his death in 2020, Schadeberg shared some of his…
What happens when activists are branded ‘terrorists’ in the Philippines? | Human Rights News
Baguio, Philippines – Inside an unlit bathroom, Windel Bolinget gently tips a pail of water over his head, careful to minimise the sound of splashing…
Post-1948 order ‘at risk of decimation’ amid war in Gaza, Ukraine: Amnesty | Human Rights News
The world is facing the collapse of the 1948 international order established in the wake of World War II, amid the brutal wars in Gaza…
EU parliament to back ban on forced labour with eye on China | Labour Rights
Legislation is expected to be used to block imports from China’s Xinjiang region. European Union lawmakers are set to vote to ban products made using…
In Australia, a women-only app is latest front in the war over trans rights | LGBTQ News
Sydney, Australia – Sall Grover says she did not think twice when she blocked Roxanne Tickle, a transgender woman, from her Australian-based women-only app Giggle…