Which states could have abortion rights on the ballot in 2024?
The Florida Supreme Court is hearing arguments Wednesday on whether a ballot measure to enshrine the right to abortion in the state constitution should go…
Hungarian president resigns after pardoning child sex abuse accomplice | Child Rights
NewsFeedHungary’s President Katalin Novak bowed to public pressure to resign after it was revealed she pardoned the deputy director of a state-run children’s school who…
Florida asks state Supreme Court to keep abortion rights amendment off November ballot
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Lawyers trying to keep an abortion-rights measure off the Florida ballot have told the state Supreme Court that the proposed amendment is deceptive,…
US aid ‘indispensable’ for defense of Ukraine, Scholz says – POLITICO
Citing the EU's decision to allocate more funding for Ukraine at the extraordinary European Council summit last week, the German chancellor urged the U.S. Congress…
Human Rights Watch: Egyptian Court Punishes Activists for Challenging President al-Sisi
On February 6, an Egyptian court sentenced prominent politician Ahmed Tantawy and 21 supporters to a year in prison for alleged offenses associated with his…
5 lies and 1 truth from Putin’s interview with Tucker Carlson – POLITICO
Putin, however, perceives that he himself is the single legitimate representative of Russia. His key officials share the same feeling: “There is no Russia today…
Biden attaches human rights conditions to U.S. military aid
WASHINGTON — A new directive by President Biden appeared to ease a split among Democrats over his military support for Israel’s war in Gaza, with lawmakers…
‘Overtly racist’: Lawsuit challenges Canada’s migrant farmworker system | Workers’ Rights News
Montreal, Canada – “It would be contrary to the whole Canadian belief in freedom of the individual.” The year was 1952, and Canada’s then-minister of…
Tucker Carlson’s Putin interview — Bingo – POLITICO
The chat may very well be a ping-pong propaganda fest full of falsehoods — but we’ll be tuning in to find out the “truth” right…
‘LGBTQ+ people have to remember that our rights can be rolled back’
February is LGBTQIA+ History Month. It was an honour to speak to Ray Collins, Lord Collins of Highbury, to discuss what the month means to…
Tucker Carlson joins long line of ‘useful idiot’ journalists helping tyrants – POLITICO
The British socialite Unity Mitford turned to Nazi propaganda out of idol worship. In 1934, she went to Munich hoping to meet Adolf Hitler and…
Disney+ nabs streaming rights to ‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour’
The blockbuster “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” concert movie will join the Disney+ streaming service March 15. Walt Disney Co. announced Wednesday that it secured…
Greece’s Mitsotakis makes progressive pivot with same-sex marriage bill – POLITICO
Given that traditional family values would normally be the preserve of Mitsotakis’ conservative New Democracy party, it does beg the question of what he’s up…
EU mum as solar industry time bomb ticks – POLITICO
Not only does the bloc need Chinese imports, but any trade measures against China’s solar industry could prompt retaliation. Europe has a “crucial dilemma when…
Russian police detain Western journalists at protest by soldiers’ wives – POLITICO
Upon his release, one of the detained journalists said he and others had been held in a police van for some three hours after which…
HBO drops pro-Kremlin actor from White Lotus after uproar – POLITICO
“HBO, is it all right for you to work with a person who supports genocide & violates international law?” Ukraine’s foreign ministry asked in a…
‘Trapped in this hell’: How one El Salvador town transformed under Bukele | Human Rights News
Puerto el Triunfo, El Salvador – The day the military swept through Puerto el Triunfo is etched into Rosa’s memory like a painful scar. Rosa,…
US and EU ignored our warnings about Houthis to court Iran for nuclear deal – POLITICO
“We have been saying this a long time,” he said on a visit to Brussels. "I have been here three times before and always we…
UN rights chief decries death of 50 people in Mali attacks | Military News
The UN official said he was ‘appalled’ by the killings in central Mali. The UN rights chief on Thursday said he was “appalled” by alleged…
Rights group says Jordan likely using Pegasus spyware to monitor journalists, activists
Jordan is likely making widespread use of the Israel-developed Pegasus spyware to keep tabs on journalists, activists, human rights lawyers and the non-governmental sector, a…