Indonesian leader linked to rights abuses claims victory in presidential vote
Subianto, who was once banned from entering the United States for two decades because of his human rights record, was an army general during the…
Ireland, Spain demand EU review of Israel’s human rights conduct in Gaza | Israel War on Gaza News
The request comes as international pressure mounts for Israel to hold off on a fully fledged assault on the southern city of Rafah. The prime…
Exploited, abused, trapped: The lives of Italy’s South Asian rose sellers | Workers’ Rights
Names marked with an asterisk have been changed to protect identities. After a night of selling roses in Tuscany, Mohammed* was cycling along a seaside…
Fifty years on, a case to uphold Indigenous rights resonates in the US | Indigenous Rights News
First, she heard a ping, then the sound of something hitting her boat. It was 1975, and Norma Cagey, only 18 years old at the…
UK’s Rwanda plan ‘fundamentally incompatible’ with rights obligations | Refugees News
The legislation may be in breach of international treaties, according to a parliamentary report. The plan of the United Kingdom’s government to deport asylum seekers…
Echoes of Bagram: Moazzam Begg returns to Afghanistan | Human Rights
Human rights advocate Moazzam Begg returns to Afghanistan to battle demons and champion justice in the shadow of war. Haunted by nightmares of torture and…
Hazards, Maltreatment, And Human Rights Violations At Dangote Refinery
Weeks after Rasheed Adewoyin* submitted his CV at the Dangote refinery’s security post, he was offered a job as a scaffolder at the fertiliser plant…
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…