All posts tagged "Human Rights"
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EU Human Rights Court Upholds Belgian Ban on Full-Face Veil
Many countries have similar bans in place.
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RantCrush Top 5: July 6, 2017
Hobby Lobby’s crafty smuggling scheme.
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Bangladeshi Diplomat Allegedly Forced Unpaid Aide to Work 18-Hour Days
He's been charged with trafficking, among other charges.
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Theresa May’s Challenge of Human Rights Laws is Unsurprising
Based on her history, this isn't anything new.
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Activists Investigating Factory Used for Ivanka Trump’s Brand Are Missing
And a third was arrested.
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Will Trump Mention India’s Human Rights Abuses in His Meeting with Narendra Modi?
Human rights are likely to go undiscussed in Trump's meeting with India's prime minister.
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Mexican Presidential Hopeful López Obrador Accuses Trump of Human Rights Violations
Andrés Manuel López Obrador submitted his claim to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.
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Colombia Charges Corporations with Crimes Against Humanity
All part of the country's slow progress toward peace.
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Bill Aims to Decriminalize Some Domestic Violence in Russia
Russian politicians attack human rights by defending the family.
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Imprisoned Iranian Civil Rights Activist Continues Hunger Strike
Arash Sadeghi stopped eating four months into his own prison sentence.
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Nepali Workers Abroad are Dying at an Alarming Rate
And no one really knows why.
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Turkey Jailed Record Number of Journalists in 2016, CPJ Says
There are a total of 259 journalists in jail worldwide.
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Poland’s Abortion Protests: What was “Black Monday?”
If passed, the bill would have criminalized nearly all abortions.
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World Day Against Death Penalty: Do Executions Belong In the 21st Century?
On Monday, many around the world spoke out against the death penalty.
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The “Great Wall of Calais”: The UK’s Controversial Plan to Stop Migrants
Donald Trump isn't the only politician threatening to build extravagant walls as a means to keep out refugees.
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Kim Jong-Un is the Best Leader Ever, Bans Sarcasm
It's going great in North Korea, nothing to see here.
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Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte “Confronts Ugly Head of Terrorism”
His latest decree permits police and military forces to halt vehicles or frisk civilians at their total discretion.
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Philippine President Duterte Threatens to Leave U.N., Calling it Useless
The president lashed out at his critics on Sunday night.
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North Korea Replies to U.S. Sanctions on Kim Jong-un
What does this mean for the relationship between North Korea and the U.S.?
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Daughter of Missing Hong Kong Publisher Appeals to Congress For Help
Lawmakers criticize Chinese leaders for their efforts to silence dissent.
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In North Korea, Due Process is Virtually Nonexistent
An American businessman is the latest foreigner to be sentenced in the communist country.
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GMO Labeling: The American People Have A Right To Know
What's the deal with GMOs?
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Prisons Won’t Get Better Just Because We’ve Signed Another Document
Praised as a “tremendous step forward” toward meaningful penal reform, the Mandela Rules provide a framework for what...
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U.N. Leaves Israel Off ‘List of Shame’
The U.N. decides not to make an example of Israel and Hamas.
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United Nations Peacekeepers Aiding Sex Traffickers?
A new report found that UN peacekeepers engaged in transactional sex with hundreds of poor local women.
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DC Coalition for Housing Justice Honors Local Advocates
Law and activism don't have to be mutually exclusive.
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Russians March in Mourning of Opposition Leader’s Death
Thousands marched in Moscow in mourning over opposition leader Boris Nemtsov's shooting death near the Kremlin.
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India: A Superpower on the Rise?
India may be a superpower on the rise, but the nation still faces many challenges.
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Meriam Ibrahim: Free at Last?
Meriam Ibrahim, the 27-year-old Christian woman who was jailed for apostasy in Sudan and sentenced to death by...
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An Open Letter to Shailene Woodley: What Every Not-a-Feminist Needs to Hear
Folks, how many of you are John Green fans? I hope every single one of you raised your...
