Tag: Human rights and civil liberties
In military authorization vote, Quakers claim a victory
WASHINGTON (RNS) — As the U.S. House of Representatives began calling the roll last month to vote on a repeal of the 2002 Authorization...
AME, church with ‘justice in DNA,’ meets after virus delay
The African Methodist Episcopal Church, the United States' oldest historically Black denomination, launched its General Conference on Tuesday with delegates expected to address racial...
Union will defend teachers in ‘critical race theory’ fights
One of the nation’s largest teachers unions on Tuesday vowed to defend members who are punished for teaching an “honest history” of the United...
Rittenhouse attorney wants to show victim was sex offender
MADISON, Wis. — Kyle Rittenhouse's attorney wants a judge to allow him to argue that one of the men his client fatally shot during...
Black lawmakers seek DOJ review of Louisiana State Police
BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana's Black state lawmakers said Tuesday they are asking the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the patterns and practices...
Anti-LGBT Georgian protestors burn EU flag in capital
MOSCOW — Opponents of LGBT rights clashed with police in the Georgian capital and burned a European Union flag that was hanging in front...
Al Sharpton to eulogize Arkansas teen fatally shot by deputy
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Rev. Al Sharpton and an attorney who represented George Floyd's family are speaking at the memorial Tuesday for a...
Blinken meets Uyghur ex-detainees; US warns of new sanctions
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony Blinken met virtually on Tuesday with Uyghur Muslims who were detained at camps in China’s northwest Xinjiang region...
White man who pushed Black neighbor in racist rant arrested
MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. — A white man who is seen in video footage pushing a Black neighbor with his chest and using racist slurs...
Norway fund excludes companies operating in West Bank
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Norway’s largest pension fund said it has divested itself of 16 companies that operate in Israeli settlements in the occupied West...