Tag: Human rights and civil liberties
Judges hear arguments over Census’ contentious privacy tool
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The fight over whether the U.S. Census Bureau can use a controversial statistical technique to keep people's information private in the...
Ghislaine Maxwell’s July trial is postpone until the fall
NEW YORK — The July trial for Ghislaine Maxwell on charges that she aided ex-boyfriend Jeffrey Epstein in the sexual abuse of teenage girls...
Mourners gathering Monday for funeral of Andrew Brown Jr.
<p>ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. — Mourners will gather on Monday for the funeral of Andrew Brown Jr., a Black man shot and killed by deputies...
Supreme Court won’t take Maryland bump stock ban case
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is declining to take up a challenge to Maryland’s ban on bump stocks and other devices that make guns...
Chauvin juror defends participation in Washington protest
MINNEAPOLIS — One of the jurors who convicted Derek Chauvin in the murder of George Floyd on Monday defended his participation in a...
New Zealand leader Ardern takes tougher stance on China
<p>WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern took a tougher stance on China's human rights record Monday by saying it was...
Belgium’s police-related racial violence concerns UN body
BRUSSELS — A U.N. rights committee expressed concerns Monday about police-related racial violence in Belgium and asked the country to allow thorough investigations of...
Pakistani journalists’ group vows to fight for press freedom
<p>ISLAMABAD — The media is facing growing censorship, attacks and harassment in Pakistan that are threatening freedom of the press, a committee of journalists...
FIFA bans Haiti women’s soccer official in sexual abuse case
ZURICH — A soccer official in Haiti was banned for 10 years on Monday for her part in the systematic sexual abuse of women’s...
Israeli settlers attack Palestinian village after shooting
<p>JERUSALEM — Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank overnight, setting brush fires and hurling stones, Palestinian officials and an...