Tag: Human rights and civil liberties
Indiana lawmakers face school voucher, virus action debates
<p>INDIANAPOLIS — Republicans who dominate Indiana’s Legislature have several debates to settle among themselves after the first half of this year’s session, including how...
Indiana lawmakers face school voucher, virus action debates
INDIANAPOLIS — Republicans who dominate Indiana’s Legislature have several debates to settle among themselves after the first half of this year’s session, including how...
AP: Trooper kicked, dragged Black man who died in custody
<p>A Louisiana State Police trooper has been suspended without pay for kicking and dragging a handcuffed Black man whose in-custody death remains unexplained and...
AP: Trooper kicked, dragged Black man who died in custody
A Louisiana State Police trooper has been suspended without pay for kicking and dragging a handcuffed Black man whose in-custody death remains unexplained and...
City where Trayvon Martin died seeks racial injustice reform
SANFORD, Fla. — Commissioners in the city where Black teenager Trayvon Martin was killed by a neighborhood watch volunteer nine years ago Friday have...
Rights monitor says 3 dead as protests rage in southern Iraq
BAGHDAD — Iraqi security forces fired live ammunition into a crowd of anti-government protesters on Friday in southern Iraq, killing three people, a human...
Oregon high court affirms juries can acquit in split votes
SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Supreme Court, ruling before the start of a murder case, has upheld that a defendant can be acquitted by...
US women’s team players to stop kneeling during anthem
Players for the U.S. women's national team have decided to move on from kneeling during the anthem and instead focus on behind-the-scenes work to...
Semenya taking case to European Court of Human Rights
<p>CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Caster Semenya is going to the European Court of Human Rights to challenge “discriminatory” rules that prohibit her from...
Semenya taking case to European Court of Human Rights
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Caster Semenya is going to the European Court of Human Rights to challenge “discriminatory” rules that prohibit her from...