Tag: Human rights and civil liberties
Spain’s Cabinet aims for a fresh start by pardoning Catalans
MADRID — The Spanish Cabinet is meeting Tuesday to issue pardons for nine imprisoned Catalans who spearheaded the 2017 effort to establish an independent...
Hungary’s immunity cards allow packed stands, raise concerns
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Tens of thousands of soccer fans packed the Puskas Arena in Budapest last week to attend Euro 2020 matches. It was...
Virginia hopes to remove time capsule along with Lee statue
RICHMOND, Va. — If a court clears the way, the state of Virginia expects to remove not just a soaring statue of Confederate Gen....
Hungary’s foreign minister defends law limiting LGBT rights
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary's foreign minister alleged Tuesday that a disinformation campaign was being used to rally international criticism of a recent law passed...
Opera singer says Paris police detained, strip searched her
PARIS — South African opera star Pretty Yende said she was detained by French authorities, strip searched and held in a dark room at...
Activists: Vatican is ‘meddling’ in Italy’s LGBT rights law
MILAN — The Vatican has formally opposed a proposed Italian law expanding anti-discrimination protections to the LGBT community, a leading Italian newspaper reported Tuesday....
Judge nixes New York City’s ‘vague’ ban on police restraints
NEW YORK — A judge Tuesday struck down a New York City law that had prohibited the city's police officers from putting pressure on...
MLK estate reaches publishing agreement with HarperCollins
NEW YORK — The estate of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. has reached an international agreement with HarperCollins Publishers, which released his first...
China, Canada spar at UN body over human rights failings
GENEVA — Canada and 40 other countries on Tuesday urged China to allow “immediate, meaningful and unfettered access” so independent observers can visit its...
Photo shows Dubai princess, focus of UN concern, in Spain
A Dubai princess who has been the subject of concern from a United Nations panel after being seized trying to flee the sheikhdom in...