Tag: Human rights and civil liberties
Bernice King: Racial justice activism must focus on strategy
ATLANTA — The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s youngest daughter said she's afraid American society is unraveling, telling a Christian radio network on Thursday...
Crime leads voter concerns as NYC mayoral primary approaches
NEW YORK — Fear of crime is back as a political issue in New York City. For the first time in years it could...
ICC prosecutor urges Sudan to hand over Darfur suspects
UNITED NATIONS — Fatou Bensouda briefed the U.N. Security Council for the last time as chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on Wednesday,...
Lawyers urge ICC to probe alleged crimes against Uyghurs
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A group of lawyers presented a dossier of evidence Thursday to prosecutors at the International Criminal Court that they say...
Original stars joining Broadway’s ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’
NEW YORK — Fans of the Broadway adaptation of “To Kill a Mockingbird” will get a treat when the show restarts on this fall...
N. Carolina Senate considers banning Down syndrome abortions
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina senators are set to consider a proposal Tuesday that would bar women from getting abortions on the basis of...
Homicides are up, but GOP misleads with claims about blame
WASHINGTON — “SKYROCKETING MURDER RATES,” claimed the National Fraternal Order of Police. “An explosion of violent crime," said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. “Democrat-run...
Legislators, students push for K-12 Asian American studies
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — When the Asian American Student Union at a Connecticut high school organized a Zoom call following the killing of six Asian...
Neo-Nazi group member linked to attack plot pleads guilty
GREENBELT, Md. — A neo-Nazi group member whose talk of planning an attack at a Virginia gun rights rally was secretly recorded by the...
Rights group: Colombian police cause deaths of 20 protesters
BUCARAMANGA, Colombia — An international monitoring group on Wednesday accused police officers in Colombia of responsibility for the deaths of 20 people and other...