Tag: Human rights and civil liberties
Minnesota Legislature struggles for compromise on policing
<p>MINNEAPOLIS — Negotiators in Minnesota’s divided Legislature on Monday kicked off what's sure to be a long and contentious debate over whether further police...
Judge hears closing arguments in NRA bankruptcy trial
<p>DALLAS — Are the leaders of the National Rifle Association abusing the legal system to duck accountability for their mismanagement? Or are they making...
Mourners gathering Monday for funeral of Andrew Brown Jr.
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. — Mourners will gather on Monday for the funeral of Andrew Brown Jr., a Black man shot and killed by deputies...
New Zealand leader Ardern takes tougher stance on China
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern took a tougher stance on China's human rights record Monday by saying it was...
Ghislaine Maxwell’s July trial is postpone until the fall
<p>NEW YORK — The July trial for Ghislaine Maxwell on charges that she aided ex-boyfriend Jeffrey Epstein in the sexual abuse of teenage girls...
Pakistani journalists’ group vows to fight for press freedom
ISLAMABAD — The media is facing growing censorship, attacks and harassment in Pakistan that are threatening freedom of the press, a committee of journalists...
Chauvin juror defends participation in Washington protest
<p>MINNEAPOLIS — One of the jurors who convicted <a href="https://apnews.com/article/chauvin-jurors-george-floyd-c35cff601d97deb328c0fcafe121367b">Derek Chauvin in the murder of George Floyd </a> on Monday defended his participation in...
Israeli settlers attack Palestinian village after shooting
JERUSALEM — Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank overnight, setting brush fires and hurling stones, Palestinian officials and an...
Hundreds join Daunte Wright’s family on march for justice
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. — Hundreds of people joined Daunte Wright's family and friends on a march through the Minneapolis suburb where he was fatally...