A Wrenching Look At A New Civil Rights Battlefield [Sundance]
“A society should be judged not by how it treats its outstanding citizens,” wrote Fyodor Dostoyevsky, “but by how it treats its criminals.” The United States ranks as an unabashed….
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Trump ousts top Labor Board leaders who backed broader worker rights
President Donald Trump is forcing out top leaders of the U.S. labor board, ushering in a swift reboot of workplace law enforcement while testing the limits of presidential authority.
A Timely Trans Rights Documentary
The day after the 2024 election, I stopped watching the news. Sure, I’ll still read articles from various outlets and follow along online, but after years spent tuning into journalists….
Bangladesh needs systemic reform to end rights abuse: HRW | Human Rights News
NGO warns interim government must act to avoid return of rights abuses seen under former PM. Bangladesh risks the return of the rights abuses seen under ousted Prime Minister Sheikh….
‘Five babies in incubator’: HRW on danger to pregnant women, babies in Gaza | Human Rights News
Israel’s 15-month war on Gaza, as well as severe restrictions it imposed on the flow of humanitarian aid and Israeli forces’ attacks on health facilities and targeting of healthcare workers,….
Jordan, human rights organisations reject Trump’s ‘clean out Gaza’ idea
Palestinian analyst Ghassan al-Khatib said Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza, as well as the Jordanians and Egyptians, would reject Trump’s plan: “I don’t think that there is….
‘Fear is the point’: Immigrant rights groups brace for fight against Trump | Donald Trump News
Washington, DC – Immigrant rights groups have said they are digging in their heels and preparing for a protracted fight as the blueprint for United States President Donald Trump’s vast….
Who are the female Israeli soldiers being released by Hamas? | Human Rights News
The names of the four female Israeli soldiers who will be exchanged on Saturday for Palestinian prisoners have been released by Hamas. This is the second of such exchanges that….
Top European human rights court backs French woman who refused sex with her husband
Her marriage had been deteriorating for decades — marred, she said, by health problems and threats of violence. But when the woman filed for divorce, French courts deemed her at fault for….
Warner Bros. Discovery Wins Ruling Over ‘South Park’ Streaming Rights
Paramount must face some claims in a lawsuit from Warner Bros. Discovery accusing it of setting in motion a breach of a $500 million licensing deal for the exclusive rights….