Italy’s citizenship referendum: What’s at stake? | Civil Rights News
The fate of millions of immigrants is at stake as Italians vote in a two-day referendum that proposes to speed up the process of acquiring…
Italy holds referendum on easing citizenship rules | Labour Rights News
Italians are voting in referendums on easing citizenship rules and strengthening labour protections amid concerns that low turnout may deem the poll invalid. Voting began…
Your rights if a hotel refuses to serve English food on a foreign holiday
A consumer rights champion has explained the rules after one woman had to eat Greek food every day on her Greek holidayNeil Shaw Assistant Editor…
‘Open prison’: The forced labour driving India’s $5 trillion economy dream | Labour Rights
Amid the relentless clatter of machinery, Ravi Kumar Gupta feeds a roaring steel furnace with scrap, blown metal and molten iron. He carefully adds chemicals…
New Zeland Maori MPs suspended for parliamentary haka protest | Human Rights
NewsFeedThree Maori Party MPs were suspended from New Zealand’s Parliament for performing a haka in protest of a bill backed by a far-right coalition partner…
Trump administration threatens Columbia University’s accreditation | Civil Rights News
The Education Department accuses the Ivy League school of violating the Civil Rights Act and calls for its accreditor to take action.The United States Department…
Russia and Ukraine agree to prisoner swap but peace talks stall in Istanbul | Child Rights News
Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a new prisoner swap and the return of thousands of war dead during direct talks in Istanbul although little…
German court rules asylum seekers unlawfully expelled at Polish border | Human Rights News
Judges say Berlin broke EU law by refusing Somali asylum seekers entry.A Berlin court has ruled that Germany violated asylum law when it deported three…
‘Restricted’: Nearly 7 billion people worldwide lack full civil rights | Freedom of the Press News
Just 40 countries representing 3.5 percent of the world’s population respect all civil liberties, a new study has found, warning that “democracy and human rights…
Norbert Schlei, 73; Principal Author of Civil Rights Act, Other Landmark Laws
Norbert A. Schlei, key lawyer in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations who found legal underpinning for the 1962 blockade of Cuba, wrote landmark civil rights…
Taylor Swift reacquires the rights to her early music
It’s all (Taylor’s Version) now.Taylor Swift announced Friday that she had reacquired the rights to her early recordings, six years after music executive Scooter Braun…
New report reveals regressions in human rights for trans people in Europe and Central Asia
New data has revealed the “unprecedented reversal” of trans rights in Europe and Central Asia. On 13 May, the Trans Europe and Central Asia (TGEU)…
Civil rights groups sue to end cash bail system in Riverside County
A cadre of civil rights groups brought a lawsuit late Wednesday challenging Riverside County’s use of cash bail to detain people as they await trial,…
UK universities are at risk of training torturers | Human Rights
Across the UK, pro-Palestinian protests in reaction to the war in Gaza have placed universities’ response to human rights concerns under the spotlight. But concerns…
US Supreme Court rejects Native American case against large copper mine | Indigenous Rights News
The high court has declined to hear a bid to block a project that Indigenous groups say would destroy a site of religious significance.The United…
UN human rights commissioner accuses Israel of inhumanity – Middle East Monitor
UN Human Rights Commissioner Volker Turk today accused Israel of inhumanity in its military operations in Gaza, describing the situation in the Palestinian territory as…
M23 accused of possible ‘war crimes’ in eastern DRC: Rights group | Conflict News
Amnesty International says torture, killings and enforced disappearances have taken place in areas under rebel control.M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo…
Supreme Court upholds privacy rights when police believe someone is in danger at home
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said Monday that police do not have a broad authority to enter a home to check on someone who may be suicidal…
Why is El Salvador’s President Bukele targeting foreign-funded nonprofits? | Human Rights News
A new law, championed by President Nayib Bukele, is seen by advocates as an effort to stifle dissent in El Salvador.Human rights groups, politicians and…
Trump administration says Columbia violated civil rights of Jewish students
NEW YORK — The Trump administration is accusing Columbia University of violating the civil rights of Jewish students by “acting with deliberate indifference” toward what it describes…