L.A. Olympics will be first to offer venue naming rights
More than 40 years after L.A. produced the most financially successful Olympic Games in history, the 2028 Summer Olympics will feature a new advertising revenue…
Air Canada plans to cancel 500 flights by Friday as cabin crew strike looms | Labour Rights News
Attendants union says there is still time to reach an agreement, as airline warns 100,000 passengers affected by Friday.Air Canada says it is at an…
LA28 to be first Olympic Games to sell naming rights for venues | Olympics News
The organising committee for the Los Angeles Olympics says some deals are already in place for the 2028 Games.Organisers of the Los Angeles Olympics will…
President Dina Boluarte signs into law Peru’s amnesty bill despite outcry | Human Rights News
Peruvian President Dina Boluarte has signed into law a controversial piece of legislation that would shield the military, police and other government-sanctioned forces from prosecution…
Supreme Court poised to rehear voting rights case
Aug. 12 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court is preparing to rehear a case that will have implications on the Voting Rights Act when its…
Key issues omitted in revised US State Department human rights report | Donald Trump News
A key annual United States government report on global human rights abuses has drastically shifted focus, with references removed to abuses based on sexual orientation,…
UN chief warns Israel, Russia over reports of sexual abuse by armed forces | Human Rights News
United Nations chief Antonio Guterres puts both countries ‘on notice’ over documented pattern of sexual violence.United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has put Israel and Russia…
Why is India so scared of my book on Kashmir that it has banned it? | Human Rights
On August 5, 2019, the Indian government stripped the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir state of its special status under Article 370 of the Indian Constitution,…
UN probe finds evidence of ‘systematic torture’ in Myanmar | Human Rights News
Investigators name senior figures among those responsible for alleged abuses at detention facilities.United Nations investigators say they have gathered evidence of systematic torture in Myanmar’s…
Paramount lands UFC rights in $7.7-billion streaming and TV deal
In a major early move under new ownership, Paramount acquired the media rights to UFC’s mixed martial arts events in the U.S., the company said…
UN report says its female staff in Afghanistan have received death threats | Women’s Rights News
Taliban rulers say they are not behind the threats and are investigating, according to the United Nations.Explicit death threats have been made against dozens of…
Trump’s judicial picks could reshape abortion rights for decades
CHICAGO — During Donald Trump’s campaign for president last year, he sought to ease the concerns of voters alarmed that the Supreme Court he helped shape during…
UK police arrest 522 over support for Palestine Action at London protests | Civil Rights News
Police in London on Saturday arrested 522 people who were protesting against the United Kingdom’s recent decision to ban the group Palestine Action, a tally…
Streaming rights for WWE events will move to ESPN
ESPN’s new direct-to-consumer streaming service will be the new home for WWE’s biggest live events including WrestleMania, the companies announced Wedesday.The Walt Disney Co.’s sports…
Hong Kong cancels passports, bans financial support for wanted activists | Human Rights News
Hong Kong’s Security Bureau announces measures over activists’ alleged role in unofficial parliament overseas.Hong Kong authorities have cancelled the passports of 12 activists based overseas…
Drag group promotes artists’ rights as Florida AG demands info on Pride event
Aug. 4 (UPI) -- Florida's Republican Attorney General James Uthmeier is demanding guest lists, surveillance footage and personal information from people who attended a drag…
President Dina Boluarte slams court’s call to suspend Peru’s amnesty law | Human Rights News
President Dina Boluarte has blasted the Inter-American Court of Human Rights for its opposition to a recently passed bill that would grant amnesty to soldiers,…
Leading Macau democrat arrested for ‘collusion’ with foreign forces: Police | Civil Rights News
Au Kam San accused by police of being in contact with an unnamed ‘anti-China organisation abroad’ since 2022.A leading democrat from Macau has been arrested…
Israeli rights groups call the war on Gaza genocide for first time
Two Israeli human rights organisations have released reports that call Israel’s war on Gaza a genocide. Source link
Israeli human rights group: Israel is committing genocide in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Israeli-Palestinian human rights group B’Tselem has declared Israel’s actions in Gaza as genocide in its latest report, titled Our Genocide.The report, released on Monday, carries…