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…
North Korean human rights a global issue, speakers tell U.N. General Assembly
1 of 2 | North Korean escapee Kim Eun-joo spoke at a high-level U.N. General Assembly meeting on North Korean human rights Tuesday, warning that…
El Salvador arrests prominent human rights lawyer who defends deportees | Human Rights News
Ruth Eleonora López has defended Venezuelan immigrants deported to El Salvador by US President Trump’s administration.A prominent human rights lawyer known for defending immigrants deported…
Malcolm X at 100: Ibram X Kendi looks to the future | Civil Rights News
Author Ibram X Kendi on what still needs to be learned about Malcolm X’s legacy and race in the United States.A hundred years after the…
NJ Transit workers go on strike after wage increase talks stall | Workers’ Rights News
The strike leaves hundreds of thousands of commuters in New Jersey and New York without rail access.New Jersey’s commuter rail engineers are on strike after…
Influencer shot live on TikTok: How rampant is femicide in Mexico? | Women’s Rights News
A 23-year-old Mexican influencer, Valeria Marquez, was fatally shot while livestreaming on Tuesday. Marquez, who had more than 113,000 followers on the platform, was broadcasting…
US deportations raise serious human rights concerns, UN says | Newsfeed
NewsFeedThe United Nations raised alarm over the large number of people being deported from the United States, particularly the hundreds sent to a mega-prison in…
Attacks on LGBTQ+ rights at forefront of California’s governor’s race
PALM SPRINGS — In a ballroom packed with more than 1,000 people raising money for LGBTQ+ youths, veteran California legislative leader Toni Atkins didn’t mince words: To…
U.S. added to int’l human rights watchlist
May 11 (UPI) -- The United States was added to an international human rights watchlist on Sunday over Trump administration attacks targeting civic freedoms. CIVICUS,…
Rights groups sue to free Venezuelans deported from the U.S. and held in El Salvador
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — International human rights organizations on Friday filed a lawsuit with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights asking that the commission order El…
Kevin de Bruyne: Inter Miami relinquish MLS discovery rights on Manchester City midfielder
Inter Miami have relinquished their option to hold talks with departing Manchester City midfielder Kevin de Bruyne - leaving Chicago Fire in pole position to…
Trump says he doesn’t know if he backs due process rights
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Trump is circumspect about his duties to uphold due process rights laid out in the Constitution, saying in a new interview…
Trump says ‘I don’t know’ when asked if he backs US due process rights | Donald Trump News
President Donald Trump has said he is unsure whether people in the United States are entitled to due process rights guaranteed by the US Constitution…
Iran reasserts uranium enrichment rights as further US talks delayed | Nuclear Energy News
Foreign Minister Araghchi insists Iran’s nuclear activities are civilian in nature.Iran has defended its right to enrich uranium, doubling down on a long-held stance as…
U.S. to acquire rights to rare earth minerals after signing deal with Ukraine
U.s. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant and Ukraine's Economic Minister Yulia Svyrydenko sign the natural resources deal in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. April 30 (UPI) --…
Trump-appointed Californian shakes up civil rights unit at the Justice Department
California’s two U.S. senators have joined with Democratic colleagues to demand answers from the Trump loyalist and Californian now heading the Justice Department’s Civil Rights…
Cuba re-arrests two high-profile dissidents after Vatican prisoner release | Human Rights News
Cuba’s highest court has ordered two prominent dissidents to be taken back into custody on the basis that both had separately violated the terms of…
LAFD’s DEI bureau drew the right’s ire. It’s now on the chopping block
In one of his final acts as mayor of Los Angeles, Eric Garcetti stood alongside Kristen Crowley, whom he had appointed as the city’s first…
Judge blocks Trump from nixing federal workers’ collective bargaining rights
WASHINGTON — A federal judge Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from implementing an executive order that a labor union says would cancel collective bargaining rights for…