Tag: Human rights and civil liberties
Internal emails reveal WHO knew of sex abuse claims in Congo
BENI, Congo — When Shekinah was working as a nurse’s aide in northeastern Congo in January 2019, she said, a World Health Organization doctor...
Internal emails reveal WHO knew of sex abuse claims in Congo
BENI, Congo — When Shekinah was working as a nurse’s aide in northeastern Congo in January 2019, she said, she was offered a job...
US doctors group issues anti-racism plan for itself, field
The nation’s largest doctors group Tuesday released a comprehensive plan aimed at dismantling structural racism inside its own ranks and within the U.S. medical...
42 killed in Colombia protests, human rights agency says
BOGOTA, Colombia — Forty-two people have died during anti-government protests that began two weeks ago amid discontent fueled by growing poverty and inequality during...
Republican-backed Arizona voting bill explained
PHOENIX — Arizona is the latest Republican-controlled state in the crosshairs of voting rights advocates after Gov. Doug Ducey signed legislation Tuesday allowing potentially...
2 face trial as China enforces online control amid pandemic
TAIPEI, Taiwan — More than a year after two amateur computer coders were taken by police from their Beijing homes, they are set to...
GOP readies blitz against Democrats’ voting rights bill
WASHINGTON — Republicans are preparing to launch an all-out assault on sweeping voting rights legislation, forcing Democrats to take dozens of politically difficult votes...
Paris court tries anti-racism activist for statue attack
PARIS — A French activist for Black rights went on trial in Paris on Monday for defacing a statue of a historical figure from...
Detroit police chief plans retirement, may discuss future
DETROIT — Police Chief James Craig on Monday plans to announce his retirement as head of the city's police department and possibly discuss his...
AGs urge Facebook to drop ‘Instagram for kids’ proposal
A bipartisan group of 44 attorneys general has written to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg urging him to drop company plans for a version of...