As Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrapped up his trip to China, a human rights group released a new report calculating that China currently imprisons more than 449,000 Uyghurs in Xinjian…
The challenge comes days after GMB won a formal recognition ballot at the company. The post Amazon to face legal challenge after workers’ rights revelations appeared first on Digital Journal…
EXCLUSIVE: Amid Insecurity, Human Rights Violations, Nigerian Army Moves To Deploy 319 Officers, Soldiers For Peacekeeping In Guinea Bissau The troops are to begin their pre-deployment training on May 15, 2024 at the Martin Luther Agwai International Leadership and Peace Keeping Centre (MLAILPKC), Jaji, Kaduna state…
LONDON: Burkina Faso has suspended the radio broadcasts of BBC Africa and the US-funded Voice of America (VOA) for two weeks over their coverage of a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report accusing the army of extrajudicial killings, authorities said late on Thursday. In the report based on its own investigation…
GENEVA: The United Nations said Friday that it was concerned by reports of new efforts to track and punish Iranian women, some as young as 15, who refuse to wear the headscarf required under the country’s Islamic law. The UN Human Rights Office also expressed alarm about a draft bill on “Supporting the Family by…
UnWrapped podcast: “We have to just keep telling those stories, to hopefully be a part of it changing.” The post Melissa Benoist Says Women’s Rights Are ‘Not Safe’ in America appeared first on TheWrap…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A proposed ban in Kansas on gender-affirming care for minors also would bar state employees from promoting it _ or even children’s social transitioning. Teachers and social workers who support LGBTQ+ rights worry about they will be disciplined or fired for helping kids who are exploring their gender identities…
Attorneys for more than two dozen Iowa and Iowa State athletes who were ensnared in a state gambling sting filed a civil lawsuit Friday seeking unspecified monetary damages from the state and its public safety and criminal investigation agencies for violating the athletes’ rights and smearing their reputations…