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3:37am, 31st July, 2019

U.S. abortion rights groups sue over Missouri law

Prominent U.S. abortion rights groups Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit late on Tuesday in an effort to stop a new Missouri law that bans almost all terminations of pregnancies after eight weeks.

Civil rights groups sue Tennessee over law imposing new penalties on voter registration

1:13pm, 3rd May, 2019

US

Civil rights groups sue Tennessee over law imposing new penalties on voter registration

Civil rights groups in Tennessee have asked a federal court to block enforcement of a new state law that threatens to impose new penalties on voter-registration groups if they file too many incomplete forms.

Rights groups sue over U.S. decision to hold asylum seekers without bond

8:48pm, 2nd May, 2019

US

Rights groups sue over U.S. decision to hold asylum seekers without bond

Immigrant rights groups asked a U.S. court on Thursday to reverse a Trump administration decision that allows asylum seekers who cross the border illegally to be held without bond.

Sri Lanka bans groups suspected to be behind attacks; ringleader's relatives wounded

11:09pm, 27th April, 2019

World

Sri Lanka bans groups suspected to be behind attacks; ringleader's relatives wounded

Sri Lanka's president on Saturday outlawed two Islamist groups suspected to be behind the suicide bombings on churches and hotels while the wife and child of the suspected ringleader were wounded during a military raid in safe house, his family...

Mexico warns of 'deep concern' over armed groups on U.S. border

6:01pm, 20th April, 2019

US

Mexico warns of 'deep concern' over armed groups on U.S. border

Mexico said on Saturday it had "deep concern" about armed groups that intimidate and extort migrants on the border, shortly after the ACLU and Democratic senators called for a probe into such citizen efforts to block migrants from crossing.

New clues emerge of accused New Zealand gunman Tarrant's ties to far right groups

12:46am, 4th April, 2019

World

New clues emerge of accused New Zealand gunman Tarrant's ties to far right groups

From its clubhouses in Melbourne and Sydney, the Lads Society promotes drug-free living and exercise, as well as "white resistance" and Islamophobia, according to online statements and interviews with two of its leaders.

Environmental groups take France to court over climate change inaction

8:56am, 14th March, 2019

World

Environmental groups take France to court over climate change inaction

Environmental groups including Greenpeace and Oxfam have filed an unprecedented court action against the French government, accusing it of insufficient policy actions to tackle climate change.

UK to set up Brexit advisory groups to find alternative arrangements for Irish border

5:54pm, 6th March, 2019

UK

UK to set up Brexit advisory groups to find alternative arrangements for Irish border

Britain said on Wednesday it was pushing forward with plans to find alternative arrangements to eliminate the need for an Irish "backstop" in Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal, part of a bid to break the impasse weeks before Britain exits...

Rights groups urge release of more Nicaragua prisoners

4:53pm, 1st March, 2019

World

Rights groups urge release of more Nicaragua prisoners

Human rights advocates on Friday urged Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega to free 566 people still in custody that the opposition considers political prisoners following an initial release of detainees from a simmering political crisis.

Turkey's Erdogan does not believe United States will retrieve arms from Kurdish groups

4:43pm, 26th February, 2019

World

Turkey's Erdogan does not believe United States will retrieve arms from Kurdish groups

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he does not believe the United States will take back weapons from Kurdish militias in Syria.

Trump 'fear-mongering' fuels rise of U.S. hate groups to record: watchdog

2:45pm, 20th February, 2019

US

Trump 'fear-mongering' fuels rise of U.S. hate groups to record: watchdog

The number of hate groups operating in the United States rose 7 percent to an all-time high last year, the Southern Poverty Law Center said on Wednesday, attributing the increase largely to anti-immigrant rhetoric from President Donald Trump.

Number of U.S. hate groups hits all-time high, watchdog says

11:54am, 20th February, 2019

US

Number of U.S. hate groups hits all-time high, watchdog says

The number of hate groups operating in the United States rose 7 percent to an all-time high in 2018, reflecting an increasingly divisive debate on immigration and demographic change, the Southern Poverty Law Center said on Wednesday.

Syrian's Assad: U.S. will sell out groups relying on it

7:49am, 17th February, 2019

World

Syrian's Assad: U.S. will sell out groups relying on it

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Sunday that Washington would not protect the groups "betting on" it, in an apparent reference to U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters in the north.

U.S. sends first families to Mexico to await asylum, rights groups sue

7:25pm, 14th February, 2019

US

U.S. sends first families to Mexico to await asylum, rights groups sue

The United States began sending Central American families seeking asylum back to Mexico this week, a Mexican immigration source said on Thursday, while U.S. human rights groups sued the Trump administration, saying the policy puts migrants in danger.

Groups sue U.S. to stop deportation hearings by videoconference in New York

2:07pm, 13th February, 2019

US

Groups sue U.S. to stop deportation hearings by videoconference in New York

Rights groups have sued the Trump Administration for violating constitutional rights of immigrants by refusing them in-person deportation hearings in New York immigration court, and instead forcing them to make their case by videoconference from dete...

Border Patrol overwhelmed by large groups of migrant families

3:33pm, 8th February, 2019

US

Border Patrol overwhelmed by large groups of migrant families

U.S. Border Patrol said on Friday its resources were being stretched thin by larger and larger groups of Central American families left by smugglers in remote locations along the U.S. Mexico border.

Automaker groups warn U.S. tariffs will undermine new NAFTA deal

1:33pm, 15th November, 2018

Business

Automaker groups warn U.S. tariffs will undermine new NAFTA deal

U.S. automakers and parts suppliers on Thursday urged the Trump administration to end steel and aluminum tariffs on Mexico and Canada and warned that potential U.S. national security tariffs on automotive imports would lead to widespread job losses.

Turkey says rights groups should attend Khashoggi suspects' trial

1:04pm, 14th November, 2018

World

Turkey says rights groups should attend Khashoggi suspects' trial

A senior Turkish official proposed on Wednesday that suspects in the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi be tried in a Turkish court observed by international human rights groups.

A dozen U.S. states see problems with voting machines: rights groups

5:20pm, 6th November, 2018

Politics

A dozen U.S. states see problems with voting machines: rights groups

Problems with voting machines were preventing some Americans from casting ballots in a dozen states in Tuesday's congressional elections, U.S. rights advocates said, following complaints about registration problems, faulty equipment and intimida...

U.S. gun-control groups outspending pro-gun forces on election

1:23pm, 26th October, 2018

US

U.S. gun-control groups outspending pro-gun forces on election

U.S. gun-control advocates have outspent by more than 40 percent gun-rights groups on next month's congressional elections, reversing the National Rifle Association's longstanding dominance in spending on gun politics.

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U.S. abortion rights groups sue over Missouri law

Civil rights groups sue Tennessee over law imposing new penalties on voter registration

Rights groups sue over U.S. decision to hold asylum seekers without bond

Sri Lanka bans groups suspected to be behind attacks; ringleader's relatives wounded

Mexico warns of 'deep concern' over armed groups on U.S. border

New clues emerge of accused New Zealand gunman Tarrant's ties to far right groups

Environmental groups take France to court over climate change inaction

UK to set up Brexit advisory groups to find alternative arrangements for Irish border

Rights groups urge release of more Nicaragua prisoners

Turkey's Erdogan does not believe United States will retrieve arms from Kurdish groups

Trump 'fear-mongering' fuels rise of U.S. hate groups to record: watchdog

Number of U.S. hate groups hits all-time high, watchdog says

Syrian's Assad: U.S. will sell out groups relying on it

U.S. sends first families to Mexico to await asylum, rights groups sue

Groups sue U.S. to stop deportation hearings by videoconference in New York

Border Patrol overwhelmed by large groups of migrant families

Automaker groups warn U.S. tariffs will undermine new NAFTA deal

Turkey says rights groups should attend Khashoggi suspects' trial

A dozen U.S. states see problems with voting machines: rights groups

U.S. gun-control groups outspending pro-gun forces on election

After election threat, MPs begin no-deal Brexit showdown

Divers search for last bodies in California boat fire, investigations begin

Hungary charges Syrian accused of beheading, killing for IS

Executive's flight to PSA highlights Renault-Nissan alliance tensions

Democrats plan to probe Trump's role in hush-money payments: report