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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.

Top Kansas court rules state constitution protects abortion rights

11:52am, 26th April, 2019

US

Top Kansas court rules state constitution protects abortion rights

The Kansas Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the state's constitution protects a woman's right to an abortion and upheld an injunction blocking a state law that would have banned a common second trimester abortion procedure.

U.N. rights boss condemns Saudi Arabia beheading 37 men

6:21am, 24th April, 2019

World

U.N. rights boss condemns Saudi Arabia beheading 37 men

United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Wednesday strongly condemned the executions of 37 Saudi men beheaded in six cities across the kingdom a day before, a statement said.

Rights group condemns U.S. 'vigilante' treatment of migrants on border

2:32am, 19th April, 2019

Politics

Rights group condemns U.S. 'vigilante' treatment of migrants on border

The American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico on Thursday called for state authorities to investigate a small group of armed U.S. citizens who they alleged are illegally detaining migrants entering the United States.

Rights group condemns U.S. 'vigilantes'' treatment of migrants on border

1:29am, 19th April, 2019

Politics

Rights group condemns U.S. 'vigilantes'' treatment of migrants on border

The American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico on Thursday called for state authorities to investigate a small group of armed U.S. citizens who they alleged are illegally detaining migrants entering the United States.

Trump discussed Iran, human rights with Saudi crown prince: White House

7:53pm, 9th April, 2019

World

Trump discussed Iran, human rights with Saudi crown prince: White House

U.S. President Donald Trump spoke with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman by phone on Tuesday, discussing Riyadh's role in Middle East stability, maintaining pressure on Iran and the importance of human rights issues, the White...

Trump praises Egypt's Sisi despite concerns about human rights, Russian arms

7:19pm, 9th April, 2019

Politics

Trump praises Egypt's Sisi despite concerns about human rights, Russian arms

U.S. President Donald Trump praised his Egyptian counterpart, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, as a "great president" on Tuesday, even as a bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers raised concerns about Sisi's record on human rights, efforts to keep him in offic...

European court rules Russia violated rights of opposition leader Navalny

4:24am, 9th April, 2019

World

European court rules Russia violated rights of opposition leader Navalny

The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday that Russia violated the rights of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny by placing him under house arrest in 2014 and imposing other restrictive measures on him.

EU, China stumble over trade, human rights ahead of summit

8:45am, 5th April, 2019

World

EU, China stumble over trade, human rights ahead of summit

Tensions over trade, investments and minority rights are preventing China and the EU from agreeing a joint declaration at a summit next week, multiple sources in Brussels said on Friday, sapping a European push for greater access to Chinese markets.

'White power' graffiti defaces historic Tennessee civil rights site

1:49am, 3rd April, 2019

US

'White power' graffiti defaces historic Tennessee civil rights site

Racist graffiti was painted in the parking lot of a Tennessee social justice center that hosted giants of the 1960s U.S. civil rights movement, such as Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa Parks, it said on Tuesday.

Tunisia 'truth' commission says many rights abuse cases yet to reach court

11:38am, 26th March, 2019

World

Tunisia 'truth' commission says many rights abuse cases yet to reach court

A commission seeking justice for families of people who suffered torture and other rights abuses during decades of authoritarian rule in Tunisia complained on Tuesday of official obstruction and said a large number of cases had yet to reach court.

UK condemns Russia for sentence on rights activist in Chechnya

9:35am, 19th March, 2019

World

UK condemns Russia for sentence on rights activist in Chechnya

British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt condemned the sentence handed out to a prominent human rights activist by a court in Chechnya, calling it "an awful example of Russia suppressing vital work of human rights defenders".

Poland's ruling party picks LGBT rights as election battlefront

2:28am, 15th March, 2019

World

Poland's ruling party picks LGBT rights as election battlefront

Poland's ruling nationalist party aims to stem a decline in its popularity ahead of two key elections this year with warnings that opposition support for LGBT education is a threat to Polish culture and should be blocked wherever possible.

Human rights agency rejects Assange complaint against Ecuador

8:16pm, 14th March, 2019

World

Human rights agency rejects Assange complaint against Ecuador

An international human rights organization has turned down a request by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange that Ecuador, which has sheltered him for more than six years at its embassy in London, ease the conditions it has imposed on his residence there...

Commerce's Ross insists census citizenship question supports Voting Rights Act

1:05pm, 14th March, 2019

US

Commerce's Ross insists census citizenship question supports Voting Rights Act

U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross insisted on Thursday that the plan by the Republican Trump administration to revive a citizenship question on the 2020 census was aimed at bolstering the Voting Rights Act, prompting ridicule from Democrats.

Pompeo says China 'in a league of its own' in human rights violations

11:16am, 13th March, 2019

World

Pompeo says China 'in a league of its own' in human rights violations

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo highlighted abuses in Iran, South Sudan, Nicaragua and China included in an annual State Department human rights report on Wednesday, saying Beijing was "in a league of its own" when it comes to violations.

Japan not to submit U.N. resolution condemning North Korean rights abuses

12:58am, 13th March, 2019

World

Japan not to submit U.N. resolution condemning North Korean rights abuses

Japan has decided for the first time in years not to submit to the United Nations a joint resolution condemning North Korea's human rights abuses, given U.S. efforts to end North Korea's weapons program and other factors, Japan said on Wedn...

Husband of Iranian human rights lawyer says she is sentenced to 38 years, 148 lashes

11:53am, 11th March, 2019

World

Husband of Iranian human rights lawyer says she is sentenced to 38 years, 148 lashes

Nasrin Sotoudeh, an internationally renowned human rights lawyer jailed in Iran, was handed a new sentence on Monday which her husband said was 38 years in prison and 148 lashes.

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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

Top Kansas court rules state constitution protects abortion rights

U.N. rights boss condemns Saudi Arabia beheading 37 men

Rights group condemns U.S. 'vigilante' treatment of migrants on border

Rights group condemns U.S. 'vigilantes'' treatment of migrants on border

Trump discussed Iran, human rights with Saudi crown prince: White House

Trump praises Egypt's Sisi despite concerns about human rights, Russian arms

European court rules Russia violated rights of opposition leader Navalny

EU, China stumble over trade, human rights ahead of summit

'White power' graffiti defaces historic Tennessee civil rights site

Tunisia 'truth' commission says many rights abuse cases yet to reach court

UK condemns Russia for sentence on rights activist in Chechnya

Poland's ruling party picks LGBT rights as election battlefront

Human rights agency rejects Assange complaint against Ecuador

Commerce's Ross insists census citizenship question supports Voting Rights Act

Pompeo says China 'in a league of its own' in human rights violations

Japan not to submit U.N. resolution condemning North Korean rights abuses

Husband of Iranian human rights lawyer says she is sentenced to 38 years, 148 lashes

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