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President George W. Bush meets with President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda Friday, July 11, 2003 in Entebbe, Uganda. (Photo: georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov) Uganda’s anti-LGBTQ legislation has elicited worldwide condemnation. But that nation’s history of invading, pillaging, and killing in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with U.S. blessings, is rarely discussed. The parliament of the Republic of Uganda recently […]
This is The Marshall Project’s Closing Argument newsletter, a weekly deep dive into a key criminal justice issue. Want this delivered to your inbox? Subscribe to future newsletters here. Hate crimes reported to the FBI by law enforcement agencies rose from more than 8,000 in 2020 to nearly 11,000 the following year, according to updated […]
Monday is the 20th anniversary of the start of the 2003 Iraq war, and naturally noted war critic Joy Reid discussed the matter on Monday’s episode of her MSNBC show. And Reid didn’t mince words, and at one point while discussing the fraudulent justifications deployed to win support for the war, she declared it to […]
Russia has committed ‘wide range’ of war crimes in Ukraine, says UN-backed inquiry Russia has committed a wide-range of war crimes in Ukraine including wilful killings, systematic torture and the deportation of children, according to a report from a UN-backed inquiry published today. Russian forces have carried out “indiscriminate and disproportionate” attacks on Ukraine, resorted […]
Arrest warrant issued for Vladimir Putin over ‘war crimes’ in Ukraine For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emails Vladimir Putin has ‘clearly’ committed war crimes and the International Criminal Court’s (ICC
Hate crimes in the United States surged 11.6% in 2021, with the largest number motivated by bias against Black people, followed by crimes targeting victims for ethnicity, sexuality and religion, the FBI said in a report released on Monday. The FBI said reported hate crime incidents rose to 9,065 in 2021 from 8,120 in 2020. […]
The FBI seal is pictured in Omaha, Neb., Aug. 10, 2022. The number of hate crimes in the U.S. jumped again in 2021, continuing an alarming rise, according to FBI data released Monday, March 13, 2023. Most victims were targeted due to race or ethnicity, followed by sexual orientation and religion. Charlie Neibergall/AP hide caption […]
A new report by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says the frequency of hate crimes across the United States saw a record increase throughout 2021, especially those motivated by bias against Black people. The bureau said on Monday that more than 10,000 instances of hate crimes were reported during that year, reflecting a 11.6-percent overall […]
Vivienne Mann fled Cape Town, South Africa, in the late ’70s to escape the racial discrimination and oppression institutionalized by apartheid laws, making stops in several other countries before landing in Los Angeles. However, over 30 years later, the same forces that drove her away from her hometown resurfaced at her doorstep in the U.S. […]
18 February 2023, 16:47 GMT Updated 52 minutes ago To play this content, please enable JavaScript, or try a different browser Video caption, Watch: US Vice-President Kamala Harris says those involved in atrocities “will be held to account” The US has “formally determined” that Russia had committed crimes against humanity in Ukraine, US Vice-President Kamala […]