Discrimination
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a case on January 12 concerning a decision from the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The case involved interpretations of the Fair Housing Act. Fair Housing Act Interpretation The Supreme Court denied certiorari in a petition challenging the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals’ ruling. The petition centered […]
A civil case concerning police accountability in Maryland began in Greenbelt’s US District Court on Monday. The case involves Mohamed Magassouba, the current police chief of Capitol Heights, who alleges discrimination during his time with the Prince George’s County Police Department. Background Mohamed Magassouba previously worked for the Prince George’s County Police Department (PGCPD) before […]
In February, Tunisian President Kais Saied warned of a plan to change Tunisia’s “demographic make-up,” stating it was aimed at turning the country into “just another African country that doesn’t belong to the Arab and Islamic nations any more.” He attributed this plan to “hordes of irregular migrants from sub-Saharan Africa,” claiming they brought “all […]
A new travel ban imposed by President Trump restricts travel from Afghanistan, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Myanmar, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen, and partially restricts travel from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela. Agnès Callamard, Secretary General of Amnesty International, stated the ban is discriminatory, […]
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