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On This Day, June 15: Supreme Court rules civil rights law protects LGBTQ workers

On this date in history: In 1215, under pressure from rebellious barons, England's King John signed the Magna Carta, a…

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International legal and human rights organizations condemn the Tunisian Authorities’ escalating attacks on the legal profession, the independence of the judiciary and civil society

40 organizations, including bar associations, lawyers’ groups, judges’ associations and human rights organizations, condemn the Tunisian authorities’ escalating and systematic…

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In major Voting Rights Act case, Supreme Court strikes down redistricting map challenged as racially discriminatory

Updated on April 29 at 9:58 p.m.The Supreme Court on Wednesday, in the case of Louisiana v. Callais, struck down a…

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Justice Department sees no basis for civil rights probe in Minnesota ICE shooting, official says

WASHINGTON – The Justice Department does not believe there is currently any basis to open a criminal civil rights investigation…

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Call for Justice: Urging ICJ Intervention in PoJK Rights Violations

Senge Sering, founder of the Washington-based Institute for Gilgit-Baltistan Studies, has called on the Indian government to seek intervention from…

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International legal and human rights organisations condemn the Tunisian Authorities’ escalating attacks on the legal profession, the independence of the judiciary and civil society

40 organisations, including bar associations, lawyers’ groups, judges’ associations and human rights organisations, condemn the Tunisian authorities’ escalating and systematic…

1 month ago

Prosecutors in DOJ’s Civil Rights Division will not investigate Minneapolis ICE shooting, sources say

Prosecutors in the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division were told they will not play a role in the ongoing investigation…

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Journalist Don Lemon is charged with federal civil rights crimes in anti-ICE church protest

WASHINGTON -- Former CNN journalist Don Lemon was released from jail on his personal recognizance, a judge ruled Friday afternoon…

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Britain Expands Human Rights Sanctions

The United Kingdom's government announced the addition of seven new designations to its global human rights sanctions regime. These sanctions…

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Delaware seeks state-level voting rights legislation post U.S. Supreme Court decision

Delaware joins a movement to implement state-level voting rights protections. Voting rights advocates, Delaware residents, and lawmakers rallied at the…

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