Cuban dissident artist should be released from custody, human rights group says
One of Cuba’s bravest and most beloved dissidents was in a hospital for over three weeks after being taken there by health officials on the … Read more
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Trump’s Obsessive Attacks Won’t Silence Ilhan Omar’s Defense of Palestinian Human Rights
Representative Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.). (Drew Angerer / Getty Images) Subscribe to something The nation Subscribe now for just $ 2 a month! Thank you for … Read more
Gay Iranian man dead in alleged 'honor killing,' rights group says
Ali Fazeli Monfared, a 20-year-old gay Iranian man, was killed in an “honor killing” by some of his male family members after they found out … Read more
Global rights group accuses Israel of apartheid, persecution
JERUSALEM – One of the world’s best-known human rights groups said Tuesday that Israel was guilty of international crimes of apartheid and persecution because of … Read more
Walter Mondale’s Decades-Long Crusade for Fair Housing and the Full Promise of Civil Rights
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Syria loses chemical weapons watchdog voting rights over chemical attacks
The member states of the global chemical weapons watchdog on Wednesday suspended Syria’s voting rights on the organization as punishment for repeated use of toxic … Read more
Maryland becomes first state to repeal police Bill of Rights, overriding Hogan veto
According to one of the new laws, civil servants only have to use force if this is “necessary and proportionate”. The move, a win for … Read more
Yang says he's a 'champion' of reproductive rights amid criticism over past abortion comments
Andrew Yang speaks to media outlets in New York City. | Spencer Platt / Getty Images NEW YORK – Leading mayoral candidate Andrew Yang responded … Read more
Biden moves ahead on civil rights without Congress. But his legacy depends on them.
Following the mass shootings in Georgia and Colorado, President Joe Biden signed several gun violence reduction orders on Thursday. Anita Kumar from POLITICO deals with … Read more
Why We Are (And Should Be) Talking About Voting Rights Right Now
Welcome to FiveThirtyEight’s Politics Chat. The transcript below has been edited slightly. Sarah (Sarah Frostenson, Political Editor): Georgia’s new electoral law hit the headlines because … Read more
