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Democrats and abortion rights advocates notched a string of electoral victories on Tuesday, including in conservative Ohio and Kentucky, an early signal that reproductive rights remain a potent issue for Democrats ahead of the 2024 presidential race. CBC | World News
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76 arrested at party in Nigeria in what rights groups call an LGBTQ ‘witch hunt’
Dozens of young people in Nigeria were paraded in front of news cameras after they were arrested during a party on Saturday and accused of “holding homosexual birthdays” and having “the intention to hold a same-sex marriage.” CBC | World News
Read More »Mahsa Amini, who died in Iranian police custody, awarded Sakharov human rights prize
Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman who died in police custody in Iran last year, sparking worldwide protests against the country’s conservative Islamic theocracy, was awarded the European Union’s top human rights prize on Thursday. CBC | World News
Read More »Pro-Europe, civic rights coalition wins in Poland, but change will be hard
In a country still divided after Sunday’s parliamentary elections, Poland’s new coalition will face many obstacles, say observers. CBC | World News
Read More »Cyber attack on Royal Family’s website earned Russia ‘bragging rights’ in calculated move
EXCLUSIVE: The Russian hackers’ move to take down the Royal Family’s website was not used as a smokescreen, experts claim, as they pinpoint key reasons for the attack. Daily Express :: Tech Feed
Read More »U.S. civil rights leader Joseph Lowery dies at 98
U.S. civil rights leader Joseph Lowery, who worked alongside Martin Luther King Jr, has died at age 98. CBC | World News
Read More »Coronvirus working from home: What are your rights? Should YOU be working from home?
THERE are now 416 confirmed cases in the UK and measures are set to be implemented to delay the spread of the infection. What are your rights and should you be working from home? Daily Express :: Life and Style Feed
Read More »UN chief calls gender inequality biggest human rights challenge
Calling himself “a proud feminist,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres lashed out at men who abuse power and declared before Sunday’s observances of International Women’s Day that the fight for gender equality is “the biggest human rights challenge we face.” CBC | World News
Read More »LONDON HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH FILM FESTIVAL: Investigations leading the fight for a fair world
EMPOWERING documentaries and searing dramas featuring the stupendous courage of extraordinary people will celebrated at this year’s London Human Rights Watch Film Festival in the capital’s cinemas, from March 12 to 20. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
Read More »Brexit LIVE: Boris Johnson ignores EU demand to bind UK to European human rights laws
BORIS Johnson is to slap down the EU’s demands on human rights laws in talks to negotiate a post-Brexit trade deal, it has emerged. Daily Express :: News Feed
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