Tag: human rights
Civil Rights case probes racism behind Cancer Alley pollution
Federal lawsuit claiming local officials illegally pushed polluting industries into Black communities reaches new stage.
Federal courts rebuke thousands of ICE detentions as habeas filings surge...
Reuters review documents more than 4,400 unlawful custody rulings amid expanded immigration enforcement and rising court challenges.
How the US weaponizes starvation and aid in Gaza & Cuba
Like Fidel Castro said to the UN in 1979: “if we do not resolve today’s injustices and inequalities peacefully and wisely, the future will be apocalyptic.”
Federal arrest of Don Lemon intensifies alarm over press freedom under...
The journalist was taken into custody after covering a Minnesota church protest and after a judge rejected an initial attempt to charge him.
Federal agents invoke Renee Good’s killing to intimidate protesters in Minnesota
Videos, eyewitness accounts, and a sweeping state lawsuit show federal agents repeatedly referencing Renee Nicole Good’s death during confrontations with civilians as Minnesota seeks to halt a massive immigration enforcement surge.
Children hospitalized after ICE flash-bangs strike family van in Minneapolis
Parents say federal agents fired flash-bang munitions and tear gas into their vehicle during protests, sending three children to the hospital and intensifying scrutiny of Trump’s immigration crackdown.
We found more than 40 cases of immigration agents using banned...
DHS policy bars using chokeholds and carotid restraints just because someone is resisting arrest. Agents are doing it anyway.
Trump threatens Iran with military retaliation as protest deaths rise amid...
As Iranian authorities kill dozens of protesters and cut internet access, Donald Trump renews warnings of force while US officials point to sanctions-driven economic pressure.
The hidden crisis: How America fails to protect its children
From child labor to trafficking—and even foster care, sports, and detention—institutions meant to protect children often cause the greatest harm.
Wikipedia founders face backlash over push to rewrite ‘Gaza genocide’ entry
More than 40 advocacy groups accuse Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger of attempting censorship and genocide denial amid mounting political pressure and internal disputes over neutrality.
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Traders placed massive bets minutes before Trump Iran post raising insider trading concerns
Unusual oil and stock trades worth hundreds of millions of dollars occurred minutes before the president’s social media announcement about Iran peace talks, prompting calls for investigations into possible insider knowledge.
Mo. Senator Eric Schmitt’s asinine SHIELD Act would classify blowing whistles as ‘Obstruction of...
Meanwhile Schmitt ignores blatant obstruction by Bondi’s DOJ.
Multi-million dollar agreement to import giant pandas from China collapses
Reports from advocacy groups like SF Zoo Watch and In Defense of Animals call on Mayor Daniel Lurie to halt new animal acquisitions and transform the 100-acre site from a traditional exhibition-based zoo into a 21st-century ecological park.
ICE at the gates: Rights groups warn Trump airport deployment risks civil liberties crisis
Civil liberties advocates, unions, and lawmakers raise alarm over use of immigration agents in airport security amid shutdown-driven staffing crisis.