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Prosecuted for defending the environment: Activists and communities stand up to protect our planet
Amnesty International· 2 hours agoFive leaders of the residential community Colonia Maya in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas have been facing criminal charges since 2018 for peacefully protesting against a housing development ...
Conservative attacks on birth control could threaten access
Washington Post· 8 hours agoRepublican lawmakers in Missouri blocked a bill to widen access to birth-control pills by falsely...
Anti-oil pipeline activist in Uganda detained, pressure group says
Reuters· 1 hour ago, opens new tab and others has been detained by Uganda's military, the group he works for said on Wednesday. Stephen Kwikiriza from the Ugandan environmental pressure group Environment Governance ...
In Malaysia, business and human rights must go hand in hand: UN rights chief
South China Morning Post· 1 day agoAnwar’s government has been working hard to attract foreign investment into the country to boost...
Georgia to move ahead soon with bill curbing LGBT rights
Colorado Springs Gazette· 1 day agoThe first of three required readings of the bill would take place in the current spring session of...
US vows solidarity as Tiananmen Square leaders plea to keep memory alive
KPVI· 24 hours agoThe United States vowed Tuesday to never stop promoting human rights in China 35 years after the...
Amnesty International's Security Lab unveils new tools to support civil society against digital...
Amnesty International· 17 hours agoAmnesty International’s Security Lab has launched new features on its website, adding to the...
Anger at Biden's immigration order on US border
Reuters via Yahoo News· 20 hours agoSome human rights activists and left-leaning immigration experts were sharply critical of the measure, while Republicans said it did not go far enough or...
Georgia to move ahead soon with bill curbing LGBT rights
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe first of three required readings of the bill would take place in the current spring session of...
Washington uses Tiananmen Square commemorations to invoke current rights issues
South China Morning Post· 20 hours agoBlinken, the top US envoy, further called on the Chinese government to accept recommendations made...