Showing posts with label rights. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rights. Show all posts

Thursday, June 23, 2016

A Civil Rights Legacy

A Civil Rights Legacy


The brother of Andrew Goodman, one of the slain activists in Mississippi in 1964, asks us to “fulfill the dream of a just democratic process for all.”


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Saturday, June 18, 2016

Make Stonewall America"s first gay rights monument

Make Stonewall America’s first gay rights monument


After Orlando, the time is ripe for President Obama to make the Stonewall site the first gay rights national monument, says historian Douglas Brinkley.


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Monday, June 13, 2016

The Muslim Silence on Gay Rights

The Muslim Silence on Gay Rights


After the Orlando attack, our community has to have some tough conversations.


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Thursday, June 9, 2016

Ireland Abortion Ban Violated Woman’s Human Rights, U.N. Panel Says

Ireland Abortion Ban Violated Woman’s Human Rights, U.N. Panel Says


The case centered on a Dublin woman who traveled abroad to terminate her pregnancy after being told her fetus had severe congenital defects.


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Thursday, May 26, 2016

America’s Global Campaign for Gay Rights

America’s Global Campaign for Gay Rights


The first L.G.B.T. envoy has been surprised by his respectful reception even in some conservative countries.


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Saturday, May 21, 2016

How Bathroom Rights for Transgender Americans Refueled the Culture War

How Bathroom Rights for Transgender Americans Refueled the Culture War


As a campaign to sway the Obama administration gained ground for transgender rights, resistance was escalating in state legislatures and school districts.


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Wednesday, May 18, 2016

In Italy and Germany, Victories for Gay Rights

In Italy and Germany, Victories for Gay Rights


Italy will allow same-sex civil unions and Germany will clear the records of men convicted decades ago under anti-gay laws, but injustices remain.


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Thursday, May 12, 2016

R.B.S. Will Not Face Charges Over Rights Issue in 2008

R.B.S. Will Not Face Charges Over Rights Issue in 2008


Scottish prosecutors said there was “insufficient evidence” to pursue senior figures at the bank over the raising of about $ 17 billion just before its rescue.


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Monday, May 9, 2016

Transgender rights: "We need a restroom revolution"

Transgender rights: ‘We need a restroom revolution’



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Sunday, May 8, 2016

Pakistani Rights Activist Is Shot and Killed in Karachi

Pakistani Rights Activist Is Shot and Killed in Karachi


Khurram Zaki, a blogger, campaigned against both religious extremism and the head cleric of a radical mosque.


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Gunmen Kill Rights Activist in Pakistan

Gunmen Kill Rights Activist in Pakistan


A Pakistani police officer says gunmen riding motorcycles have shot and killed a rights activist and wounded two other people in southern port city of Karachi.


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Friday, April 29, 2016

Margaret Cho talks "American Myth," Donald Trump, LGBT rights

Margaret Cho talks “American Myth,” Donald Trump, LGBT rights





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Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Voting Rights Lose in North Carolina

Voting Rights Lose in North Carolina


A federal judge upheld the most regressive new voting law in the country, despite there being no good rationale for it.


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Monday, April 25, 2016

A State Bucks the Trend on Voting Rights

A State Bucks the Trend on Voting Rights


The Virginia governor’s order giving 200,000 people with felony convictions the right to vote is an important rebuke to voter suppression efforts.


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Saturday, April 23, 2016

Obama questioned on LGBT rights, Black Lives Matter

Obama questioned on LGBT rights, Black Lives Matter



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Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Econet acquires FTA Premier League rights for Africa

Econet acquires FTA Premier League rights for Africa













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Sunday, March 27, 2016

Samardzija Rights Ship in Giants" 5-2 Win Over Cubs

Samardzija Rights Ship in Giants’ 5-2 Win Over Cubs


Jeff Samardzija, who had struggled badly this spring, retired the first 11 batters and Matt Duffy hit a solo homer as the San Francisco Giants beat the Chicago Cubs, 5-2, on Saturday.










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Monday, December 14, 2015

Daily Report: A Vote on Driver Labor Rights

Daily Report: A Vote on Driver Labor Rights


Seattle is expected to vote Monday on whether on-demand drivers have the right to collectively negotiate on pay and working conditions.


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Bits Daily Report: A Vote on Driver Labor Rights

Bits Daily Report: A Vote on Driver Labor Rights


Seattle is expected to vote Monday on whether on-demand drivers have the right to collectively negotiate on pay and working conditions.










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Friday, December 4, 2015

Ted Cruz to Discuss Gun Rights at Iowa Shooting Range

Ted Cruz to Discuss Gun Rights at Iowa Shooting Range


Against the backdrop of another national mass shooting, Senator Ted Cruz of Texas plans to appear on Friday at CrossRoads Shooting Sports in Johnston, Iowa, to highlight the formation of the campaign’s “Second Amendment Coalition,” to which more than 24,000 people have signed on.


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