UN Human Rights Council votes for probe into ‘crimes’ committed in Gaza conflict
The United Nations Human Rights Council agreed on Thursday to launch an international investigation into crimes committed during the ...
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‘Sickening’: Civil rights activists speak out as eighth noose found at Amazon warehouse
An eighth noose was uncovered at an Amazon warehouse in Connecticut, which led the NAACP to condemn the on-site ...
U.N. rights chief says Israeli strikes in Gaza may be war crimes
GENEVA — The U.N. rights chief said Thursday that Israeli forces may have committed war crimes in the 11-day ...
UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet says Israeli strikes on Gaza may be war crimes
GENEVA: The United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on Thursday that Israel's deadly strikes on Gaza may ...
Biden urges ceasefire in Ethiopia’s Tigray, says human rights abuses ‘must end’
US President Joe Biden condemned the six-month conflict in Ethiopia’s war-hit Tigray region Wednesday, calling for a ceasefire and ...
UN body asked to up scrutiny of Israel’s human rights record
GENEVA: Member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation are calling on the UN Human Rights Council to set ...
UN: EU policy puts migrants’ human rights and lives at risk
The lack of human rights protection for migrants along the central Mediterranean route to Europe is partly due to ...
Kristen Clarke becomes first Black woman to head DOJ’s Civil Rights Division
The Senate confirmed Kristen Clarke to lead the Civil Rights division of the Justice Department — making her the ...
Kristen Clarke becomes first woman of color to helm DOJ Civil Rights Division
Kristen Clarke, a longtime civil rights lawyer, was confirmed Tuesday by the Senate to lead the Justice Department’s Civil ...
Human rights lawyers file migration lawsuit against EU border agency
Human rights lawyers said Tuesday that they have launched legal action against the European Union’s border and coast guard ...