Jimmy Carter, former US president and tireless rights advocate, dies aged 100 – latest updates | Jimmy Carter
main events Show only major events Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Martin Luther King III, human rights activist, son of Martin Luther King Jr.Andrea Waters King In a statement Sunday, he praised Carter's human rights work. “History may have been harsh on President Carter, but today he is remembered as a global […]
More battles over transgender rights await Supreme Court
Cases involving transgender rights are piling up as the Supreme Court begins writing opinions on whether states can ban gender-affirming care for minors. In a recent closed session, the justices took up disputes over whether school sports teams can play on transgender athletes, parental rights, and whether government-funded health insurance must cover transgender care, among […]
Defra scraps England deadline to register thousands of miles of rights of way | Access to green space
The deadline to register historic rights of way is to be scrapped following warnings that thousands of miles of footpaths could be lost due to the impending deadline. The last government set a deadline of 2031 for all England's rights of way to be added to official maps, after abandoning an earlier promise to scrap […]
A much-needed reality check on reality show labor rights
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recent complaints This result for “Love is Blind” is a landmark moment for the reality television industry. Essentially, the NLRB seeks to provide federal protections to contestants by classifying them as employees and charging shows with labor violations, including illegal contract terms. While this ruling is a well-intentioned attempt to […]
LGBT activists lean on Ohio Gov. DeWine to veto Republican bill protecting parental rights
ohio republican I passed the exam successfully. The Parents' Bill of Rights was presented on the last day of the 135th General Assembly. The bill now goes to Ohio's Republican governor for ratification. The usual suspects are furious at the prospect of increased parent involvement and transparency about what their children are receiving in school, […]
Israel Dismisses ‘Genocide’ Claim by Human Rights Watch over Water
Israel on Thursday rejected Human Rights Watch's claims that it is committing genocide by denying water to the Gaza Strip. Human Rights Watch, an organization with a long and vicious anti-Israel history, published a report titled “Israel's Crime of Extermination, Genocide in Gaza: Widespread water deprivation by authorities threatens survival.” . Gaza is completely dependent […]
Say goodbye to Democrats’ weaponized DOJ: Trump’s nominee for assistant AG for civil rights is maybe his BEST pick yet
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Harmeet Dhillon as assistant attorney general for civil rights. “This is one of President Trump's best choices,” Liz Wheeler says. “I don't know if there was a fighter who was more passionate and effective than Harmeet Dhillon.'' In his announcement about X, President Trump said of Dillon: “Throughout his career, […]
More than 120 House Democrats send letter to Biden urging him to ratify Equal Rights Amendment
A coalition of over 100 members, letter On Sunday, he urged President Biden to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, which outlaws sex discrimination in the Constitution. “We must continue to work to fully affirm and recognize the equality of rights for all people, regardless of gender, as part of our Constitution. This is an important […]
Trudeau Suggests Harris Election Loss Is ‘Attack’ on ‘Women’s Rights’
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau criticized the United States for not electing Vice President Kamala Harris as president, suggesting that “women's rights and women's progress” are “under attack.” In a speech Tuesday night at an Equal Voice Foundation event, Prime Minister Trudeau argued that America faces “regressive forces” seeking to resist women's rights and progress. […]
Daniel Penny is the right’s George Floyd
Daniel Penny, a 26-year-old Marine Corps veteran, was found. innocence On Monday, a jury returned a criminally negligent homicide verdict in the 2023 death of Jordan Neely. Millions of people watched the outcome of Penny's trial, but the main factor in public interest was the jury's final verdict. The verdict in a court of law […]