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Human rights group urges Thai government to halt repatriation of dissidents

Human Rights Watch called on Thailand to stop deporting dissidents to their dangerous home countries for violating international law. The report documents instances in which Thai authorities expel dissidents awaiting resettlement, many of which involve Cambodians. The Thai government is said to have been working with neighboring countries to spy on dissidents. A leading international […]

LUIS VALDES: Police Shouldn’t Get Special Gun Rights

Like all public officials, police officers swear to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. I, like countless other men and women in blue, took that oath. We raised our right hand and swore to uphold the Constitution, in its entirety. (RELATED: CRAIG STANFILL: The American Experiment Has Gone Down In Flames) Unfortunately, […]

Tenant rights organizer sees opportunity amid housing crunch

As economic power concentrates in the housing market amid the highest inflation in 40 years, one tenant rights activist sees an opportunity to pursue fundamental changes in the way America approaches affordable housing. . Tara Raghuveer, founder of Kansas City’s influential Tenants Union and organizer of the National Federation of Tenants Unions, is leveraging the […]

Largest Latino civil rights group UnidosUS endorses Biden in Arizona

The political arm of the largest Latino civil rights organization endorsed President Biden in Arizona on Tuesday, according to a press release. “It’s a clear choice for Latino voters,” UnidosUS Action Fund President Janet Murguia said at a press conference Thursday. “With Biden, we can continue on the path to progress and a brighter future.” […]

3 Native American tribes seeking Colorado River water rights in $5B settlement

A water rights settlement between three Native American tribes that is more expensive than any treaty enacted by Congress took a major step forward late Monday when it was submitted to the Navajo Tribal Council. The Navajo Nation has one of the largest unresolved claims in the Colorado River Basin, and a special legislative session […]

More than Half of GOP Voters Say ‘An Embryo is a Person with Rights’

A majority of Republican voters and Republican-leaning voters say they agree with the statement that fetuses are human beings with rights because human life begins at conception. Pew Research Center survey released According to Monday’s survey, 53% of Republicans and Republican voters said the above statement was “very” or “extremely” consistent with their personal views. […]

Stop Funding ‘Rights for Migrants’ Legal Scam

As a record number of migrants invade the U.S., wreaking pain on New York City and other communities, one group is winning big-time: the public advocacy lawyers. Their business is to constantly sue to win more so-called rights for migrants. Rights to shelter, rights to meals, rights to health care, and even the right to […]