NBC plans $2.5B offer in bid to nab NBA rights from TNT: report
NBCUniversal will pay an average of about $2.5 billion a year in NBA rights fees, with the NBA’s coveted broadcast fees set at twice the current level, according to a report Monday. If accepted, the rights to broadcast basketball games could move from TNT, which pays an average of $1.2 billion in royalties under the […]
Arrest warrant issued for the CAR’s former president over human rights abuses
An internationally backed court in the Central African Republic on Tuesday issued an international arrest warrant for the country’s exiled former president François Bozizé for human rights violations between 2009 and 2013, a spokesperson announced. The Special Criminal Court was established in the capital Bangui to try war crimes and other human rights violations committed […]
NYC’s most outspoken smokers’ rights activist keeps up fight by growing her own tobacco — and ignoring bans
she is very motivated — And still firing. The city’s most outspoken smoker’s rights activist has turned to “civil disobedience” and smokes homemade cigarettes to keep money out of the government’s hands now that tobacco control is the norm. . “Would I be better off doing something else with my time? Yes, but I have […]
US finds Israeli military units violated human rights
US finds Israeli military units violate human rights The State Department determined that at least five Israeli military units were attacked. involved in serious human rights violationsBut it has refrained from imposing any consequences while it talks with the Israeli government. The State Department announced on Monday. Violations are specific to Israeli military operations It […]
IDF units’ human rights ‘violations’ before Oct. 7 attack: State Department
Five Israeli Defense Force units committed “serious human rights violations” outside the Gaza Strip ahead of the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack that killed hundreds of people, the State Department announced Monday. Four of the IDF units have been “rehabilitated” by Israel, the spokesperson said, and the U.S. is still deciding whether to impose penalties […]
Biden admin accuses Israeli military of human rights violations in stunning condemnation
The United States announced on Monday that five units of the Israel Defense Forces have been involved in “individual incidents of gross human rights violations.” However, it is unclear whether funding to U.S. allies for such human rights abuses will be cut under the so-called “Leahy Act,” the State Department announced Monday. The law is […]
America’s reproductive rights nightmare is entering a crucial week
Right now, millions of Arizonans are living in a special kind of hell. Anyone in the state who could become pregnant, or whose family, friends, or partner could become pregnant, could see the door to the reproductive health care they need completely shut in just a few weeks. I’m wondering if it will go away. […]
New federal transgender rules place women’s workplace rights ‘under attack,’ EEOC commissioner charges
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission faces backlash with new guidance detailing how employers can be held liable for harassment if they require employees to use the restroom that corresponds to their biological sex. caused it. “Women’s sexual rights in the workplace are also under attack from the EEOC, the federal agency responsible for protecting women […]
UN to discuss Taliban human rights violations, particularly against women
The UN Human Rights Council questioned the Afghan ambassador over human rights violations, particularly against women. The Taliban currently control Afghanistan but are not recognized by the United Nations, so an ambassador appointed by the previous U.S.-backed government was questioned on their behalf. Since the Taliban took power, women and girls have been banned from […]
Andy McCarthy Says Prosecution Violating Trump’s Due Process Rights For ‘Blatantly Political’ Purposes
Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Andy McCarthy said Thursday that the prosecution in Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s trial was violating former President Donald Trump’s due process right for “blatantly political” purposes. Bragg’s trial is currently ongoing in New York City regarding the 34-count indictment alleging that Trump and his former legal team falsified business records […]