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UN Warns Of "Unacceptable" Rising Violence Against Human Aid Workers
The United Nations on Monday condemned the "unacceptable" level of violence becoming commonplace against humanitarian workers, a record 280 of whom were killed worldwide in 2023.
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China's Rights Record In Spotlight At UN
A civil liberties crackdown, repression in Xinjiang and Hong Kong's draconian national security law are among concerns expected to be raised during a UN review of China's rights record on Tuesday.
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US Blacklists Sri Lanka Governor Over War Killings
The United States said Wednesday it would refuse visas on human rights grounds to a Sri Lankan provincial governor who had been charged with killings during the island's long civil war.
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India Not Looking At Increasing Air Traffic Rights For UAE
India is not looking at increasing air traffic rights for the United Arab Emirates, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said.
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Judge Orders New Trial In Tesla Worker's Race Bias Lawsuit
Tesla is facing a series of lawsuits involving alleged widespread race discrimination and sexual harassment at the Fremont factory, including one by a California civil rights agency.
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Microsoft to Stop Enforcing Non-Compete Clause for Its US Employees, Will Conduct Civil Rights Audit in 2023
Microsoft has recently announced that the company will cease enforcing existing non-compete clauses for the employees in the United States. The software firm has also committed to conduct a civil rights audit of its workforce policies in 2023.
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3 US Ex-Cops Found Guilty In George Floyd Killing
A jury found three former Minneapolis police officers guilty on Thursday of violating the civil rights of George Floyd, the African American man whose May 2020 murder sparked nationwide protests.
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US Ex-Policeman Charged In George Floyd's Death Defends Actions: Report
A former Minneapolis police officer charged with violating the civil rights of George Floyd took the witness stand on Tuesday to defend his actions during the fatal May 2020 arrest of the 46-year-old Black man.
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Facebook, US Helping to Stimulate November 15 Protests, Cuba Foreign Minister Says
Cuba's foreign minister said the United States was behind protests over human and civil rights planned for November 15 in the communist-run country, and alleged US-based social media platform Facebook was helping to promote them.
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Artificial Intelligence Faces Stringent Draft Rules From European Commission, Civil Rights Groups Fret
The European Commission announced tough draft rules on the use of artificial intelligence, including a ban on most surveillance, in an attempt to set global standards for a key technology dominated by China and the United States.
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Verdict Is "Turning Point In History": George Floyd's Family Lawyer
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump hailed the conviction Tuesday of a sacked white police officer for the murder of African-American George Floyd as a "turning point in history" for the deeply divided United States.
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Carefully Reviewing UN Report On Human Rights Situation In Sri Lanka: US
The US has said that it is carefully reviewing a report from the UN on Sri Lanka's human rights situation which highlights worrying trends such as deepening impunity, increasing militarisation of governmental functions, ethno-nationalist rhetoric and intimidation of the civil society over the past year.
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Trump Rejects Obama's Call To Boost Voting, Says "Success" Will Heal Racism
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday flatly rejected the need for direct action to address racism in the United States, dismissing his predecessor's call for sweeping steps to boost civil and voting rights ahead of the November3 election.
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"Enduring Legacy": US Congressman John Lewis, Civil Rights Icon, Dies At 80
John Lewis, the civil rights warrior who died Friday aged 80, excelled at what he liked to call "good trouble" -- standing up against racial injustice to forge a better United States.
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Time To Say "Get Your Knee Off Our Necks": Activist At George Floyd Memorial
Hundreds of mourners joined an emotional memorial service in Minneapolis Thursday for George Floyd, the black man killed by police last week, as civil rights leader Al Sharpton vowed mass protests will continue until "we change the whole system of justice" in the United States.
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UN Warns Of "Unacceptable" Rising Violence Against Human Aid Workers
The United Nations on Monday condemned the "unacceptable" level of violence becoming commonplace against humanitarian workers, a record 280 of whom were killed worldwide in 2023.
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China's Rights Record In Spotlight At UN
A civil liberties crackdown, repression in Xinjiang and Hong Kong's draconian national security law are among concerns expected to be raised during a UN review of China's rights record on Tuesday.
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US Blacklists Sri Lanka Governor Over War Killings
The United States said Wednesday it would refuse visas on human rights grounds to a Sri Lankan provincial governor who had been charged with killings during the island's long civil war.
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India Not Looking At Increasing Air Traffic Rights For UAE
India is not looking at increasing air traffic rights for the United Arab Emirates, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said.
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Judge Orders New Trial In Tesla Worker's Race Bias Lawsuit
Tesla is facing a series of lawsuits involving alleged widespread race discrimination and sexual harassment at the Fremont factory, including one by a California civil rights agency.
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Microsoft to Stop Enforcing Non-Compete Clause for Its US Employees, Will Conduct Civil Rights Audit in 2023
Microsoft has recently announced that the company will cease enforcing existing non-compete clauses for the employees in the United States. The software firm has also committed to conduct a civil rights audit of its workforce policies in 2023.
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3 US Ex-Cops Found Guilty In George Floyd Killing
A jury found three former Minneapolis police officers guilty on Thursday of violating the civil rights of George Floyd, the African American man whose May 2020 murder sparked nationwide protests.
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US Ex-Policeman Charged In George Floyd's Death Defends Actions: Report
A former Minneapolis police officer charged with violating the civil rights of George Floyd took the witness stand on Tuesday to defend his actions during the fatal May 2020 arrest of the 46-year-old Black man.
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Facebook, US Helping to Stimulate November 15 Protests, Cuba Foreign Minister Says
Cuba's foreign minister said the United States was behind protests over human and civil rights planned for November 15 in the communist-run country, and alleged US-based social media platform Facebook was helping to promote them.
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Artificial Intelligence Faces Stringent Draft Rules From European Commission, Civil Rights Groups Fret
The European Commission announced tough draft rules on the use of artificial intelligence, including a ban on most surveillance, in an attempt to set global standards for a key technology dominated by China and the United States.
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Verdict Is "Turning Point In History": George Floyd's Family Lawyer
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump hailed the conviction Tuesday of a sacked white police officer for the murder of African-American George Floyd as a "turning point in history" for the deeply divided United States.
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Carefully Reviewing UN Report On Human Rights Situation In Sri Lanka: US
The US has said that it is carefully reviewing a report from the UN on Sri Lanka's human rights situation which highlights worrying trends such as deepening impunity, increasing militarisation of governmental functions, ethno-nationalist rhetoric and intimidation of the civil society over the past year.
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Trump Rejects Obama's Call To Boost Voting, Says "Success" Will Heal Racism
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday flatly rejected the need for direct action to address racism in the United States, dismissing his predecessor's call for sweeping steps to boost civil and voting rights ahead of the November3 election.
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"Enduring Legacy": US Congressman John Lewis, Civil Rights Icon, Dies At 80
John Lewis, the civil rights warrior who died Friday aged 80, excelled at what he liked to call "good trouble" -- standing up against racial injustice to forge a better United States.
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Time To Say "Get Your Knee Off Our Necks": Activist At George Floyd Memorial
Hundreds of mourners joined an emotional memorial service in Minneapolis Thursday for George Floyd, the black man killed by police last week, as civil rights leader Al Sharpton vowed mass protests will continue until "we change the whole system of justice" in the United States.
