Rights & Freedoms
The Insane Gifts Saudi Arabia Gave President Trump
The gifts range from the regal (“Artwork featuring picture of President Trump”) to the martial (multiple swords, daggers, leather ammo holders), to the baroque (cheetah fur robes).<p>During the presidential campaign, Donald Trump attacked Hillary Clinton for accepting money from the Kingdom of Saudi …
Middle EastWhy this woman strikes fear into the net’s big boys
US senator Claire McCaskill’s bid to clarify the act that gives internet firms a get out of jail card over content published on their sites has alarmed Silicon Valley<p>One of the things we learned in 2016 was how the internet is affecting democratic politics. We discovered how fake news spreads like …
CensorshipTrump Fans to FCC: Cut my Cable Bill or I'll Call the White House
President Trump appointed a former lawyer for Verizon as chairman of the FCC just as these customers became convinced he’d fix the cable in their “winter cottages.”<p>Angry customers threatened the Federal Communications Commission they’d contact President Trump—who supports demolishing net …
Net NeutralityCanada demands U.S. end ‘right to work’ laws as part of NAFTA talks
Canadian negotiators are demanding the United States roll back so-called "right to work" laws – accused of gutting unions in some U.S. states by starving them of money – as part of the renegotiation of the North American free-trade agreement. The request is part of a push by Ottawa to get the U.S. …
Right To WorkCleveland police union will not hold flag after 'ignorant' Browns anthem protest
The Browns decision to kneel during the national anthem did not sit well with the police union<p>During their Week 2 preseason game on Monday night against the Giants, a dozen Browns players went to a knee during the national anthem in the largest protest from a group of football players the NFL has …
Football (U.S.)Copyright Issues and Censorship - Key Reasons Why Internet Needs Blockchain
Sometimes censorship seems like the practice is as old as writing itself and that, for as long as we have writers, we’ll always have someone that is …
CensorshipWhatsApp is at the center of an argument in Kenya over hate speech
The Kenyan government is waging a war against online hate mongers with what would appear to be a zero-tolerance policy. In an unprecedented move two chat group administrators have been arrested. They were charged with sharing hate messages on WhatsApp that threatened national security and face an …
CensorshipWhy we must champion the First Amendment in the digital age
<i>Above: Photo illustration by Jessica Hodder.</i><p>Today, Knight Foundation announced its largest journalism grant ever in creating the Knight First …
Freedom of the PressPrimary schools allowing hundreds of girls as young as five 'to wear hijabs as part of uniform'
Schools in the UK are allowing girls as young as five to wear religious headscarves as part of their uniform policies.
Children's RightsRepublicans Attack Planned Parenthood for the Wrong Reason
Posted: Sep 03, 2017 12:01 AM<p>The Republican Party has clashed with Planned Parenthood (PP) on a level that would equal any MMA death match. …
Planned ParenthoodUnion Bosses Have Too Much Control. It’s Time to Protect the Rights of American Workers.
For the past eight years, union bosses have held the upper hand over East Tennessee workers, as the previous administration tried to stack the deck …
Conservative ViewCanada's largest private sector union adopts BDS resolution
The resolution stated that Unifor does not condone violence against innocent civilians "or other human rights violations by either side of the …
Human RightsCanada sets international example in LGBT rights
<i>Graeme Reid is director of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights Program at Human Rights Watch.</i><p>"Take them to Canada," Chechen despot Ramzan Kadyrov said when renewing his cynical vow to rid the North Caucasus territory of gay people. This week, the Canadian government announced that …
LGBTQYour employment rights could be put at risk through Brexit. Here’s why
Part-time and agency workers and those facing redundancy are already targeted by bosses – and the EU withdrawal bill could make them more vulnerable<p>This week’s European Union withdrawal bill will be a key moment for everyone concerned about fair treatment in the workplace. It’s the government’s …
OpinionGlobal research project looks at Christian response to persecution
Washington D.C., Sep 3, 2017 / 03:01 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Which Christians face the most persecution around the globe, and how do they respond to …
Freedom of ReligionChina: Redoubling Crackdowns on Fleeing North Koreans
(Seoul, September 4, 2017) – China appears to be intensifying its crackdowns on North Korean escapees attempting to transit through China to seek …
Human RightsDid Your State Try to Crack Down on Protesters This Year? They’re Likely to Try Again.
A new report from State Innovation Exchange looked at trends in state legislatures across the U.S., from voting rights to workers’ protections to …
Black Lives MatterRisky game when Kiwis' rights at stake
<i>Opinion</i> - Yesterday, National announced a gang and drug policy that promised both progressive and regressive change.<p>Promises of extra money to fund …
Human RightsBill English says everyone in NZ has human rights
1 NEWS<p>The Police minister says if National is elected criminal gang members will be able to be searched by police at any time at their …
Bill EnglishLabor to oppose $10m penalties for sympathy strikes and boycotts
A competition bill returning to parliament this week increases the minimum penalty for a strike or boycott in support of another dispute from $750,000<p>Labor will oppose a Coalition bid to raise the penalty for secondary boycotts and sympathy strikes to $10m, a move that would further crack down on …
UnionsWDYT?: Is Hate Speech Free Speech?
<b>CN: Racist slurs/slogans</b>In the wake of the Charlottesville rally, there’s been a lot of talk about whether or not hate speech is free speech. Maybe …
CensorshipAt New York Fashion Week, a blue ACLU ribbon is set to make a statement
At New York Fashion Week in February, fresh off the Women’s March and Trump’s inauguration, the Council of Fashion Designers of America teamed up …
Diane von FurstenbergRussian complaint brings accusation of censorship for Estonia
TALLINN - The Council of Europe, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the Index on Censorship organization campaigning …
CensorshipVol. 6 No. 3 | Cynthia Stokes Brown: What Is a Civilization, Anyway?
We often teach early civilizations without taking time to discuss with our students what a civilization really is. The California History-Social …
Ancient HistoryNational's planned powers against gangs 'troubling'
National Party deputy leader Paula Bennett's suggestion that serious criminals in gangs should have fewer human rights has been labelled troubling …
Human RightsUganda: Millions Still Illiterate 20 Years After Govt Abolished Tuition Fees
The pathetic sight of young girls and women emerging from Katwe Kinyoro is hard to miss. The area itself and its environs are tragically familiar …
EducationThe Justice Department just threw cold water on one of Trump's most controversial tweets
The Department of Justice's National Security Division and the FBI have concluded that there is no evidence to support President Donald Trump's claim in March that President Barack Obama ordered a wiretapping on Trump Tower during the election.<p>"Both FBI and NSD can again confirm that they have no …
Freedom of InformationDonald Trump's 'crooked' and 'fake' media slurs crumble as reporters excel chronicling Hurricane Harvey
Even as the American news media committed serial heroics delivering the best possible reporting of Hurricane Harvey in dire conditions last week one …
Hurricane HarveyFor India, Toilets Are a (Mostly) Serious Issue
NEW DELHI — The most popular movie in India this summer is about a toilet. It nearly causes a divorce. It makes a father slap his adult son. It splits a village in half. But, ultimately, it’s about a romance.<p>More than just an ode to the commode, the film, “Toilet, a Love Story,” speaks to one of …
Women's RightsI Fought The Law: Photographs by Olivia Locher of the Strangest Laws from Each of the 50 States
From Louisiana's prohibition of public gargling to Nebraska barring parents from perming their children's hair, Olivia Locher humorously illustrates the whackiest laws in America/<p>Did you know, pickles must bounce in order to officially be considered pickles in the state of Connecticut? Or how about …