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Pegasus Spyware Victims Ask U.K. Police To Charge Shadowy NSO Group
So far, no one has been able to hold the notorious Israeli spyware firm accountable for complicity in human rights abuses.The post Pegasus Spyware Victims Ask U.K. Police to Charge Shadowy NSO Group appeared first on The Intercept.
https://theintercept.com/2024/09/19/pegasus-spyware-nso-group-uk/
Teachers In Belarus Are Targeted For Links With 'extremist' Group, Says Rights Group
A respected human rights organization in Belarus says dozens of teachers have been detained or interrogated by authorities as part of the country’s wide-ranging crackdown on dissent
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/tea...
US Issues Fresh Iran Sanctions Over Alleged Human Rights Violations
https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-820707
Why China Is Banning Foreign Adoptions Of Children
The move will mean more kids, particularly those with special needs, will spend their entire childhoods in orphanages, a human rights expert says.
https://www.newsweek.com/why-china-news-ban-foreig...
Major Companies Abandon An LGBTQ+ Rights Report Card After Facing Anti-diversity Backlash
More than two decades ago, when gay men and lesbians were prohibited from serving openly in the U.S. military and no state had legalized same-sex marriages, a national LGBTQ+ rights group decided to promote change by grading corporations on their workplace policies.The Human Rights Campaign initially focused its report card, named the Corporate Equality Index, on en...
https://www.allsides.com/news/2024-09-17-0415/gene...
Report: Venezuela Ramps Up Efforts To Quash Opposition As Human Rights Crisis Grows
Venezuela's government is ramping up efforts to repress peaceful protests in the wake of President Nicols Maduro's disputed election win, according to a new report Tuesday that calls it a human rights crisis...
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2024/09/17...
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UN Rights Experts Decry Worsening Repression In Venezuela In Wake Of Contested Election Result
Independent U.N. human rights experts say Venezuela’s government has intensified the “harshest and most violent mechanisms of its repressive apparatus” in the wake of the disputed July presidential election
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/rig...
U.S. Sanctions Georgian Nationals, Government Officials For Human Rights Violations
The United States on Monday placed sanctions on four individuals and citizens of eastern Europe's Georgia over accusations of human rights abuses and brutal crackdowns on peaceful protesters and political op...
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2024/09/16...
US Sanctions Dozens In Georgia Ahead Of Pivotal Elections
The Biden administration is sanctioning two Georgian government officials and more than 60 individuals in the former Soviet state over human rights abuses and anti-democratic actions, part of ongoing fallout from the Georgian governments passage of a controversial foreign influence law. The announcement also comes ahead of next months pivotal election, in which pro-European opposition...
https://thehill.com/policy/international/4882835-g...
US Hits More Georgian Officials With Asset Freezes And Visa Bans For Undermining Democracy
The U.S. is hitting more senior Georgian officials and others with sanctions for undermining the country’s democracy and violating basic human rights
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/us-slaps-sanct...
DEI Is Down But Not Out As Activists Fund Harris' Bid
Don't be fooled: the overtly political Human Rights Campaign, which has managed to ingratiate itself into so many segments of our culture, isn't going anywhere - not as long as Harris and her allie...
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2024/09/13/dei_i...
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Senate Democrats Slam Biden's Release Of Military Funds For Egypt Over Human Rights Concerns
More than a dozen Senate Democrats are slamming President Biden for releasing $320 million in U.S. military assistance to Egypt despite what they call serious human rights concerns over the government in Cairo. It is the first time the Biden administration has decided to release the full amount of funds over the course of the...
https://thehill.com/policy/international/4878715-s...
US Passes Bill To Shut Hong Kong Trade Offices As Human Rights Deteriorate
The bill requires the U.S. president to 'remove the extension of certain privileges, exemptions, and immunities to the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices.'
https://www.theepochtimes.com/china/us-passes-bill...
Treasury Hits Venezuela's Maduro Regime Members With Sanctions
The Treasury Department announced Thursday sanctions on 16 officials aligned with Venezuela's embattled President Nicolas Maduro for obstructing the country's presidential election while violating civil and human rights
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2024/09/12/treasur...
Fighting The Disturbing Spiral Of Jew-hatred In Canada
Attorney and human rights activist Brooke Goldstein warns antisemitism is rising in Canada and lays out what she is doing about it.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/fighting-disturbing-spiral-jew-hatred-canada
US Sanctions 16 Allies Of Venezuelas President Over Accusations Of Obstructing The Election
The U.S. government on Thursday responded to Venezuelas disputed July presidential election by imposing sanctions against 16 allies of President Nicols Maduro, accusing them of obstructing the vote and carrying out human rights abuses.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/09/12/us-sanctions-venezuelas/
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