+2 Columnists Who, or what, is legally a person? By Grace WuUpdated Dec 23, 2022 I recently realized the variability of our legal system. And that made me question how far there is still to go.
World Nobel Peace Prize to activists from Belarus, Russia, Ukraine By HANNA ARHIROVA, FRANK JORDANS and VANESSA GERA Associated Press Oct 7, 2022 KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Human rights activists from Ukraine, Belarus and Russia won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, a strong rebuke to Russian P…
National Biden affirms human rights commitment as he warms to Saudis By AAMER MADHANI and JOSH BOAK Associated Press Jun 3, 2022 REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden said Friday he hasn't changed his views on human rights despite his administration's praise of…
World UN assembly suspends Russia from top human rights body By EDITH M. LEDERER and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press Apr 7, 2022 UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly voted Thursday to suspend Russia from the world organization's leading human rights body over …
World Hundreds arrested as shocked Russians protest Ukraine attack By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press Feb 24, 2022 MOSCOW (AP) — Shocked Russians turned out by the thousands Thursday to decry their country's invasion of Ukraine as emotional calls for protes…
Lifestyle This day in history Updated Apr 13, 2025 Today is Sunday, Feb. 6, the 37th day of 2022. There are 328 days left in the year.
World China less worried about global criticism these Olympics By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer Jan 25, 2022 When Beijing was awarded the 2008 Summer Olympics, the International Olympic Committee predicted the Games could improve human rights, and Chi…
Other Voices China’s Winter Olympics and treatment of Uyghurs The Guardian Dec 20, 2021 The financial crisis of 2008 was the moment which cemented both China’s rise and its growing confidence as the west faltered. But the Olympics…
World UN, US officials urge action to avert climate disaster By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press Oct 28, 2021 BERLIN (AP) — The U.N.'s top human rights official and U.S. President Joe Biden's climate envoy called Thursday for countries to step up the f…
World UN rights chief: Israeli strikes in Gaza may be war crimes By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press May 27, 2021 GENEVA (AP) — The top U.N. human rights body on Thursday passed a resolution aimed to intensify scrutiny of Israel's treatment of Palestinians…
