Ohio lawmakers pass ‘heartbeat’ abortion legislation
Source: Reuters By Kim Palmer | CLEVELAND Ohio lawmakers approved a bill that bans abortion once a fetal heartbeat can be detected, as early as six weeks after conception, clearing […]
Texas to implement rules requiring burial or cremation of fetal remains
Source: Texas Tribune BY ALEXA URA Texas’ proposed rules requiring the cremation or burial of fetal remains will take effect Dec. 19, according to state health officials. Despite intense outcry […]
Tennessee Woman Accused of Coat-Hanger Abortion Attempt Faces New Charges
Source: The New York Times By CHRISTINE HAUSER A Tennessee woman who is accused of trying to abort her fetus at 24 weeks with a coat hanger last year is […]
Civil rights group documents nearly 900 hate incidents after presidential election
Source: The Washington Post By Moriah Balingit November 29 In Sarasota, Fla., someone pulled a 75-year-old gay man from his car and beat him, saying: “You know my new president […]
Mike Pence’s Hateful Laws Almost Kept Me From My Dying Wife
Source: Time By Amy Sandler Amy Sandler was a plaintiff in Baskin v. Bogan, which challenged Indiana’s denial of marriage rights to same-sex couples while Vice President-elect Mike Pence was governor ‘I want everyone to know the type of man he is’ As a resident of Indiana for five years, I […]
Malawi man convicted over ‘ritual sex’ with 104 women
Source: Aljazeera A Malawi court has convicted an HIV-positive man who had confessed to having sex with 104 girls and widows in traditional “sexual cleansing” rituals. Eric Aniva, 45, was found guilty on Friday on two counts after a one-day trial in a packed courtroom in the district of Nsanje. “It […]
Amal Clooney: Trump’s ideas would break international human rights laws
By Daniella Diaz, CNN Washington (CNN)International human rights lawyer Amal Clooney warned that President-elect Donald Trump’s policies would harm Muslim Americans in the US and across the world. Speaking at […]
Fellow Pakistanis, don’t worry about Trump. Worry about our ‘Trumpistan’
Source: The Nation By Kashif Chaudhry is a physician, writer and human rights activist. He is currently completing his cardiology fellowship in Boston, USA. Kashif is a strong proponent of […]
Rights group monitoring reports of attacks on U.S. minorities since Trump win
Source: Reuters By Jon Herskovitz A U.S. Muslim civil rights group said on Thursday it was monitoring reports of several incidents targeting Muslims in the United States since Republican Donald Trump’s victory on Tuesday and called on the president-elect to denounce the attacks. The reports included at least two assaults […]
Supreme Court Will Rule on Virginia Transgender Teen’s Bathroom Case
Source: Time By Mark Sherman and Alanna Durkin Richer Gavin Grimm was prevented from using the boys’ bathroom at his high school (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court will take up the […]
Ireland Grapples with the Thorny Issue of Repealing an Abortion Ban
Source: Time By Jennifer Duggan / Dublin, Ireland A young, secular population helped pass same-sex marriage in Ireland last year and wants abortion restrictions overturned — but the fight is proving […]
Feds drop Muslim outreach program
Source: Religion News Service By Hannan Adely/ USA Today Network WOODLAND PARK, N.J. — Federal law enforcement officials, under fire by civil rights groups, have dropped an effort to create counseling […]
Should obese passengers pay more?
Source: BBC By Beth Blair 20 October 2016 Airline seats have been one-size-fits-all since the beginning. Today, those 16.5 to 18-inch wide seats are anything but. According to the World […]
King of Jordan urges expedited efforts to boost human rights advocacy
His Majesty receives 2015 human rights report By JT – Oct 16,2016 -JORDAN TIMES His Majesty King Abdullah receives the 2015 human rights report from NCHR President Mohammad Al Bakhit (Photo courtesy of Royal Court) AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Sunday received a copy of the […]
Howard County sheriff resigns over alleged racist, anti-Semitic remarks
Source: The Washington Post By Michael E. Miller Howard County Sheriff James F. Fitzgerald is resigning over allegations that he made racist, sexist and anti-Semitic remarks and bullied those who […]
Exploring new responses to war crimes
Oct 13,2016 -JORDAN TIMES – RAMI G. KHOURI The military campaigns in Syria and Yemen have been characterised by non-stop brutality and indiscriminate attacks from the air that killed and injured huge numbers of civilians. Not only have we witnessed the deaths of hundreds of thousands in Syria and thousands […]
Trump would be ‘dangerous’ if elected: UN rights chief
Source: MSN The UN’s rights chief warned Wednesday that Donald Trump’s statements pointed to a “dangerous” figure emerging on the world stage if he won the US presidency. At a […]
Pakistan Stiffens Penalty for ‘Honor’ Killings
Source: Time Parliament closed a loophole that allowed “honor” killers to go free (ISLAMABAD) — Pakistani lawmakers have passed a law that stiffens the penalty for convicted “honor” killers and […]
Where the Public Stands on Religious Liberty vs. Nondiscrimination
Source: Pew Research Center Two-thirds say employers should provide birth control in insurance plans, but public is split over same-sex wedding services and use of public bathrooms by transgender people The U.S. public expresses a clear consensus on the contentious question of whether employers who have religious objections to contraception […]
Canadian Red Cross Outsources Guide for Refugees to CAIR
Source: Clarion Project By John Goddard The result? The teacher’s guide depicts Canadian society as practicing a “terrorist ideology of hate” against Muslims. The Canadian Red Cross has funded a […]