US education agency investigating Denver schools over all-gender bathroom
DENVER -- The U.S. Education Department said Tuesday it was investigating Denver Public Schools for alleged discrimination after the district ...
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Bangladesh needs systemic reform to end rights abuse: HRW
NGO warns interim government must act to avoid return of rights abuses seen under former PM.Bangladesh risks the return of ...
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China tells Rubio to behave himself in veiled warning
BEIJING -- China's veteran foreign minister has issued a veiled warning to America's new secretary of state: Behave yourself.Foreign Minister ...
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US suspends new funds for aid programmes, excepting Israel and Egypt
Trump administration freezes new funding for anti-HIV programme and other health services, excepts key food programmes.The administration of United States ...
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‘Fear is the point’: Immigrant rights groups brace for fight against Trump
Washington, DC – Immigrant rights groups have said they are digging in their heels and preparing for a protracted fight ...
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New York bill would make ‘masked harassment’ a crime
ALBANY, N.Y. -- A proposal introduced in the New York Legislature on Thursday could make it a crime for people ...
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Morocco’s opposition pushes for ex-human rights minister release
He was among those profiled in a 2022 Human Rights Watch report accusing Morocco of a harsh crackdown on dissent. ...
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The long struggle to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963 on the steps of ...
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Venezuela’s attorney general seeks arrest of opposition leader
The Venezuelan government has petitioned the International Criminal Police Organization, known as Interpol, to seek the arrest of leading opposition ...
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Guantanamo at 23: What’s next for the ‘lawless’ detention facility?
Washington, DC – The detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, turns 23 on Saturday. For Mansoor Adayfi, a former inmate at ...
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