Recent News Headlines : Civil And Political Rights

'HE DOES NOT DESERVE TO BE IN JACKSON'


Trump is speaking at the opening of the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum in Jackson... READ MORE

10th December, 2017 1201

OUTCRY AS AFGHANISTAN MOVES TO BAN WHATSAPP AND TELEGRAM


We can't tolerate any ban on social media or any censorship... READ MORE

4th November, 2017 321

ACLU ASKS JUDGE TO TEMPORARILY HALT TRUMP TRANS SOLDIER BAN


Trump's Aug. 25 directive ordered the military to immediately stop paying for transition-related medical expenses, unless a service member's health was in jeopardy... READ MORE

15th September, 2017 115

Trending News Headlines : Civil And Political Rights

JUSTICE DEPARTMENT REVERSES POSITION TO SUPPORT OHIO PURGING INACTIVE VOTERS IN HIGH-PROFILE CASE


Civil rights groups last year challenged Ohio's process, arguing that such purges are prohibited under the National Voter Registration Act... READ MORE

8th August, 2017 9933

US JUDGE ORDERS FBI, CIA, NSA TO DISCLOSE OCCUPY SPYING


The order follows another right-to-know case that revealed the FBI was monitoring Occupy Wall Street activities in New York and spin-off efforts from Florida to Alaska... READ MORE

16th November, 2016 7020

SOCIAL MEDIA EXPLODES OVER 'HAMILTON'/TRUMP DUEL


It is Trump who took to Twitter with his foolishness... READ MORE

20th November, 2016 5616

CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVISTS ARRESTED PROTESTING TRUMP'S ATTORNEY GENERAL PICK


The other four protesters arrested by police included Benard Simelton, president of the NAACP's Alabama state conference, according to local news outlet AL.com... READ MORE

4th January, 2017 5066

FORMER S.C. POLICE OFFICER TO PLEAD GUILTY IN FATAL SHOOTING CAUGHT ON VIDEO


Police officer to plead guilty in fatal shooting caught on video The inside track on Washington politics... READ MORE

2nd May, 2017 3520

DICK GREGORY, COMEDIAN AND CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST, DEAD AT 84


Dick Gregory, who broke racial barriers in the 1960s and used his humour to spread messages of social justice and nutritional health, has died... READ MORE

20th August, 2017 1299

'THIS IS WHY WE HAVE TRUMP'


SAN JOSE, CALIF.--A now-banned Airbnb host must pay 5,000 and take a college-level course in Asian-American studies after cancelling a guest's reservation because she is Asian... READ MORE

16th July, 2017 629

CHAOS REIGNS AMID LEGAL BATTLE OVER TRUMP'S IMMIGRATION BAN


President Trump signed an executive order Jan. 27, 2017, suspending all immigration from countries with terrorism concerns for 90 days... READ MORE

30th January, 2017 392

IVANKA TRUMP SLAMMED FOR 'TONE DEAF' POST AMID PROTESTS SURROUNDING PRESIDENT TRUMP'S IMMIGRATION CRACKDOWN


The post was quickly criticised by users as insensitive, as thousands protested against President Trump's order, which has been denounced by civil rights groups as discriminatory... READ MORE

30th January, 2017 306

'WE'RE GOING TO SURPRISE THEM IN NEVADA'


Sanders also doubled down and released an ad Saturday noting that he attended Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1963 March on Washington after Georgia Rep... READ MORE

14th February, 2016 276

CIVIL LIBERTIES ADVOCATES CONTINUE PRESSING TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ON IMMIGRATION ORDER


Officials with the Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday issued written guidance designed to give airlines and travelers a clearer understanding of new rules... READ MORE

1st February, 2017 267

NAACP OUSTING PRESIDENT TO BETTER COMBAT 'UNCERTAIN ERA' UNDER TRUMP


The threats to civil rights and civil liberties demand no less from the oldest civil rights organization in the United States... READ MORE

20th May, 2017 182

RESCIND OBAMA'S TRANSGENDER DIRECTIVES, BUT 'PROTECT EVERYBODY'


But Trump said he wants to learn more about the transgender experience in America... READ MORE

17th May, 2016 151

HOW THIS GREEN BOOK HELPED BLACK TRAVELLERS IN THE US


Before the passing of the Civil Rights Act in 1964, racial segregation was legally enforced in parts of the United States... READ MORE

17th December, 2016 148

NAACP OFFICIAL WHO RESIGNED SAYS SHE IDENTIFIES AS BLACK


Civil rights organization amid reports that her parents are white... READ MORE

16th June, 2015 136

SPYING TECHNIQUES EXPOSED BY SNOWDEN NOT UNLAWFUL


National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, the country's surveillance watchdog ruled on Friday... READ MORE

6th December, 2014 98

TOUGH TALK ON U.S. MUSLIMS LATEST SALVO IN CAMPAIGN WAR


We know what is happening with these isolated Muslim neighborhoods in Europe, Cruz spokeswoman Catherine Frazier said in a statement... READ MORE

26th March, 2016 89

GROUPS DOCUMENT MORE THAN 860 HATE INCIDENTS SINCE ELECTIONS


In fact, the groups expect more hate-related incidents around Inauguration Day, said Brenda Abdelall, charities program director of Muslim Advocates... READ MORE

29th November, 2016 42

HEAVILY ARMED 'OATH KEEPERS' INJECT NEW UNEASE IN RIOT-HIT FERGUSON


Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar condemned their appearance in Ferguson... READ MORE

11th August, 2015 25

BLACK POWER ART SHOW OPENS IN LONDON


How did the Civil Rights Movement influence black-American artists?... READ MORE

14th July, 2017 10

RACHEL DOLEZAL CALLED FOR BOYCOTT OF FILM THAT CAST WHITE ACTORS AS AFRICANS


Ms Dolezal also called into question the authenticity of her birth certificate, which names Larry and Ruthanne as her mother and father... READ MORE

17th June, 2015 8

BATON ROUGE POLICE OFFICERS SUSPENDED AFTER FATALLY SHOOTING FATHER-OF-FIVE


Police were called because he had allegedly pulled a gun... READ MORE

7th July, 2016 7

POLYGAMOUS U.S. TOWNS DISCRIMINATED AGAINST NON-BELIEVERS, JURY FINDS


The seven-week trial provided a rare glimpse into the communities that for years have been shrouded in secrecy... READ MORE

8th March, 2016 5

CASE OF GAY COUPLE'S WEDDING CAKE HEADS TO SUPREME COURT


Twenty-two states include sexual orientation in anti-discrimination laws that bar discrimination in public accommodations... READ MORE

27th June, 2017 5

HOW U.S. MUSLIM GROUPS ARE TAKING UP THE FIGHT AGAINST VIOLENT EXTREMISM


MIRAMAR, FLA.--Nezar Hamze stood before those crowded into the mosque's prayer room, speaking through his headset mike... READ MORE

5th July, 2016 4

CIVIL-RIGHTS LEADERS TO TESTIFY ON SPIKE IN HATE CRIMES


Authorities arrested an Israeli Jewish hacker who they said was behind the harassment... READ MORE

2nd May, 2017 1

HEALTH MINISTER LEO VARADKAR'S PLEDGE TO PATIENTS ON WAITING LISTS


In the same way as people have a legal right, for example, to primary education... READ MORE

26th December, 2014 0

OPPONENTS VOW TO FIGHT VIRGINIA TRANSGENDER BATHROOM BILL


A similar bill filed last year died in committee and Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe has vowed to veto such types of legislation... READ MORE

4th January, 2017 0

NAACP PRESIDENT TO LEAVE OFFICE AS GROUP UNDERTAKES CHANGES


NAACP Board Chairman Leon W. Russell and Vice Chair Derrick Johnson will lead the organization until a new president is selected... READ MORE

20th May, 2017 0

JAPANESE CITIZENS PROTEST 'CONSPIRACY' LAW FOLLOWING ITS FORCIBLE ENACTMENT


Can the government now just freely fast-track its bills into law without following the due process?... READ MORE

16th June, 2017 0


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