Download IPFS Dozens of Texas Democratic lawmakers left the state Sunday to delay a vote on a new congressional redistricting map, a move aimed at denying Republicans the quorum needed to pass the legislation. The proposed map would potentially create five new Republican-leaning districts by redrawing boundaries in urban areas[Read More…]

Download IPFS The U.S. State Department has renewed its concerns over violence targeting white farmers in South Africa, describing the rural attacks as more than just common crime. The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) stated that recent investigations in the country revealed a disturbing pattern of brutality[Read More…]

Download IPFS The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has proposed scaling back abortion services for veterans and their families, a move that would reverse a 2022 policy implemented under former President Joe Biden. According to a federal filing released Friday, the VA seeks to eliminate access to abortions and[Read More…]

Download IPFS A Tunisian-born classical musician was taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) last July while driving in Pasadena, amid a broader federal initiative targeting immigration violations across Southern California. Rami Othmane, who has lived in the United States since 2015, was stopped by federal agents[Read More…]

Download IPFS A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Louisiana is drawing renewed scrutiny over human rights concerns, as legal advocates and civil rights groups raise alarms about the treatment of detainees and the lack of access to legal counsel. Located in Alexandria, this ICE staging center is[Read More…]

Download IPFS A recent decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals is raising alarm among legal experts and advocates, who say the ruling could sharply curtail asylum protections for women fleeing gender-based violence. The case, known as Matter of K-E-S-G-, held that a “particular social group”, one of the five[Read More…]

Download IPFS At least four American-Iranian citizens have been detained or barred from leaving Iran following heightened tensions after the June war involving the United States and Israel, according to human rights organizations and legal representatives. The detainees, two men and two women, are being held or restricted in Iran[Read More…]

Download IPFS Steve Witkoff, the former Trump envoy to Israel, visited aid sites in Gaza recently amid intensifying criticism of Israel’s handling of the humanitarian crisis in the region. Witkoff, accompanied by US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, toured distribution points operated by the Global Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a US-[Read More…]

Download IPFS A senior U.S. official visited a controversial food distribution site in the southern Gaza Strip this week, as humanitarian experts warned of a looming famine in the war-torn territory. The facility is operated by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), an American contractor backed by Israel, and has drawn[Read More…]

Download IPFS The Trump administration has frozen $339 million in federal research funding to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), citing civil rights violations. The decision comes after multiple agencies concluded that the public university failed to uphold legal standards related to antisemitism, affirmative action, and women’s athletics. According[Read More…]