President Trump announced new tariffs Thursday in two separate proclamations, one for imports of steel and one for aluminum . Trump says the tariffs' main purposes are national security, as well as economic growth, and that they will take...
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A UN expert on foreign debt, finance and rights warned the Human Rights Council Wednesday that various austerity measures can lead to serious human rights consequences and should no longer be ignored. Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky, the...
A Democratic group headed by former US attorney general Eric Holder sued Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker Monday on behalf of several Wisconsin Democrats for his refusal to hold a special election to fill two vacancies in the state...
Amnesty International (AI) launched its 2017 Report Thursday, highlighting human rights issues in 159 countries and territories across the world. The report recognizes conflict, poverty, refugee crises and discrimination. In a foreword, AI Secretary General Salil Shetty called...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two Fifth Amendment cases Tuesday: Currier v. Virginia , and City of Hays v. Vogt . In the Currier case , Currier faced trial for breaking and entering and...
The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday denied one group's secession from an Alabama school district on racially discriminatory grounds, reversing a previous decision by the U.S. District Court for...
A group of UN experts urged the US government Wednesday to respect the rights of human defenders after concerns involving Maru Mora Villalpando, a Mexican immigrant activist who campaigns to protect migrants' rights. Villalpando, co-founder of a group...
India's antitrust watchdog, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Thursday imposed a USD $21.17 million fine (1.36 billion rupees) on Google for "search bias" and abuse of its dominant position. The order was passed in...
The House passed two measures in sexual misconduct procedure and rules Tuesday in a unanimous roll call, including a bill that addresses changes to how complaints are addressed on Capitol Hill, and a resolution that changes...
The UN Security Council said in a statement Wednesday that they are in support of reviewing and adjusting priorities in its Darfur Peacekeeping Operation, underlining the need for sustainable solutions for more than 2.7 million people...
