WASHINGTON (AP) — A Trump administration task force created to combat antisemitism pushed for settlements with Ivy League universities despite…
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A report released Tuesday by a human rights group found that forced labor persists on massive sugarcane plantatio…
Taliban rulers have celebrated the fifth anniversary of their return to power in Afghanistan. They claim to have brought stability and ended decades of conflict. However, a top United Nations official warns of a grave human rights crisis, especially for women and girls. The Taliban seized power on August 15, 2021, after U.S. and NATO troops withdrew. They banned girls' education beyond sixth grade and restricted women's public participation. The Taliban government remains isolated internationally, with Russia being the only country to recognize it. The U.N. highlights ongoing human rights abuses, urging the international community not to normalize the Taliban's policies.
NEW YORK (AP) — A civil rights agency accused of halting a sexual harassment case filed on behalf of female prison guards is now blaming an ad…
BARDSTOWN, Ky. (AP) — White House border czar Tom Homan defended Immigration and Customs Enforcement's plan to give officers gloves that deliv…
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Flock Safety, the surveillance technology company increasingly under scrutiny from lawmakers from both parties, civil lib…
A judge in Boston has dismissed a Trump administration lawsuit that accused Harvard University of ignoring harassment of Jewish students. Thursday's decision by U.S. District Judge Richard G. Stearns says President Donald Trump's administration failed to prove an ongoing violation of federal antidiscrimination laws. The judge says the lawsuit mostly focused on incidents during the 2023-24 academic year and the cases are “too isolated and episodic” to prove a persistent civil rights violation. The Republican administration accused Harvard of failing to protect Jewish students during pro-Palestinian demonstrations. Harvard has said it's committed to ensuring members of its Jewish community are respected. Harvard and the Justice Department haven't commented on the judge's decision.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s plan to give officers gloves that deliver painful electric shocks is facing criticism from Democratic elected officials and civil rights advocates, who call it unnecessary and cruel. A notice published Monday says ICE plans to spend up to $20 million to outfit officers and agents with “conductive distraction and de-escalation devices." New York Attorney General Letitia James said Wednesday that she is outraged by the plan and warned that ICE officers who misuse the gloves in her state could face criminal and civil consequences. The Department of Homeland Security, ICE’s parent agency, says it Is working to ensure officers “have the tools and equipment necessary to safely arrest and remove criminal illegal aliens."
Newly unsealed court records show that a former Southern Poverty Law Center official has been charged in the Department of Justice’s broader criminal case against the Alabama-based civil rights group. Heidi Beirich is a political extremism expert who left the law center about six years ago. She made her initial court appearance in California on Wednesday. Her lawyer says Beirich is innocent and contends that prosecutors are trying to punish his client for her “decades-long record of success dismantling hate groups.” The charges include wire fraud conspiracy and conspiracy to submit false statements to a federally insured bank.
A federal civil rights agency is dropping a subpoena enforcement action against Nike, saying the company has complied with requests for information in an investigation into allegations that sportswear giant’s diversity policies discriminated against white employees. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed the motion to dismiss in Missouri federal court Wednesday, seven months after asking the court to order Nike to fully comply with the subpoena. In its court filing, the EEOC said that between March and August, Nike had provided “information and documents responsive to the subpoena,” leaving “no remaining controversy” for the court to resolve.