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” The post Human Rights groups condemn Malaysian police ‘scare tactics’ against peaceful protestors appeared first on JURIST - News. [read post]
29 Mar 2010, 10:06 am by Eugene Volokh
The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education reports: Duke University’s Women’s Center has canceled an event about motherhood because the sponsor was engaging in pro-life expression elsewhere on campus. [read post]
27 Feb 2020, 1:37 pm by Tahira Mohamedbhai
The report follows Congressional hearings held last year over the matter of maltreatment of women and minority groups in prison, where they identified that women were only receiving attention when there was a “crisis or scandal. [read post]
9 Apr 2024, 7:38 am by JURIST Staff
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Tuesday that Switzerland violated its human rights obligations by failing to adequately address the impacts of climate change, following a complaint brought by a group of elderly women activists. [read post]
7 Oct 2014, 6:41 am by Lyle Denniston
  With all but seven clinics in Texas that provide abortions now shut down, women’s rights groups asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to clear the way for reopening at least some of them. [read post]
2 Nov 2014, 5:35 am by Howard Friedman
Today's New York Times carries an opinion piece on right-wing extremist Hindu groups in India that are using violence to stop marriages between Hindu women and Muslim men, saying in part:right-wing politicians have used the boogeyman of love jihad in states with sizable Muslim populations like Gujarat and Maharashtra to present themselves as the protectors of Hindu virtue and win Hindu votes. [read post]
4 Jul 2022, 6:02 am
"From "The Far Right and Far Left Agree on One Thing: Women Don’t Count" by Pamela Paul (NYT). [read post]
4 Apr 2017, 6:53 pm by Jocelyn Getgen Kestenbaum
As the struggle for group survival continues, Yazidi women have organized themselves to resist multiple threats, including ISIS. [read post]
17 Dec 2021, 8:09 am by JURIST Staff
On Thursday, a group of women protested before the office of the United Nations in Kabul. [read post]
6 May 2014, 9:49 am by Christie Edwards
The American Society of International Law’s Women in International Law Interest Group is excited to announce the launch of the second year of the Women in International Law Mentoring Program. [read post]
2 Mar 2011, 11:12 am
The suit was filed 10 years ago by a group of female employees claiming systemic discrimination against the company's female associates across the country. [read post]
20 Dec 2011, 5:21 am by firstamendmentblogger
Last week in Florida the League of Women Voters, Rock the Vote, and Florida PIRG filed suit in federal court charging that the state’s restrictions on voter registration efforts impose an unconstitutional burden on the groupsrights of expression and... [read post]
13 Nov 2012, 7:43 am
American women have struggled throughout our history to gain rights not simply for themselves but for many other under represented and disenfranchised groups in America. [read post]
30 Aug 2012, 9:51 am
A new study examining the effects of discrimination on a group of pregnant women and girls illustrates the critical importance of protecting people's civil rights during pregnancy. [read post]
18 Feb 2011, 9:07 am by guest-writer
According to a recent article in the Chicago Tribune, a group of Japanese have filed a lawsuit challenging the law on constitutional grounds. [read post]
2 Dec 2013, 10:20 am by Noelle Quenivet
Further, it must be borne in mind that women are not a homogeneous group and whilst different narratives can be heard women can work alongside each other towards the drafting of an international convention prohibiting all forms of violence against women. [read post]
30 Jul 2020, 9:00 pm by Katharine Van Tassel
Tysharah Jones (Regent University), Race Selective Abortion Bans: A New Way to Prevent the Elimination of Minority Groups in the United States, SSRN: This article will address whether race selective abortion bans infringe on a women’s right to obtain an... [read post]
27 Sep 2011, 6:34 pm by Reproductive Rights
The Florida Independent: Anti-abortion group to perform live 'real time' ultrasounds on Capitol Hill, by Ashley Lopez: An anti-abortion rights campaign called “Voices From the Womb” will perform live ultrasounds on pregnant women on Capitol Hill as part of the... [read post]