Civil Rights

Roe v Wade: Supreme Court decision highlights US abortion divide
As US Supreme Court reverses Roe v Wade, joy for conservative groups and despair for abortion rights advocates.
Published On 24 Jun 2022
Court takes restrictive line on immigrant court access
Justices rule that immigrants being held for long periods have no right to argue for release as they fight deportation.
Published On 13 Jun 2022
Minneapolis police engaged in racial discrimination, probe finds
Investigation by Minnesota state authorities after George Floyd killing finds ‘pattern or practice’ of discrimination.
Published On 27 Apr 2022
US mourners call for justice at funeral for Patrick Lyoya
Rights advocates demand name of police officer who shot Lyoya, 26, in the back of the head after Michigan traffic stop.
Published On 22 Apr 2022

Spate of conservative bills on abortion, critical race theory and gender identity signal worrying trend, critics say.

A Black teenager from Chicago, Till’s abduction, torture and murder decades ago galvanised the US civil rights movement.

UN rights chief Bachelet says the Belarusian government is continuing its crackdown on opponents, media and others.

US government invoked state secrets privilege in three Muslim men’s case who accused FBI of illegally surveilling them.

US jury convicts Tou Thao, J Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane of depriving George Floyd of his right to medical care.

Three former Minneapolis police officers are accused of violating George Floyd’s civil rights in May 2020 killing.

Prosecutor tells jurors in rights case that police watched ‘minute after minute’ as Chauvin knelt on Floyd’s neck.

Muslim group hails ‘historic nomination’ of Nusrat Jahan Choudhury, a Bangladeshi-American civil rights lawyer.

News outlets, media groups say not enough people will be able to see the civil rights trial that starts on Thursday.

Order follows President Duterte’s threat to arrest those who have not been vaccinated amid a record-breaking surge.

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