Civil Rights

Trudeau says emergency powers needed to disperse convoy blockades
Canadian prime minister says convoy presented ‘threats of serious violence’, justifying use of Emergencies Act.
Published On 25 Nov 2022
Promise of voting rights remains distant for those in US jails
Social justice groups push to expand access to election materials in US jails, where majority retain right to vote.
Published On 2 Nov 2022
Q&A: Before US midterms, advocate warns of voting barriers
Former Arkansas election official Joshua Ang Price tells Al Jazeera voting access curbs are ‘weakening democracy’ in US.
Published On 24 Oct 2022
US midterm elections: Five states to vote on ‘slavery loopholes’
Nationwide push to change rules on prison labour leads to ballot measures as US struggles to face legacy of slavery.
Published On 20 Oct 2022

Advocates welcome decision to drop case against Adnan Syed, who was released from a US prison last month.

Human rights groups welcome two-year extension of UN mission, which Caracas condemns as ‘designed for interventionism’.

The case could have implications for the future of voting rights in the US, where partisan voting maps are common.

Bill vetoed by Gavin Newsom would have imposed variety of limits on a practice UN expert says can be a form of torture.

Amended autopsy report echoes conclusion of US grand jury that indicted police and paramedics for McClain’s 2019 death.

While many welcome president’s plan to seek second term, activists say it could hasten further rights violations.

More than 60 percent of Angolans are under 24 and their frustration helped the opposition come close to unseating MPLA.

The Castro administration says it will support groups such as the Garifuna, but community members are demanding action.

Gay rights groups hail decision striking down colonial-era anti-gay laws in eastern Caribbean nation.

Moving non-US citizens for deportation after they finish their prison sentences is ‘double punishment’, activists say.

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