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Cabinet extends paid maternity leave for civil servants
Cabinet extends paid maternity leave for civil servants
TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2022
The Cabinet has in principle approved measures to support women in the civil service as proposed by the Social Development and Human Security Ministry.The push for LGBTQ civil rights stalls in the Senate as advocates search for Republican support
The push for LGBTQ civil rights stalls in the Senate as advocates search for Republican support
MONDAY, JUNE 21, 2021
WASHINGTON - The long march toward equal rights for gay, lesbian and transgender Americans - whose advocates have eyed major advances with complete Democratic control in Washington - has run into a wall of opposition in the U.S. Senate.Harris will still face pressure on civil rights
Harris will still face pressure on civil rights
MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 2021
For a moment, everyone on the Zoom call was crying.Obama delivers call to action in eulogy for Lewis, likens Trump tactics to those who fought civil rights
Obama delivers call to action in eulogy for Lewis, likens Trump tactics to those who fought civil rights
FRIDAY, JULY 31, 2020
Former president Barack Obama delivered a call to action in his eulogy Thursday of late congressman John Lewis, urging Congress to pass new voting rights laws and likening tactics by President Donald Trump and his administration to those used by racist Southern leaders who fought the civil rights movement in the 1960s.
John R. Lewis, front-line civil rights leader and eminence of Capitol Hill, dies at 80
John R. Lewis, front-line civil rights leader and eminence of Capitol Hill, dies at 80
SATURDAY, JULY 18, 2020
John R. Lewis, a civil rights leader who preached nonviolence while enduring beatings and jailings during seminal front-line confrontations of the 1960s and later spent more than three decades in Congress defending the crucial gains he had helped achieve for people of color, has died. He was 80.Facebook's own civil rights auditors said its policy decisions are a 'tremendous setback'
Facebook's own civil rights auditors said its policy decisions are a 'tremendous setback'
THURSDAY, JULY 09, 2020
The civil rights auditors Facebook hired to scrutinize its civil rights record on Wednesday delivered a long-awaited and scathing indictment of the social media giant's decisions to prioritize free speech above other values, which they called a "tremendous setback" that opened the door for abuse by politicians.
Facebook confronts civil rights complaints it put off for years
Facebook confronts civil rights complaints it put off for years
SUNDAY, JULY 05, 2020
For years, Facebook Inc. brushed off complaints from civil rights groups that it didn't do enough to combat racism, discrimination and voter suppression flourishing on its site. Now, pressure from a boycott by major advertisers is forcing the social media giant to address their concerns.Chinese irony: Huawei chief screams about her ‘civil rights’
Chinese irony: Huawei chief screams about her ‘civil rights’
MONDAY, MARCH 04, 2019
Meng Wanzhou, Huawei’s CFO, has now sued Canada’s government for “serious breaches” of her civil rights in arresting her at Vancouver airport last year. Civil rights groups call for Facebook board overhaul
Civil rights groups call for Facebook board overhaul
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2018
Dozens of civil rights groups on Tuesday called on Facebook to purge Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg from its board for blunders including "weaponizing anti-Semitism."Govt reluctant to embrace UN advice on civil and political rights pending study
Govt reluctant to embrace UN advice on civil and political rights pending study
SUNDAY, MAY 15, 2016
THAILAND got many recommendations in Geneva last week from the United Nations’ universal periodic review of its current human rights situation, but the government is reluctant to make any commitment on civil and political rights, the Justice Ministry said