Bill Lucy, Pioneering Labor and Civil Rights Leader, Dies at 90
by He helped popularize “I Am a Man” as a demand for respect during the 1968 strike by Black sanitation workers in Memphis.
Tag: Rights
Taliban Accused by Allied Countries of ‘Gross’ Violations of Women’s Rights
Germany, Australia, Canada and the Netherlands said they will take the Taliban to the U.N.’s highest court because of its harsh restrictions on Afghan women.
Manchin Won’t Endorse Harris After Her Call to End Filibuster Over Abortion Rights
“Shame on her,” Joe Manchin, the independent senator from West Virginia, said after Kamala Harris reiterated her support for ending the Senate practice. “She knows …
Rallying in Two Key States, Harris Presses Her Case on Abortion Rights
Visiting Wisconsin after giving a speech in Georgia, the vice president signaled she would focus on the life-or-death risks of abortion bans in the final …
Minimizing IT Security Risks: Why Admin Rights Matter
Granting admin rights to users on your WordPress site might seem like a benign gesture of trust, but it can significantly jeopardize your website’s security. …
U.N. Sees ‘Human Rights Abyss’ in Myanmar as Military Kills Civilians
Three years after the military staged a coup, intensifying a civil war, civilians continue to pay the price, according to a coming United Nations report.
Sybil Haydel Morial, New Orleans Civil Rights Matriarch, Dies at 91
The wife of Ernest N. Morial, the city’s first Black mayor, she fought for equal rights for Black women.
DeSantis Spars With Abortion Rights Backers Over Florida Ballot Measure
Florida’s governor has come under fire from critics who say he is using state resources to work against a proposed abortion-rights amendment to the state …
Citing Gaza Help, Blinken Waives Human Rights Conditions on Aid to Egypt
Cairo will receive its full military aid allotment of $1.3 billion after the secretary of state also said it had made progress on releasing political …
Alberto Fujimori, Ex-Leader of Peru Imprisoned for Rights Abuses, Dies at 86
During his decade in power, he revived the economy and crushed two violent leftist insurgencies. But he was forced out in a corruption scandal and …