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Mideast edits are delaying State’s human rights report
State’s human rights report has long been used by governments, courts and activists globally, including U.S. officials making ...
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Illinois Department of Human Rights Promotes Inclusivity at State Fair with Educational Activities
IDHR to host educational activities at Illinois State Fair, focusing on civil rights and discrimination awareness.
On Defending Human Rights, America Returns to First Principles
The first Trump administration denounced the United Nation’s hypocrisy on human rights, withdrawing from the U.N. Human Rights Council when the call for reforming its autocracy-heavy membership was ...
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The State Department Guts Its Office Combating Human Trafficking
As President Donald Trump takes a beating from his own MAGA crowd for his handling of the case of Jeffrey Epstein, the deceased pedophile and sex trafficker, his State Department pulled a surprising ...
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These are the State Department offices hit hardest by widespread layoffs
Overall, a small percentage of employees who received RIF notices were terminated by accident, and have since been reinstated ...
Education leaders split on how Department of Education cuts will affect families
Millions of students return to school this month with a diminished Department of Education -- and many education leaders and ...
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Contributor: A plan to take human rights off the table at the State ...
Opinion Contributor: A plan to take human rights off the table at the State Department Desirée Cormier Smith, Kelly M. Fay Rodríguez and Beth Van Schaack Thu, July 3, 2025 at 12:30 PM PDT 5 min ...
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Advocacy group alleges Hawaiʻi corrections department is censoring publications
The Human Rights Defense Center is suing the Hawaiʻi Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for censorship. The center says the department has not allowed its educational publications, books and ...