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News Guantanamo detainee files suit against psychologists who devised interrogation tactics
Guantanamo detainee files suit against psychologists who devised interrogation tactics
Elizabeth Lowman
June 9, 2017 09:04:22 am

Attorneys for Guantanamo detainee Abu Zubaydah have filed a lawsuit against the two psychologists, James Mitchell and Bruce Jessen, who developed the harsh interrogation techniques used by the CIA, including waterboarding and sleep deprivation. The UK human rights group...

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News UN experts call on Canada to address business activities that interfere with human rights
UN experts call on Canada to address business activities that interfere with human rights
Elizabeth Lowman
June 2, 2017 08:59:40 am

The UN Working Group on business and human rights on Thursday urged Canada to address human rights abuses resulting from business activities, both domestic and international. The experts, after a 10-day trip to Canada, specifically referred...

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News Lesbian appeals Mississippi court decision that she is not legal parent
Lesbian appeals Mississippi court decision that she is not legal parent
Elizabeth Lowman
June 2, 2017 07:56:12 am

Christina Strickland, represented by Lambda Legal Counsel , filed an appeal on Thursday to the Mississippi Supreme Court to challenge a lower court's ruling that she is not a legal parent of her ex-wife's...

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News Unions seek injunction on Kentucky right to work law
Unions seek injunction on Kentucky right to work law
Elizabeth Lowman
May 26, 2017 09:12:18 am

Two unions, Kentucky State AFL-CIO and Teamsters Local 89 filed a class action lawsuit on Thursday against the state of Kentucky and the governor, claiming that Kentucky's "right-to-work" bill violates the state constitution. The plaintiffs...

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News UN rights chief voices concern about Palestinian prisoner hunger strike
UN rights chief voices concern about Palestinian prisoner hunger strike
Elizabeth Lowman
May 26, 2017 08:52:25 am

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein voiced concern on Wednesday over the treatment of hunger striking Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons. The health of hundreds of prisoners has been declining, according...

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News UN expert: Saudi Arabia anti-terrorism policies threaten rights
UN expert: Saudi Arabia anti-terrorism policies threaten rights
Elizabeth Lowman
May 4, 2017 01:51:57 pm

UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism Ben Emmerson said Thursday that Saudi Arabia's anti-terrorism laws are too broad and post a threat to individual...

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News Alabama governor signs law permitting adoption agencies to exclude same-sex couples
Alabama governor signs law permitting adoption agencies to exclude same-sex couples
Elizabeth Lowman
May 4, 2017 12:18:36 pm

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed a bill into law on Wednesday that will allow religious adoption agencies to refuse to place children with same-sex couples if such relationships violate the religious beliefs of the organization. Alabama House...

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News Hawaii files answer in revised travel ban lawsuit
Hawaii files answer in revised travel ban lawsuit
Elizabeth Lowman
April 24, 2017 02:48:59 pm

The State of Hawaii filed its answer as plaintiff with the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Friday in a lawsuit against the administration of President Donald Trump , concerning Executive...

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News LafargeHolcim CEO resigns after admitting company paid armed Syria groups
LafargeHolcim CEO resigns after admitting company paid armed Syria groups
Elizabeth Lowman
April 24, 2017 02:13:52 pm

Eric Olsen , CEO of cement manufacturer LafargeHolcim , announced on Monday that he will resign following the discovery that LafargeHolcim had paid armed groups in Syria to prevent a factory from closing. French prosecutors are investigating...

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News UN: more DRC refugees migrating to Angola to escape violence
UN: more DRC refugees migrating to Angola to escape violence
Elizabeth Lowman
April 21, 2017 01:04:21 pm

Spokesperson for the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) , Babar Baloch, said in a press release on Friday that over 11,000 refugees from the Kasai province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have recently escaped to...

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