Human Rights - Page 40

December 14, 2021

Chinese Embassy in France releases anti-American song: US is 'human rights cop'

China is whispering to U.S. allies behind the America's back – in the form of a poorly produced music video.

December 11, 2021

Two civilians killed by human smuggler in Texas car chase

Two civilians are confirmed dead after an alleged human smuggler transporting illegal migrants collided with their vehicle.

December 10, 2021

UN chief to attend Beijing Olympics as Western nations commit to diplomatic boycott over human rights abuses

The U.N. Secretary General has accepted an invitation to the Olympics in Beijing, China amid boycotts from some Western nations.

December 10, 2021

Sam Brownback on Human Rights Day: When 'everything's a human right, then nothing's really a human right'

Longtime GOP politician Sam Brownback is warning that the U.S. is diluting "human rights" and undermining their foundation by inappropriately applying that label to certain things.

December 9, 2021

US must not enable evil in China and at the Beijing Olympics

The Biden administration clearly hopes that a diplomatic boycott will be enough to put Beijing on notice. It won’t be

December 7, 2021

Biden's democracy summit already sending wrong signals to authoritarian regimes

This year has been a record-breaking one in many ways, and, according to Freedom House, the world is at a 15-year low for "Free countries" and a 15-year high of "Not Free countries."

November 12, 2021

Top advertisers for Beijing Winter Olympics face pressure over China human rights abuses

Top advertisers for the Beijing Winter Olympics are facing pressure to take a stand on China’s reported human rights abuses as they gear up for the top international games. 

October 27, 2021

Psaki acknowledges Biden and pope on different page on abortion, tangles with reporter

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Wednesday that President Biden and Pope Francis will discuss a range of issues on which they agree during their upcoming visit, and that abortion won’t be one of them.

August 30, 2021

AOC, Cori Bush, Ayanna Pressley, Bernie Sanders silent on plight of Afghan women

Progressives in Congress who are otherwise outspoken on women’s rights have remained noticeably quiet on the plight of Afghan women ever since the Taliban completed its takeover of the country more than two weeks ago.

August 29, 2021

Former Afghanistan ambassador to US Roya Rahmani: Afghan women ‘in a state of panic’

Roya Rahmani, who served as the first female Afghanistan ambassador to the United States until last month, said Afghan women are “in a state of panic” after the Taliban retook the country two weeks ago.