NewsFeed Charles Shay, the last surviving Native American World War II D-Day veteran, died at his home in France on Wednesday. An army medic, he patched up US soldiers under heavy fire in the surf on the beaches of Normandy in 1944. He earned a Silver Star and three Bronze Stars. He was 101. Published […]
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Fired worker sues government in case that could upend civil rights laws : NPR
The White House Alex Wong/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images North America Tania Nemer is one of dozens of immigration judges fired by the Trump administration this year. But a new lawsuit filed in Washington, D.C., suggests what happened to Nemer—and why—has the potential to scramble the federal workforce and […]
Minister defends ‘pragmatic’ U-turn on workers’ rights
Paul SeddonPolitical reporter PA Media The education secretary has defended Labour’s U-turn over offering all workers the right to claim unfair dismissal from their first day in a job. Instead, ministers now plan to reduce the qualifying period from the current two years to six months, in line with a deal agreed by some unions […]
Australia’s first treaty with Aboriginal people signed in state of Victoria | Indigenous Rights News
The treaty, which comes more than 220 years after the state was colonised, creates an assembly and truth-telling body. Published On 13 Nov 202513 Nov 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share The first treaty between Indigenous people and a government in Australia has entered into law in the state of Victoria […]
Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson hospitalized
Civil Rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson visits with guests at the National Bar Association’s annual convention on July 31, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. The National Bar Association is the nation’s oldest and largest network of predominately black legal professionals. Former President Joe Biden was scheduled to speak at the event’s awards gala later in the […]
Undercover police officer fabricated gun plot by animal rights activists, his managers tell inquiry | Undercover police and policing
Managers of an undercover police officer believed he had concocted a plot in which animal rights activists purportedly sought to obtain a gun to inflict a revenge attack on a political opponent, the spycops public inquiry has heard. The officer, James Thomson, claimed he had uncovered the plot while he infiltrated animal rights groups. But […]
We are ready to discuss human rights law changes, top ECHR boss tells BBC
Dominic CascianiHome and Legal Correspondent BBC Alain Berset, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, the political guardian of the ECHR The political head of the body that oversees the European Convention on Human Rights has told the BBC that it is “absolutely ready” to discuss reforms amid pressure from the UK and other countries […]