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Myanmar airstrikes indiscriminately target civilians a rights group says in a new report
Myanmar’s military has consistently targeted civilians and their communities as a form of collective punishment in the country’s southeast since the army seized power in early 2021World - ABC News - 6 hours ago -
Burkina Faso put civilians at 'unnecessary risk' during militant attack, rights group says
Human Rights Watch says in a new report that Burkina Faso’s government unnecessarily exposed civilians to danger during a militant attack earlier this yearWorld - ABC News - October 29 -
Gun safety and pro-gun rights groups make battleground state push
Throughout the battleground states, gun safety advocates and pro-gun rights groups are both increasing efforts to turn out voters. CBS News correspondent Natalie Brand spoke to volunteers on both ...Top stories - CBS News - October 23 -
Civil rights groups warn of potential voter suppression ahead of Election Day
Civil rights leaders warn that Virginia could be a canary in a coal mine, foreshadowing broader efforts to undermine voting rights across the country.Top stories - ABC News - October 31 -
Labour’s home insulation pledge in doubt, say consumer rights groups
Campaigners warn Budget pledge falls far short of manifesto promise to support energy efficiencyWorld - Financial Times - November 1 -
Right-Wing Groups Are Organizing on Telegram Ahead of Election Day
Right-wing groups, which use Telegram to organize real-world actions, are urging followers to watch the polls and stand up for their rights, in a harbinger of potential chaos.Business - The New York Times - November 6 -
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German police arrest 8 suspected members of a far-right militant group
Police in Germany have arrested eight suspected members of a far-right militant organizationWorld - ABC News - November 5 -
Rights group calls for international force to protect Sudanese amid a rampage by paramilitaries
Human Rights Watch said the U.N. is failing to protect civilians in Sudan's war and called for the urgent deployment of a protection forceWorld - ABC News - 4 days ago -
Rights groups condemn Bangladesh for canceling accreditation of 167 journalists
An association of editors and rights groups has condemned a decision by Bangladesh’s interim government to cancel press accreditations for 167 journalists, calling it a threat to press freedom in ...World - ABC News - 2 days ago -
Trump health secretary choice is ‘courting catastrophe’, says rights group – as it happened
This blog is closed, thanks for following along. You can read more of our coverage below: . Reaction: RFK Jr condemned as ‘clear and present danger’ after Trump nomination Full report: Trump ...World - The Guardian - 23 hours ago -
Rights groups urge Thailand to release Vietnamese activist, saying he faces torture if extradited
A group of nearly three dozen rights groups are calling on Thailand’s prime minister to release a Vietnamese activist who has been ordered extradited home to face imprisonment on terrorism chargesWorld - ABC News - October 18 -
Abortion-rights groups outspend opponents by more than 6 to 1 in ballot measure campaigns
The groups promoting abortion-rights amendments on the ballots in nine states have outraised their opponents by more than 6 to 1 and are spending far more on adsHealth - ABC News - October 31 -
With days until Election Day, groups make final push for Florida's abortion rights ballot measure
Abortion rights have won in all seven states with ballot measures since Roe v. Wade was overturned, but Florida's Amendment 4 requires 60% voter approval to pass.Top stories - NBC News - October 30 -
‘One big mess’: Fifa not fit to govern football, claims human rights group
FairSquare calls for widespread reform of governing body ‘Football is far too important to be governed this poorly’ Fifa is not fit to govern and should be the subject of widespread reform, a ...World - The Guardian - October 30 -
Voting rights groups worry AI models are generating inaccurate and misleading responses in Spanish
With just days before the presidential election, Latino voters are facing a barrage of targeted ads in Spanish and a new source of political messaging in the artificial intelligence age: chatbots ...Tech - ABC News - October 31 -
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Abortion-rights groups see mixed success in races for state Supreme Court seats
An expensive campaign by abortion-rights advocates for state Supreme Court seats has yielded mixed resultsHealth - ABC News - 4 days ago -
Rights group says weapons from U.S. allies fueling Sudan's forgotten war
Amnesty International says there are weapons from the U.S.-allied UAE and even France in Sudan's civil war, helping fuel the world's worst humanitarian crisis.Top stories - CBS News - 12 hours ago -
Rights group says weapons from U.S. allies fueling Sudan's forgotten war
Amnesty International says there are weapons from the U.S.-allied UAE and even France in Sudan's civil war, helping fuel the world's worst humanitarian crisis.World - CBS News - 8 hours ago -
Ukraine Invaded Russia. Here’s What It Was Like for Civilians.
Russians in the area of Ukraine’s invasion have described seeing signs of violent encounters, as well as respectful treatment from Ukrainian troops.Top stories - The New York Times - October 27 -
Torture Is a Russian Tactic in Occupied Ukraine, Civilians Say
Moscow is employing a variety of tactics, including torture and forced Russian citizenship, to try to obliterate Ukrainian identity, former detainees and human rights groups say.Top stories - The New York Times - October 30 -
Drone strikes on civilians suggest new Russian tactics of fear in Ukraine
Ukrainians tell of their fear as BBC Verify analyses videos appearing to show drone strikes on civilians.Top stories - BBC News - October 31 -
The widening Mideast conflict's impact on innocent civilians
Iran's supreme leader threatened Israel and the U.S. with a "crushing response" after recent Israeli military attacks on Iran and its allies. Debora Patta reports on the innocent civilians ...Top stories - CBS News - November 2 -
Israel Said It Was Aiming at Hezbollah. Its Strike Also Killed Dozens of Civilians.
At least 45 were killed and 70 wounded in the late September strike on a crowded apartment building near Sidon.World - The Wall Street Journal - October 17 -
Violence spikes in Syria's opposition-held northwest, killing civilians and striking infrastructure
A U.N. official has said he is “alarmed” by escalating violence in Syria’s opposition-held northwest in recent days, including airstrikes that hit near a food distribution site for displaced ...World - ABC News - October 17 -
Small and lethal: adapted drones carrying explosives ‘hunt’ civilians in Kherson
Ukrainians face new airborne threat that has killed 24 civilians and injured hundreds more since July. Sasha Ustenko has survived three attacks by the Russian drones that stalk the streets of ...World - The Guardian - October 18 -
3 Indian soldiers and 2 civilians are killed in an alleged rebel ambush in Kashmir
Authorities say three Indian soldiers and their two civilian porters have been killed in a rebel ambush in Indian-controlled KashmirWorld - ABC News - October 25 -
U.S. condemns Israeli airstrikes that killed dozens of civilians in Gaza
The Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza said dozens of civilians were killed in an Israeli airstrike. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Holly Williams reports on the U.S. response and ...Top stories - CBS News - October 30 -
US attempts to broker ceasefire as civilians killed in Lebanon and Israel
IDF airstrikes kill 45 people while seven die, including four Thai workers, in rocket attack on northern Israel. Senior US officials have held talks in Israel aimed at brokering a ceasefire with ...World - The Guardian - October 31 -
Fleeing civilians say Israeli siege and strikes killing dozens in Gaza
"There is no food or drink," one north Gaza resident fleeing from Israel's devastating offensive said. "Hunger has killed us."World - CBS News - November 5 -
Israel expands assault in north Gaza, says civilians can't come back
Israeli ground forces have "started to operate" around a northern Gaza town, expanding an anti-Hamas offensive that will apparently see residents kept out indefinitely.Top stories - CBS News - November 7 -
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'My husband was forcibly conscripted. Months later he was dead'
Myanmar's mandatory conscription has upended the lives of countless people. The BBC spoke to four of them.Top stories - BBC News - 5 days ago -
The Gift of Group Intelligence
Three reasons to embrace lessons from The Hive Mind at Work.Business - Inc. - October 31 -
Middle East latest: Netanyahu says Israel has ‘settled its account’ with Sinwar
Israel says Hamas top leader Yahya Sinwar has been killed in a battle with Israeli forces in GazaWorld - ABC News - October 17