Tag: rights
US civil rights agency moves to end demographic data collection after 60 years
NEW YORK – The landscape of executive-level positions in top U.S. companies raises significant questions regarding gender and racial representation. How many women occupy...
Human rights groups sue over Trump administration’s sanctions on ICC for investigations into Israel
WASHINGTON – Two prominent human rights organizations have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, arguing that the sanctions imposed on the International Criminal...
‘Being Heumann,’ about a disability rights activist, to open Toronto film festival
NEW YORK – “Being Heumann,” a film directed by Siân Heder, will kick off the 51st Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) as it focuses...
Trump moves oversight of special education and civil rights out of the Education Department
WASHINGTON – In a significant shift within the U.S. education landscape, the Trump administration has announced its decision to transfer oversight responsibilities for special...
Baseball players ask for expanded free agency, salary arbitration rights, almost doubling minimum
NEW YORK – In a significant move signaling the beginning of what promises to be a protracted and contentious negotiation period, Major League Baseball...
Barney Frank, a liberal congressman and trailblazer for gay rights, dies. He was 86
WASHINGTON – Barney Frank, the longtime Democratic congressman and leading liberal who brought new visibility to gay rights and crafted the most significant reforms...