Tag: Human Rights and Human Rights Violations

Kuwait Overturns Law Used to Prosecute Trans People

Kuwait Overturns Law Used to Prosecute Trans People

CAIRO — Kuwait’s constitutional court overturned a law on Wednesday that authorities had used to prosecute transgender people, saying the…

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No Hijabs for Now, Indian Court Tells Muslim Students

No Hijabs for Now, Indian Court Tells Muslim Students

The students’ parents encouraged their daughters to stand their ground, according to their lawyer, Mohammed Tahir. They continued to wear…

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At Beijing Olympics, Question of Free Speech Looms Over Athletes

At Beijing Olympics, Question of Free Speech Looms Over Athletes

BEIJING — The conversation at the Wukesong Sports Center veered dangerously from the growth and speed of women’s hockey toward…

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In Kazakh Uprising, Reports of Widespread Abuses by Security Forces

In Kazakh Uprising, Reports of Widespread Abuses by Security Forces

ALMATY, Kazakhstan — Around 7:30 p.m. on the evening of Jan. 6, Yerlan Zhagiparov left his home to see what…

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China’s Covid-Era Controls May Outlast the Coronavirus

China’s Covid-Era Controls May Outlast the Coronavirus

The police had warned Xie Yang, a human rights lawyer, not to go to Shanghai to visit the mother of…

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The Battle for the World’s Most Powerful Cyberweapon

The Battle for the World’s Most Powerful Cyberweapon

The Mexico example revealed both the promise and the perils of working with NSO. In 2017, researchers at Citizen Lab,…

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