Tag: rights
Readout of White House Meeting with State Legislative Leaders on Reproductive Rights Ahead of the 50th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade
Ahead of the 50th Anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade, Jennifer Klein, Assistant to the President and Director of the Gender Policy Council, Julie Chavez Rodriguez, Senior Advisor to the President and Director of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, and Carmel Martin, Deputy Assistant to the President and Domestic Policy Advisor to the Vice President, convened legislative leaders from…
UN delegation in Kabul for talks with Taliban on women's rights
The United Nations has sent its top-ranked woman as part of the body’s highest-level delegation to Afghanistan since the Taliban seized power. The representatives are expected to push for women’s rights, curtailed under Taliban rule, to be restored. Al Jazeera’s @KristenSaloomey reports from the United Nations. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera –…
Creedence Clearwater Revival's John Fogerty wins music rights
The founding member of Creedence Clearwater Revival has fought for the copyrights over five decades. The post Creedence Clearwater Revival's John Fogerty wins music rights appeared first on Rich TVX News Network.
A Proclamation on Bill Of Rights Day, 2022
With three simple words — “We the People” — the United States Constitution set in motion the most extraordinary experiment in self-governance that the world has ever known. The Bill of Rights made this possible, ensuring ratification by every State then in our new Nation. On Bill of Rights Day, we celebrate the fundamental American freedoms enshrined in those first 10 Amendments to our Constitution and…
Japan court upholds ban on same-sex marriage but raises rights issue
A judge in Tokyo says a ban on same-sex marriage is constitutional, but voices human rights concerns. The post Japan court upholds ban on same-sex marriage but raises rights issue appeared first on Rich TVX News Network.
Taliban further restricts rights of Afghanistan women – BBC News
In Afghanistan, an increasing number of restrictions have been imposed on women by the Taliban government. In the past month, women have been banned from parks, gyms and swimming pools. Girls have been barred from secondary schools in most parts of the country and women are restricted from working in some sectors. A Taliban spokesman defended the restrictions, saying Islamic laws were not being followed….