# Human rights
Taliban bans women from working at NGOs
In Afghanistan, the Taliban has further stifled women's rights by banning them from working at non-governmental organizations (NGOs). In a letter sent by the Ministry of Economy, the administration has ordered NGOs to prevent female staff members from coming to work. Failure to comply with the ruling would result in the organizations getting their licenses revoked.
Elections: The Politics of Abortion
Voters in the United States have already begun to cast their ballots for the House of Representatives, Senate, and scores of state and local offices this year. As Election Day approaches, here’s a look at voters’ issue priorities, based primarily on a Pew Research Center survey conducted Oct. 10-16, 2022.
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Women are not convinced that women's gains have come at their expense, as American men believe.
The advocacy of women's rights on the grounds of equality of sexes; Feminism incorporates the position that society prioritizes the male point of view and that women are treated unjustly in these societies.
Opinion: It would be naïve to think a Biden presidency could fix everything.
There is an opportunity for a fundamental change of course after four years of an indifferent and often hostile president to human rights. After four years of a president who was indifferent and often hostile to human rights, the November 2020 election of Joe Biden to the presidency of the United States provides an opportunity for a fundamental change of course.
Austin Professor Rana Siu Inboden calls for more US engagement at UN Human Rights Council to counter China’s influence
Dr. Rana Siu Inboden is on the faculty of the University of Texas at Austin.Photo by(Dan Dennis /Unsplash) American involvement with the United Nations Human Rights Council should be strengthened to halt the spread of "China’s regressive human rights vision," a University of Texas at Austin professor said in Washington, D.C. on December 13.
Male Chauvinism: American men believe women's gains have come at their expense
The sense of superiority Male Chauvinism: male prejudice against women; the belief that men are superior in terms of ability, and intelligence. It has been a century since women began to strive for their rights and got what they deserved. The advocacy of women's rights on the grounds of equality of sexes; Feminism incorporates the position that society prioritizes the male point of view and that women are treated unjustly in these societies. Males have marched shoulder to shoulder with women in demonstrations and actively participated in the women's rights movement. But recent research portrays a different side of 'men', Male Chauvinism. Researchclaims that American men believe women's gains have come at their expense.
The Target of Two Criminal Investigations, DeSantis Now Being Sued by Immigration Rights Groups.
Ron DeSantisPhoto by(Public Use) At the time, immigration advocates criticized DeSantis' stunt of transporting immigrant asylum seekers from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard as ‘political and inhumane'. This political stunt has already resulted in two separate criminal probes being launched into DeSantis part in a possible criminal conspiracy to both allegedly kidnap and defraud.
Students protest CU fossil-fuel investments at local UN climate summit
University of Colorado students hold a demonstration at the Boulder campus to protest the school's investments in fossil fuel companies.Photo byBella Pao. (Boulder, Colo.) Hilda Flavia Nakabuye, a climate activist from a farming region in Uganda, remembers how her family went from supplying food to people in the area to not having enough to eat themselves as worsening heat waves decimated crop yields.
NJ Attorney General Pens Letter to Apple CEO Highlighting Security Risks to App Users
National Coalition of AGs pen letter to Apple to encourage proper security measures to protect reproductive healthcare information.Photo byMorristown Minute. AG Platkin leads a multistate coalition urging Apple to take practical steps to protect reproductive health information on Apple Store.
Qataris continue to decry Western media coverage of the country during the World Cup
Qatar continues its fight against its negative image across the world.Photo byPhoto by Lara Jameson. Celebrities and social luminaries continue voicing their contempt for Qatar as it hosts the World Cup games. Their indictment has haunted the country for the past 20 years. Namely, Qatar is accused of human rights violations.
Russia Moving Forward With New Comprehensive Law Against LGBTQ
Discrimination LGBTQ in RussiaPhoto byVictoria Model on Pixabay. The Parliament of Russia has approved a new bill that expands a previous prohibition on “LGBT propaganda” and restrictions on “demonstration[s]” of LGBTQ behaviors, with the result that this lifestyle in Russia has essentially become almost impossible. With this new law, should President Putin end up signing it, any action or information that could be considered an attempt to promote homosexuality, regardless of its source being public, online, or in such things as advertising, films, or books, could lead to a heavy fine. Furthermore, this bill now bans the “demonstration” of LGBTQ behavior to children, while the previous law passed outlawed only the promotion of such lifestyles aimed at children.
While Eyes Are On Human Rights Abuses In Qatar, Saudi Arabia Continues Carrying Out Executions By Sword
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi ArabiaPhoto byPresidential Press and Information Office of Russia via Wikimedia Commons. While Qatar has recently received criticism from the international community regarding human rights abuses leading up to the World Cup this year, Saudi Arabia has just finished executing twelve people in ten days for non-violent drug offenses, despite there having been a two-year hiatus on such executions. Among them were three Saudis, four Syrians, three Pakistanis, and two Jordanians. Most of the executions were beheadings carried out by sword.
Protestors Set On Fire Home Of The Founder Of The Islamic Republic Of Iran
Portrait of Ruhollah Khomeini, the first Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1979 to 1989Unknown author on Wikimedia Commons. According to images posted on social media, which have been verified by AFP, the home of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of the current Islamic Republic of Iran, has been set on fire by protesters. The Ayatollah was deeply critical of the US-backed shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi to the point he went into exile in France following his opposition to the Western-backed regime. Eventually he would return to the country in 1979 in order to lead the Islamic revolution, which has led to the current conservative government over the country. Even though Ayatollah Khomeini passed away in 1989, he remains a venerated figure in Iran, to the point there is a state holiday in June every year to mark his passing.
'No ceiling you can't break': The LGBTQ midterm 2022 candidates who had historic wins
Massachusetts Gov elect Maura Healy speaks during a Democratic election night party Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022 in BostonMichael Dwyer, AP. While the 2022 midterm elections were still being counted, voters around the country gave the LGBTQ community several firsts.
21 States now permit recreational marijuana use: Here are the places this week where it was accepted and rejected
An employee at the Good Leaf Dispensary measures out marijuana for a customer on the reservation Mohawks call AkwesasneSeth Wenig, AP. Five states decided whether or not to legalize recreational marijuana in Tuesday's midterm elections.
There was a ballot on abortion rights, in these 5 States
Surge in women voters ahead of a contentious midterm season due to reversal of RoeMegan Smith/USA TODAY. Voters in some states took action to maintain access to the surgical procedures months after the Supreme Court abolished constitutional protections for the operation.